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THE  RECORDS 


OF 


LIVING  OFFICERS 


OF    THE 


U.  S.  NAVY  AND  MARINE  CORPS. 


COMPILED  FROM  OFFICIAL  SOUKCES 
BY 

LEWIS   RANDOLPH   HAMERSLY, 

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SIXTH    EDITION. 
REVISED,  WITH  NUMEROUS  ADDITIONS. 


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1898. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1898,  by 

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PREFACE. 


THE  services  of  army  officers  have  been  recorded  by  several  authors,  but 
those  of  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  have  been  wholly  neglected, — the 
Official  Registers  merely  giving  the  name,  place  of  birth,  date  of  last  commis 
sion,  and  present  station.  Much  more  is  required,  not  alone  in  justice  to 
these  gallant  patriots,  but  as  part  of  our  national  history ;  as  an  incitement 
to  others  to  pursue  the  career  in  which,  while  performing  duty,  they  won  re 
nown.  The  present  volume  endeavors  to  supply  this  want.  For  the  con 
ductors  of  the  public  press,  who  may  have  occasion  to  write  about  these  brave 
men,  living  or  dead  (for,  though  glory  is  immortal,  those  who  obtain  it  must 
submit  to  the  common  destiny  of  their  race),  this  work  will  be  a  treasury  of 
facts,  accurate  in  its  full  details;  Henceforth,  when  an  Officer  of  the  Navy 
or  Marine  Corps  passes  to  the  better  land,  the  recording  journalist  can  draw 
upon  these  pages  for  the  substantial  facts  of  his  public  service,  and  not,  as 
hitherto,  make  mere  mention  of  his  name. 


RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS 

OF   THE  y 

UNITED  STATES  NAVY. 


REAR-ADMIRALS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

William  A.  Kirkland. — Born  in  North  Carolina.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina,  July  2,  1850;  attached  to  sloop  "Portsmouth"  and  frigate 
44  St.  Lawrence,"  1853-5  ;  Pacific  Squadron,  1851-3  ;  Naval  Academy,  1856. 
Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  20,  1856 ;  frigate  "  St.  Lawrence," 
Brazil  Squadron,  1856-7 ;  sloop  "  Falmouth,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1857-9. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  18,  1858;  store-ship  "Release,"  Brazil 
Squadron,  1860  ;  frigate  "  Congress,"  1860 ;  steamer  "  Pulaski,"  coast  of 
Brazil,  1861-2.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862; 
1862-3,  sloop  "  Jamestown,"  China  Station  ;  steam-sloop  <4  Wyoming,"  East 
India  Squadron,  1863-4 ;  commanded  gunboat  "  Owasco,"  then  to  "  Winne- 
bago;"  commanding  iron-clad  "  Winnebago,"  Western  Gulf  Blockading 
Squadron,  1864-5  ;  served  under  Acting  Rear- Admiral  Thatcher  in  the  com 
bined  movements  of  the  military  and  naval  forces  against  the  defences  of  the 
city  of  Mobile,  which  resulted  in  the  capture  of  that  place  and  the  surrender 
of  the  rebel  fleet ;  commanding  steamer  "•  Wasp,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1866-70.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  1869 ;  commanding  store-ship 
"Guard,"  special  service,  1873;  ordinance  duty,  1874;  commanding 
"Wasp,"  and  South  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6;  commanding  "Frolic" 
(fourth-rate),  South  Atlantic  Station,  1876-7;  commanding  "Supply" 
(fourth  rate),  special  service,  1878;  leave  of  absence,  1879-80;  command 
ing  "  Shenandoah,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1881-2.  Promoted  to  Captain, 
April,  18*0;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1*83;  commanding  receiving-ship  "Col 
orado,"  1883-4;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1885-6  (from  October,  1884,  to 
January,  1885,  in  command);  commanding  receiving-ship  "Vermont," 
1887-9;  Supei  visor  of  Harbor,  New  York,  from  October,  1889,  to  July, 
1891  ;  commandant  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  July,  1891.  Commissioned 
Commodore,  June  27,1893.  Commissioned  Rear-Admiral,  March.  1,  1894  ; 
commanding  European  Station,  from  April  30,  1894,  to  November,  1895 ; 
commanding  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  from  June  1,  1896,  to 
date. 

Joseph  N.  Miller.— Born  in  Springfield,  Ohio,  November  22,  1836. 
Appointed  Acting  Midshipman,  at  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  October 
1,  1851  ;  Naval  Academy  until  June,  1854 ;  passed  the  graduating  exami 
nation,  and  was  given  diploma  No.  3  of  class;  "  Independence,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  September,  1854-6.  Passed  examination  and  was  promoted  to  Passed 
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OF  DIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 


Midshipman,  November  22,  1856  ;  Naval  Academy  as  Assistant  Instructor, 
February,  1857,  to  October,  1858.  Warranted  as  Master,  January  22,  1858  ; 
sloop  "Preble,'  October,  1858,  to  September,  1860,  in  the  Paraquay  Expe 
dition  and  on  the  Home  Station  ;  was  Executive  Officer  of  chartered  steamer 
"  Indianola,"  at  the  capture  of  the  Mexican  steamer  "  General  Miramon,"  at 
Vera  Cruz,  on  March  6,  1860.  Commissioned  as  a  Lieutenant,  February  19, 

1860  ;  Naval  Academy  as  an  Assistant-Instructor,  September,  1860,  to  April, 

1861  ;  brig  '•  Perry,"  May  to  November,  1861,  on  blockading  duty  on  the 
Atlantic  Coast  ;  the  "  Perry  "  captured  the  privateer  "  Savannah."  wnich  held 
Letter  of  Marque  No.  1  ;  also  captured  several  other  prizes  which  were  con 
demned  ;  steamer  "Cambridge,"  November,  1861,  to  May,  1862,  on  block 
ade  duly,  mouth  of  the  Chesapeake;  the  "Cambridge"  towed   the  frigate 
"  St.  La\vrence  "  into  action  when  the  "  Merrimac  "  engaged  the  fleet  at 
Hampton  Roads,  March  8,  1862;  Naval  Academy,  May  to  August,  18627 
as  Executive  Officer  of  practice  ship  '•  John  Adams."     Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant-  Commander,  July,  1862;  iron-clad  steamer  "Passaic,"  as  Execu 
tive  Officer,  September,  1862,  to  June,  1863,  on  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron;  the  "  Passaic  "  was  engaged  in  an  attack  on   Fort  McAllister, 
March  3,  18b'3  ;  was  commended  in  official  report  by  the  commanding  officer  ; 
engaged  in  the  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  of  April  7,  1863,  and  was  thanked 
officially  by  the  commanding  officer  ;  special  duty  in  New  York  in  connec 
tion  with  iron-clads,  June  to  September,  1863  ;  "  Sacramento,"  as  Executive 
Officer,  September  to  November,  1863  ;  Executive  Officer  and  in  command 
of  iron-clad  steamers  "Sagamon"  and  "  Nahant,"  November,  1863,  to  July, 
1864;  on  May  16,  1864,  took  part,  in  command  of  the  "Nahant,"  in  the 
attack  on  Sumter  ;  Executive  Officer  of  iron-clad  steamer  "  Monadnock," 
September,  1864,  to  March,  1865,  took  part  in  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher, 
and  was  commended  officially  by  commanding  officer  ;  Naval  Academy,  as 
Head  of  Department,  March,  1865,  to  September,  1865;  "Powhatan,"  as 
Executive  Officer  on  Pacific  and  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  September,  1867, 
to   January,  1870.     Commissioned    as   a    Commander,   January   25,   1870; 
Pacific  Squadron  as  Chief  of  Staff  and  in  command  of  "  Ossipee,"  April, 
1870,  to  November,  1872  ;  Assistant-Hydrographer,  February  to  November, 
1873  ;  command  of  the  iron-clad  steamer  "Ajax,"  November,  1873,  to  May, 
1874;  Assistant-Hydrographer,  June,  1874,  to  August,  1875  ;  command  of 
'*  Tuscarora,"  August,  1875,  to  August,  1876,  on  Pacific  Station;  ran  a  line 
of  deep  sea-soundings  from  Honolulu  to  Brisbane,  Australia  ;  investigated 
and  reported  on  state  of  affairs  in  Samoa  ;  Assistant  in  Bureau  of  Yards  and 
Docks,   December,   1876,   to   March,    1877;    Lighthouse   Inspector   of  the 
Eleventh  District,  March,  1877,  to  October,  1880;  special  duty,  Washing 
ton,  October,  1880,  to  May,  1881.     Commissioned  as  Captain,  May  28,  1881  ; 
command  of  '•  Wabash"  receiving-ship,  Boston,  May,  1881,  to  April,  1882  ; 
"  Tennessee,"  commanding  and  Chief  of  Staff,  May  to  August,  1882  ;  mem 
ber  of  "  Jeannette  "  Court  of  Inquiry,  October,  1882,  to  March,  1883  ;  mem 
ber  of  General  Court-Martial  on  the  loss  of  "Ashuelot,"  March  to  July,  1883  ; 
"  Tennessee,"  commanding  and  Chief  of  Staff,  September,  1883,  to  October, 
1884  ;  President  Board  of  Inspection  Foreign  Vessels  at  New  York,  Septem 
ber,  1884,  to  April,  1885  ;  command  of  "  Wabash  "  receiving-ship,  Boston, 
May,  1885,  to  May,  1888  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Captain  of  the  Yard, 
May,  1888;  commanding  receiving-ship,  "Vermont,"  November  1,  1892; 
commandant  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  August,  1894-7  ;  special  mission  to  Eng 
land,  May  18,  1897;  and  then  to  command  of  Pacific  Station  to  date. 

Montgomery  Sicard.  —  Born  in  the  City  of  New  York,  September  30, 


RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

1836.  Appointed  from  New  York,  October  1,  1851  ;  Naval  Academy,  1851- 
55;  frigate  "Potomac"  and  steam  frigate  "  Wabash,"  Home  Squadron, 
1855-7  ;  steam  frigate  "  Wabash,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1858-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  November  4,  1858  ;  steam-sloop  "  Dacotah,"  China  Station, 
1860-61.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  1861;  steam-sloop  "  Oneida  "  (Execu 
tive  Officer),  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1862-3;  bombardment  and  passage  of 
Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip;  destruction  of  the  rebel  flotilla  and  gunboats; 
capture  of  the  Chalmette  batteries,  and  capture  of  New  Orleans,  April,  1862; 
twice  engaged  with,  and  passage  of,  the  batteries  of  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  June 
and  July,  1862 ;  engagement  with  the  rebel  ram  "  Arkansas,"  July, 
1862.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  steam- 
sloop  "  Ticonderoga  "  (Executive  Officer),  in  pursuit  of  the  rebel  cruisers 
"Florida,"  etc.,  and  in  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1864,  command 
ing  the  IT.  S.  S.  "  Seneca,"  at  both  attacks  on  and  final  capture  of 
Fort  Fisher,  N.  C.,  December,  1864,  and  January,  '65,  Commanded  left 
wing  of  second  division  in  the  naval  land  assault  on  Fort  Fisher, 
January  15,  1865 ;  bombardment  of  Fort  Anderson,  February.  1865. 
At  the  Naval  Academy  as  Head  of  Department  of  Gunnery  and  Draw 
ing,  1865-8  ;  steam-sloop  "Pensacola,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  1868-9; 
commanding  steamer  "Saginaw,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1869-71.  Commissioned  as 
Commander,  1870;  ordnance  duty  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1871-2;  In 
spector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1872-6 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance, 
1876-7  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1877-8  ; 
Special  duty  Washington  (re-writing  the  "  Ordnance  Inspections  "),  1879  ; 
Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1880-&1 ;  Chief  of  Bureau  of 
Ordnance,  1881-90.  During  this  time  he  introduced  steel  high-power  ord 
nance  into  the  Navy.  The  Naval  Gun  Factory  at  Washington  was  estab 
lished  under  his  direction,  and  he  was  prominently  engaged  in  various 
measures  for  reconstruction  of  the  Navy.  Commissioned  Captain  August, 
1881  ;  President  of  the  Steel  Inspection  Board,  March,  '90  to  October  '91 ; 
Commanding  U.S.  double-turret  monitor  "  Miantonomah,"  October,  '91,  to 
November, '93 ;  Commandant  of  the  Navy  Yard  and  Station,  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  January,  1894,  to  November,  '94.  Com  missioned  as  Commodore,  1894; 
Commandant  Navy  Yard  and  Station,  New  York,  November,  1894  to  May, 
1897.  Commissioned  Rear  A dmiral,  April,  1897  ;  Commander-in- Chief,  U. 
S.  Naval  force,  North  Atlantic  Station,  May,  1897  to  March,  1898,  when 
he  was  found  physically  unfit  for  service  by  a  board  of  medical  survey, 
ordered  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  and  was  placed  on  sick  leave  by 
Department's  Order,  March  26,  1898  ;  after  partial  recovery  from  illness  was 
placed  on  duty  in  the  Navy  Department  as  President  of  Naval  War  Board. 
E.  O.  Matthews. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from  Missouri, 
October  2,  1851;  Naval  Academy,  1851-5;  frigate  "Potomac,"  Home 
Squadron,  November,  1855,  to  May,  1856:  sloop  "Saratoga,"  Home  Squad 
ron,  May,  1856,  to  January,  1858 ;  sloop  "  Macedonian,"  Mediterranean 
Squadron,  May,  1858,  to  July,  I860.  Promoted  to  Master,  November  4, 
1858.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  July,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  as  In 
structor  in  Mathematics,  October,  1860,  to  April,  1861 ;  steam-frigate 
"Wabash,"  May,  1861,  to  November,  1861  (assisted  in  capture  of  forts  at 
Hatteras  Inlet);  sick;  Naval  Academy,  November,  1861,  to  October,  1862; 
Instructor  in  Seamanship.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 
16,  1862;  October,  1862,  to  June,  1864,  Head  of  Department  of  Gunnery, 
etc.;  June,  1864,  to  July,  1865,  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  commanding 
" Sonoma,"  then  constructing  naval  battery  on  Morris  Island;  commanded 


4  RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

naval  light  artillery  at  Honey  Hill,  S.  C.,  November  30,  1864;  battles 
at  Tulifinny  Cross-Roads,  December,  1864;  staff  of  Admiral  Dahlgren,  Jan 
uary  to  July,  1865;  apprentice-ship  "Savannah,"  August,  1865;  Naval 
Academy,  November,  1865,  to  June  9, 1869,  Department  of  Gunnery;  Head 
of  Torpedo  Corps,  June  9,  1869,  to  July  1,  1873.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
May  4,  1870;  commanding  "A shuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1873-7;  Inspector 
of  Ordnance,  N#vy  Yard,  New  York,  April,  1878-81.  Promoted  to  Captain, 
September  14,  1881  ;  commanding  "  Powhatan "  (special  service),  August, 
1881,  to  February,  1883;  commanding  traininsr-ship  "New  Hampshire," 
April,  1883,  to  July,  1884 ;  member  of  Gun  Foundry  Board,  May,  1883,  to 
March,  1885  ;  commanding  "  Brooklyn,"  Asiatic  Station,  October,  1885,  to 
October,  1887  ;  Captain  of  Yard,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  December  1, 1887,  to 
May,  1890;  commanding  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  May,  1890,  to  August, 
1891 ;  member  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  August,  1891,  to  January, 
1894.  Promoted  Commodore,  1894;  Chief  of  Bureau,  Yards  and  Docks, 
1894-98.  Promoted  to  Rear- Admiral,  June  19,  1897. 

Charles  S.  Norton. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York 
to  Naval  Academy,  October  3, 1851 ;  graduated,  June,  1855  ;  attached  to  the 
frigates  "  Potomac"  and  "  Wabash,"  Home  Squadron,  1855-7.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Midshipman,  1858;  frigate  "  Wabash,"  European  Squadron,  1858- 
59.  Promoted  to  Master,  1858;  steam-sloop  "  Seminole,"  Brazil  Squadron, 
1860-1.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  1860;  steamer  "Seminole,"  on  Charleston, 
S.  C.,  blockade  ;  Potomac  Flotilla  and  Hampton  Roads,  Va.,  1861-2  ;  several 
engagements  at  Potomac  River  and  Hampton  Roads ;  battle  of  Port  Royal, 
S.  C.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  1862;  United  States  steamers 
"  Maratanza,"  "R.  R.  Cuyler,"  "Fort  Jackson,"  "Mercedita,"  North  Atlan 
tic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-64;  steamers  " Lackawanna,"  "Richmond/' 
and  "Albatross,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  commanded 
"  Maratanza,"  "  Mercedita,"  and  "  Albatross,"  for  various  periods,  serving 
constantly  afloat  during  the  entire  war,  except  two  months  in  the  hospital 
from  exposure  on  duty,  and  three  months  waiting  orders ;  steamer  "  Sham 
rock,"  European  Squadron,  1866-8;  Portsmouth,  N.  H,  Navy  Yard,  and 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  New  York  Navy  Yard,  1868-9  ;  iron  clad  duty, 
New  Orleans,  1869-71.  Promoted  to  Commander,  1870 ;  Light-House  In 
spector,  1872-5 ;  commanding  sloop  "  Shawrnut,"  and  iron-clad  "  Passaic," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1875-6  ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R.  1 ,  1877  ; 
commanding  receiving-ship  "Passaic,"  Washington,  D.  C.,  1877-8;  Light- 
House  Inspector,  1878-81;  commanding  receiving-ship  "Independence," 
Mare  Island,  CaL,  1881-3.  Promoted  to  Captain,  1881 ;  commanding 
"  Shenandoah,"  South  Pacific,  1883-6;  member  Board  of  Inspection  and 
Survey,  1886-9;  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  1889  to  October,  1891;  commanding 
receiving-ship  "Vermont,"-  October,  1891,  to  November,  1892;  member 
Naval  Examining  and  Retiring  Board,  November,  1892,  to  December,  1894. 
Promoted  to  Commodore,  July  31, 1894;  December  19,  1894,  commanding 
South  Atlantic  Station  as  Acting  Rear- Admiral,  to  April,  1896  ;  command 
ant  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  May  23,  1896,  to  date.  Promoted  to 
Rear  Admiral,  December,  1897. 

Francis  M.  Bunce. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  Acting  Mid 
shipman,  May  28,  1852  ;  graduated  Naval  Academy  and  warranted  Midship 
man,  June  10,  1857 ;  "  Germantown,"  East  India  Squadron,  1857-60. 
Pasted  Midshipman,  June  25,  1860;  "Brooklyn,"  Gulf  Squadron,  engaged 
in  Chinqui  Survey.  Master  October  24,  1860  ;  "  Macedonian,"  Gulf  Squad 
ron,  January  7,  1862.  Commissioned  Lieutenant  from  April  11,  1861 ; 


RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY.  5 

Executive-Officer  of  "  Penobscot,"  1862 ;  in  that  vessel  took  part  in  engage 
ment  with  rebel  batteries  at  Yorktown,  Va. ;  was  assigned  to  temporary  duty 
•with  the  army,  and  had  charge  of  the  disembarkation  of  the  heavy  artillery 
and  mortars  for  use  in  the  batteries  at  the  investment  of  that  place  by  General 
McClellan,  April,  1862;  rejoined  "Penobscot,"  blockading  off  Wilmington, 
N.  C.,  and  took  part  in  several  skirmishes  with  Fort  Fisher  and  batteries 
about  Fort  Caswell ;  commanded  a  successful  boat  expedition  up  Little  River, 
between  North  and  South  Carolina,  destroying  several  schooners  and  large 
quantities  of  cotton,  turpentine  and  resin,  together  with  extensive  salt  works ; 
on  capture  of  "  Robert  Bruce  "  by  "  Penobscot,"  was  placed  in  charge  of  her 
as  Prize-Master,  and  brought  her  to  New  York,  November  1, 1862  ;  detached 
from  "  Penobscot "  and  ordered  Executive  of  "  Pawnee,"  refitting  at  Phila 
delphia  ;  served  in  her  in  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron  Station, 
Stono  River,  S.  C.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  January  16, 
1863;  during  winter  of  1863  sounded  out  and  buoyed  and  removed  obstruc 
tions  from  interior  channels  from  Stono  River,  S.  C.,  to  Morris  Island  ;  acting 
as  Aid  to  General  Gillmore,  had  charge  of  the  embarkation  and  transporta 
tion  of  General  George  C.  Strong's  brigade,  five  regiments,  through  these 
channels  to  Morris  Island,  and  commanded  the  naval  part  of  this  attack, 
July  10,  1863,  resulting  in  the  capture  of  Morris  Island  to  Fort  Wagner ; 
conduct  in  this  affair  honorably  mentioned,  report  of  Commander  G.  B  Balch 
and  letter  of  Admiral  Dahlgren  to  Navy  Department ;  detached  from 
*k  Pawnee  "  and  ordered  to  monitor  "  Patapsco ; "  took  part  in  that  monitor  in 
all  the  actions  in  which  she  was  engaged  during  siege  of  Charleston  ;  also  in 
night  boat  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  Commander  T.  H  Stevens;  received 
honorable  mention  for  conduct  in  that  officer's  report  of  same  ;  wounded  by 
premature  explosion  of  a  cartridge,  in  action,  November,  1863 ;  detached 
from  "  Patapsco  "  and  ordered  to  "  Wabash  "  for  recovery ;  ordered  to  moni 
tor  "  Kaatskill,"  temporary  duty,  December  8, 1863  ;  returned  to  "  Wabash," 
January  7,  1864;  same  month  ordered  to  temporary  command  of  "  Wee- 
hawken;"  detached  and  returned  to  "Wabash,"  and  ordered  on  staff  of 
Admiral  Dahlgren  as  "Chief  of  Scouts;"  served  in  that  capacity  and  in 
charge  of  picket  boat  line  until  ordered  to  command  monitor  "  Lehigh," 
April  6,  1864 ;  May  14,  detached  from  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
and  ordered  North;  monitor  "  Dictator,"  Commodore  John  Rodgers,  Septem 
ber  26,  1864;  commanded  monitor  "  Monadnock,"  September  5,  1865;  took 
this  vessel  from  Philadelphia  to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  the  first  extended  sea- 
voyage  ever  made  by  a  monitor ;  received  for  this  service  the  thanks  of  the 
Navy  Department,  upon  recommendation  of  Commodore  John  Rodgers,  and 
was  recommended  for  reward  to  the  President  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy ; 
Boston  Navy  Yard,  1866-9;  monitor  "  Dictator,"  April,  1869;  detached- 
October  4,  1869,  having  fitted  her  for  sea-service;  commanded  "Nantasket," 
November  12,  1869,  stationed  at  St.  Domingo ;  detached  July  20,  1870 ; 
special  ordnance  duty  at  Pittsbur.e,  Pa.,  1871.  Commissioned  Commander, 
from  November  7,  1871;  commanded  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1873;  on 
duty,  Navy  Yard.  Washington,  June,  1875 ;  detached  on  Light-House  duty, 
July  to  October,  1875 ;  returned  to  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1877; 
attended  torpedo  instruction  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  January  7,  1879,  to  July  29, 
1881;  commanded  "Marion,"  Home  and  South  Atlantic  Squadron;  com 
manded  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1882-5.  Commis 
sioned  Captain,  January  11,  1883;  Senior  Member  of  Board  on  Timber 
Preservation  for  Naval  Purposes;  commanded  "Atlanta,"  June  1,  1886,  to 
December  1,  1889 ;  command  of  Naval  Station,  New  London,  February  12, 


6  RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

1890  ;  June  30,  1891,  command  Training  Ship  Richmond  and  Station,  New 
port;  August  21,  1894,  Member  Board  Inspection  arid  Survey.  Promoted  to 
Commodore,  March  1,1895;  ordered  to  command  North  Atlantic  Station, 
June  27, 1895;  May  1, 1897,  command  Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  to  date. 
George  Dewey. — Born  in  Vermont.  Appointed  from  Vermont,  Sep 
tember  23,  1854;  Naval  Academy,  1854-8  ;  attached  to  steam-frigate  "  Wa- 
bash,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1858—9;  steam-sloop  "Mississippi,"  West 
Gulf  Squadron,  1861-3  ;  capture  of  New  Orleans,  April,  1862  ;  Port  Hudson, 
March,  1863;  engagements  with  rebels  below  Donaldsonville,  Louisiana, 
July,  1863.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  April  19,  1861 ;  steam-gunboat 
"  Agawam,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  two  attacks  on 
Fort  Fisher,  December,  1864,  and  January,  1865.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant- Commander,  March  3, 1865;  steamer  "  Kearsarge,"  European  Squad 
ron,  1866;  frigate  "Colorado,"  flag-ship,  European  Squadron,  1867;  Naval 
Academy,  1868-9;  commanding  "  Narragansett "  (fourth  rate),  special  ser 
vice,  1870-1 ;  Torpedo  Station,  1872.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  April 
13,  1872  ;  commanding  "Narragansett  "  (fourth  rate),  Pacific  Survey,  1872- 
5  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1876-7.  Secretary  Light-House  Board,  1877-82  ; 
commanding  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-3.  Promoted  to  Captain, 
September,  1884 ;  commanding  u  Dolphin,"  1884 ;  commanding  "  Pensacola," 
flag-ship  European  Station,  1885-8 ;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Equipment  and 
Recruiting,  with  rank  of  Commodore,  1889  to  May,  1893 ;  member  Light- 
House  Board  May,  1893,  to  1895.  President  Board  of  Inspection  and  Sur 
vey,  November  5,  1895,  to  1897.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  February  28, 
1896 ;  commanding  Asiatic  Station.  The  outbreak  of  hostilities  between  the 
United  States  and  Spain  on  April  21,1898,  found  Commodore  Dewey  in 
command  of  the  United  States  Naval  forces  (consisting  of  six  unarmored 
ships)  at  Hong  Kong,  China.  Acting  under  orders  from  the  Department  to 
"capture  or  destroy  enemy's  fleet,"  Dewey  proceeded  toward  Manila,  in  the 
Philippine  Islands,  where  the  Spanish  fleet  of  seven  cruisers  and  several  gun 
boats  were  assembled  under  the  protection  of  the  batteries  at  Corregidor, 
Cavite  and  Manila  proper.  Dewey  entered  Manila  Bay  early  in  the  morning 
of  May  1,  attacked  and  annihilated  the  enemy's  ships,  captured  the  arsenal 
at  Cavite,  destroyed  the  fortifications  at  the  mouth  of  the  bay,  and  established 
a  blockade  of  Manila.  For  this  daring  and  brilliant  action,  in  which  he  lost 
not  a  single  man,  Dewey  received  the  thanks  of  Congress  and  was  commis 
sioned  Rear-Admiral  on  May  10,  1898. 

REAR-ADMIRALS  ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

Retired  after  forty -five  years'  service,  or  on  attaining  the  age  of  sixty -two  years, 
in  conformity  with  section  1  of  the  act  of  December,  1861,  and  its  amend 
ments,  dated  June  25,  1864,  and  act  of  March  3,  1873,  and  ad  of  August 
15,  1876. 

Thomas  O.  Selfridge.  —  Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from 
Massachusetts,  January  1,  1818.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  3, 
1827  ;  Exploring  Expedition,  1829  ;  sloop  "Natchez,"  West  India  Squadron, 
1830;  frigate  "Delaware,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1834;  frigate  "North 
Carolina,"  1837 ;  rendezvous,  Boston,  1840.  Commissioned  as  Commander, 
April  11,  1844;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1845;  frigate 
"Columbus,"  East  India  Squadron,  1846  ;  commanding  sloop  "  Dale,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1848;  commanding  rendezvous,  Boston,  1851-2;  Boston  Navy 
Yard,  1853-5.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  September  14,  1855  ;  commanding 


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steamer  "  Mississippi,"  1861  ;  Commandant  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  Cali 
fornia,  1862-4.  Commissioned  as  Commodore,  July  16,  1862;  Commandant 
Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1867-8;  President  Examining  Board,  1869. 
Commissioned  as  Rear -Admiral,  July,  1870. 

R.  N.  Stembel. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  Midshipman  from 
Ohio,  March  27, 1832  ;  served  in  schooner  "  Porpoise  "  and  sloop  "  Vandalia," 
of  West  India  Squadron,  1832-7  ;  Naval  School,  New  York,  1837-8  ;  Depot 
Charts  and  Instruments,  Washington,  1838-9.  Promoted  to  Passed  Mid 
shipman,  1838 ;  served  in  frigate  "  Brandywine,"  Mediterranean  Squadron, 
1839-42.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  1843;  on  Coast  Survey,  1843-47; 
sloop  '•  Germantown,"  Home  Squadron,  1849-50  ;  sloop  "  Jamestown,"  Brazil 
Squadron,  1851-4 ;  special  duty,  Washington,  1855-7  ;  steam-frigate  "  Mis 
sissippi,"  China  and  East  India  Squadron,  1857-60;  Naval  Asylum,  Phila 
delphia,  1860-1  ;  special  duty  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  connection  with  Western 
Gunboat  Flotilla,  1861.  Commissioned  Commandtr,  1861 ;  served  in  Western 
Gunboat  Flotilla,  1861-2 ;  was  in  the  engagements  of  Lucas'  Bend,  Septem 
ber  9,  1861 ;  Belmont,  November  7,  1861 ;  Fort  Henry,  February  6,  1862  ; 
bombardment  and  capture  of  Island  No.  10,  from  March  16  to  April  7, 1862 ; 
with  rebel  rams  at  Craighead's  Bend,  near  Fort  Pillow,  May  10,  1862  ;  besides 
several  minor  affairs  on  the  Mississippi  Kiver,  from  June,  1861,  to  June,  1862  ; 
was  seriously  wounded  in  the  above-mentioned  engagement  with  rebel  rams, 
May  10, 1862  ;  in  this  affair  he  was  officially  reported  by  the  Commander  and 
Chief  of  the  "  Western  Gunboat  Flotilla,"  Charles  Henry  Davis,  Flag  Officer 
U.  S.  N.,  as  having  distinguished  himself;  invalided  in  consequence  of  wound, 
1863;  rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1864;  special  duty,  Pittsburg,  1864-5. 
Commissioned  Captain,  1866;  commanding  steam-sloop  "  Canandaigua," 
European  Squadron,  1865-7  ;  naval  rendezvous,  Boston,  1869-71.  Commis 
sioned  Commodore,  1870;  commanded  North  Squadron  of  Pacific  Fleet, 
1871-2,  and  subsequently  the  Pacific  Fleet,  1872.  Commissioned  Rear- 
Admiral,  June  5,  1874.  Retired,  December  27,  1872. 

Daniel  Ammen. — Born  in  Ohio,  May  15,  1820.  Appointed  Midship 
man,  July  7,  1836;  attached  to  the  Exploring  Expedition,  1837-8;  sloops 
"  Levant  "  and  "  Vandalia,"  in  the  West  Indies,  1838-9  ;  sloop  "  Preble,"  on 
the  coast  of  Labrador  and  in  the  Mediterranean,  1840-1;  returned  to  the 
United  States  on  board  ship-of-the-line  "Ohio,"  1841,  and  to  Naval  School, 
passed  examination,  June,  1842,  and  received  warrant  of  Passed  Midshipman; 
store-ship  "  Lexington,"  as  navigator,  1843-4,  to  the  Mediterranean ;  sloop 
"  Vincennes,"  as  navigator,  East  India  Squadron,  1845-7 ;  coast  survey, 
1848-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  November  4,  1849 ;  frigate  "  St. 
Lawrence,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1850;  coast  survey,  1851 ;  attached  to 
a  commission  for  selecting  a  naval  station  in  the  Bay  of  San  Francisco,  CaL, 
1852;  scientific  expedition  of  steamer  "Water  Witch,"  Paraguay  River, 
1853-4;  brig  "  Bainbridge,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1854-5  ;  Naval  Observatory, 
Washington,  1856-7;  steam-sloop  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1858;  steam- 
frigate  "  Merrimac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1859-60 ;  steam-frigate  "  Roanoke," 
as  executive  officer,  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861 ;  commanding 
"  Seneca,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2,  at  Battle  of  Port 
Royal,  November  7, 1861 ;  the  day  following  hoisted  our  flag  over  Fort  Beaure- 
gard  and  made  formal  delivery  to  the  army,  by  order  of  Rear- Admiral  Du 
Pont ;  Tybee  Island,  December,  1861 ;  commanded  forces  entering  by  way  of 
Whale  Branch  in  attack  on  Port  Royal  Ferry,  January  1, 1862 ;  engaged  in 
the  operations  against  Fernandina  through  St.  Andrew's  Sound  and  in  St. 
John's  River.  Promoted  to  Commander,  February  21,  1863;  commanding 


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monitor  "Patapsco,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  against  Fort 
McAllister,  March,  1863,  and  in  the  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  April  7,  1863 ; 
had  charge  of  a  draft  of  220  seamen  on  board  of  the  California  passenger 
steamer  "  Ocean  Queen,"  May,  1864,  bound  to  Aspinwall ;  two  days  after 
leaving  New  York  suppressed  an  open  and  organized  mutiny,  with  the  assist 
ance  of  Boatswain  Thomas  G.  Bell,  who  was  the  only  aid  assigned,  receiving 
in  doing  so  the  excellent  co-operation  of  Captain  Tinklepaugh, — who  com 
manded  the  "Ocean  Queen," — his  officers,  and  several  of  the  passengers; 
commanding  steam-sloop  "  Mohican,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1864-5 ;  in  the  bombardment  of  Fort  Fisher,  December,  1864,  and  again 
when  it  was  carried  by  assault  by  the  army,  January,  1865 ;  commanding 
iron-clad  "  Miantonomah,"  special  service,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Captain, 
July  25,  1866 ;  special  duty,  Hartford,  Connecticut,  1866-7  ;  commanding 
flag-ship  "  Piscataqua,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-8 ;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Yards 
and  Docks,  1869-71.  Commissioned  as  Commodore,  1872 ;  Chief  of  Bureau 
of  Navigation,  1871-8.  Commissioned  as  Rear- Admiral,  1887;  retired  at 
his  own  request,  1878 ;  July,  1878,  appointed  chairman  of  a  board  for  the 
re-location  of  the  Naval  Observatory ;  April,  1879,  ordered  to  attend  the 
convocation  at  Paris,  France,  known  as  the  Inter-oceanic  Ship-Canal  Con 
gress  ;  had  constructed  on  his  design  a  cask  "  balsa,"  or  life-boat,  which  is 
now  at  the  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N  H.,  at  which  place  are  built  life-boats 
on  this  design  for  all  of  our  vessels  of  war ;  total  sea-service  21  years  and  1 
month;  other  duty,  17  years  and  3  months.  In  1881  a  Naval  Advisory 
Board  recommended  the  building  of  five  marine  rams  of  2000  tons  displace 
ment  on  plans  and  specifications  laid  before  the  Board  by  him.  One  is  built 
and  nearly  ready  for  trial  at  Bath,  Maine. 

George  B.  Balch. — Born  in  Tennessee,  January  3,  1821  ;  appointed 
from  Alabama,  December  30,  1837;  attached  to  sloop  "Cyane,"  Mediter 
ranean  Station,  1838-41;  schooner  "Grampus,"  1841;  sloop  "  Falmouth," 
1842;  Naval  School,  1842.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  29, 
1843  ;  special  duty,  1845;  in  war  with  Mexico,  November  1,  1846,  engaged 
in  first  attack  on  Alvarado,  by  squadron  under  Commodore  Conner;  engaged 
in  active  operations  from  May,  1846,  to  surrender  of  Vera  Cruz,  March, 
1847  ;  in  Mosquito  Fleet,  under  Commodore  Tatnall,  covering  the  landing 
of  the  army  under  General  Scott,  March  9, 1847  ;  at  the  time  Acting  Master 
of  the  "  Falcon  ;"  March,  1847,  engaged  in  the  joint  bombardment  of  Vera 
Cruz  with  the  army,  and  was  present  at  the  surrender  of  that  city  and  the 
Castle  of  San  Juan  d'Ulloa  to  the  military  and  naval  forces ;  steamer 
"  Princeton,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1847-^8 ;  Naval  Observatory,  Wash 
ington,  1849-50.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  August  16,  1850;  sloop 
"Plymouth,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1851-5;  while  on  the  "Plymouth,"  Lieu 
tenant  Balch,  in  command  of  the  advance  post  at  Shanghai,  China,  was 
wounded  in  the  hip  in  a  fight  between  the  rebels  and  Imperialists ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1855-7,  sloop  "Jamestown,"  Home  Squadron,  1857-5S ; 
sloop  "St.  Mary's/'  Pacific  Squadron,  1858-60;  frigate  "Sabine,"  1860; 
while  on  the  "  Sabine,"  fell  in  with  the  transport  "  Governor  "  and  rescued 
nearly  four  hundred  marines,  under  Lieutenant-Colonel  Reynolds,  the  trans 
port  sinking  under  the  "Sabine's"  stern,  November  2,  1861;  in  command 
of  steamer  "  Pocahontas,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1861-2;  volunteered 
for  command  of  boats  in  taking  possession  of  Tybee  Island,  December  26, 
1861.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  16,  1862;  engaged  rebel  battery 
at  Stono,  South  Carolina;  in  August,  1862,  ascended  Black  River  the  dis 
tance  of  twenty-five  miles,  and  drove  rebel  battery  from  earthworks,  and 


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engaged  rebel  infantry  on  the  Bluffs;  commanding  steamer  "Pawnee," 
South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-5;  July  16,  1863,  was  attacked 
by  two  batteries,  the  rebels  making  a  simultaneous  attack  on  General  Terry's 
forces.  They  were  repulsed,  and  Commander  Balch  was  informed  by  General 
Terry  that  he  had  saved  his  command.  The  "Pawnee  "  was  struck  forty-six 
times.  On  December  25,  1863,  the  "  Marblehead"  was  opened  on  by  rebel 
batteries;  the  "  Pawnee"  took  an  enfilading  position  in  the  Keowah  River, 
and  demoralized  the  enemy  and  caused  him  to  retreat ;  afterward  captured 
two  rebel  guns;  while  in  command  of  the  "Pawnee,"  Commander  Balch 
engaged  in  the  combined  operations  of  the  naval  forces  under  Rear-Admiral 
Dahlgren,  and  the  army  under  General  Foster,  in  Stono  Kiver,  South  Caro 
lina,  from  July  3  to  11,  1864,  and  particularly  in  the  bombardment  of  Bat 
tery  Priugle,  on  James  Island,  South  Carolina.  On  February  9,  1865,  hav 
ing  with  him  the  "  Sonoma  "  and  "Daffodil,"  he  ascended  the  Togoda  Creek, 
North  Edisto,  South  Carolina,  and  engaged  three  rebel  batteries  of  eleven  or 
twelve  guns,  driving  the  rebels  from  their  earthworks ;  the  "  Pawnee  "  was 
hit  ten  times,  the  "  Sonoma"  twice,  and  the  "  Daffodil  "  twice  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1866-8.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  July  25,  1866 ;  command 
ing  flagship  "Albany,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-70;  navigation  duty, 
Washington,  1870-1  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1872.  Commissioned  as 
Commodorey  August  13,  1872 ;  Governor  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia, 
1873-6  ;  member  Light-House  Board,  1877-8.  Commissioned  Rear-A dm iral, 
June  5, 1878  ;  member  Examining  Board,  1878  ;  Superintendent  Naval  Aca 
demy,  1878-81  ;  commanding  Pacific  Station,  1881-83.  Retired,  1883. 

John  C.  Febiger. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Ohio, 
September  14, 1838  ;  attached  to  frigate  "  Macedonian,"  West  Indian  Squad 
ron,  1838-40;  sloop  "Concord,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1841-3;  wrecked  in 
"  Concord  "  on  east  coast  of  Africa,  1848 ;  attached  to  brig  "  Chippola,"  pur 
chased  by  government  at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  and  used,  to  recover  and  dispose  of 
equipment  of  "Concord,"  1843-4.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midship  man,  May 
20,  1844;  frigate  "Potomac,"  Home  Squadron,  1844-5;  sloop  "Dale," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1846-7;  frigate  "Columbus,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1848; 
sloop  "Dale,"  African  Squadron,  1850;  coast  survey,  1852-7.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  April  30,  1853 ;  sloop  "  Germantown,"  East  India 
Squadron,  1858-60;  sloop  "Savannah,"  1861.  Commissioned  as  Commander, 
August  11,  1862  ;  commanding  the  steamer  "Kanawha,"  West  Gulf  Block 
ading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  engagement  off  Mobile  Bay,  April  3,  1862  ;  com 
manding  steamers  "Osage,"  u  Neosho"  and  "Lafayette,"  Mississippi  Squad 
ron,  1863;  commanding  steamer  " Mattabeset,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1864-5;  engagement  writh  rebel  ram  "Albemarle  "  in  Albemarle 
Sound,  May,  1864;  commanding  steamer  '  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1866-8.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  May  6,  1868  ;  commanding  steam  sloop 
"Shenandoah,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1868-9.  While  commanding  the  "Shen- 
andoah,"  entered  and  surveyed  Ping- Yang  Inlet,  west  coast  of  Corea.  In 
spector  of  Naval  Reserve  Lands,  from  1869-72 ;  commanding  U.  S.  steamer 
"Omaha,"  South  Pacific  Squadron,  1872-4;  member  Board  of  Examiners, 
1874-6;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1876  to  August, 
1880 ;  special  duty,  Washington,  August,  1880,  to  March,  1881  ;  March  8, 
member  Retiring  Board,  1881-2.  Promoted  to  Rear-Admiral,  February  4, 
18*2.  Retired  on  his  own  application,  July  1,  1882. 

Pierce  Crosby. — Born  in  Delaware  County,  Pa.  Appointed  Midship 
man  from  Pennsylvania,  June  5, 1 838 ;  attached  to  liue-of-battle-ship  "  Ohio," 
from  1838  until  the  summer  of  1841,  while  flag-ship  in  the  Mediterranean; 


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attached  to  receiving-vessel  "  Experiment,"  at  Philadelphia;  afterwards  at 
tached  to  steamer  "  Mississippi,"  on  her  trial-trip  with  the  "  Missouri,"  from 
New  York  to  Washington.  In  1842,  was  attached  to  the  frigate  "  Congress," 
and  sailed  with  her  from  Portsmouth,  1ST.  H.,  to  the  Mediterranean;  served 
in  her  six  months;  was  then  transferred  to  the  sloop  "  Preble,"  and  returned 
to  the  United  States  in  the  fall  of  1843,  and  was  then  attached  to  the  Naval 
School  at  Philadelphia.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  May,  1844;  Coast 
Survey  from  summer  of  1844  to  summer  of  1846,  when  he  was  ordered  to  the 
sloop  "  Decatur,"  and  served  in  her  six  months  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  dur 
ing  the  Mexican  War ;  participated  in  the  attack  and  capture  of  Tuspan 
and  Tobasco.  Was  then  transferred  to  the  gunboat  "  Petrel,"  and  served  in 
her  one  year,  until  peace  was  declared  in  the  summer  of  1848;  afterward 
was  attached  to  the  store-ship  "Relief,"  in  1849,  carrying  supplies  to  the 
Mediterranean  and  Coast  of  Africa  Squadron,  until  the  summer  of  1850 ;  at 
tached  to  Philadelphia  Navy  Yard  from  the  fall  of  1850  to  1852  inclusive,  and 
then  transferred  to  receiving-ship  stationed  at  Philadelphia,  until  spring  of 
1853;  attached  to  the  frigate  "Sacramento,"  then  fitting  for  sea  at  Norfolk; 
was  soon  detached  from  her  and  placed  on  waiting  orders.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  September  3,  1853;  in  the  winter  of  1853  was  ordered  to  sloop 
"  Germantown,"  and  sailed  in  her  in  the  spring  of  1854,  from  Boston  to  the 
coast  of  Brazil,  and  returned  to  the  United  States  in  February,  1857 ;  at 
tached  to  receiving-ship  at  Philadelphia,  until  the  latter  part  of  1858;  sailed 
in  the  sloop  "  Saratoga,"  in  the  fall  of  1858,  for  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  and 
1853  was  ordered  to  sloop  "  Germantown,"  and  sailed  in  her  in  the  spring  of 
1854,  from  Boston  to  the  coast  of  Brazil,  and  returned  to  the  United  States  in 
February,  1857 ;  attached  to  receiving-ship  at  Philadelphia,  until  the  latter  part 
of  1858 ;  sailed  in  the  sloop  "Saratoga,"  in  the  fall  of  1858,  for  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico,  and  with  the  exception  of  forty  days  on  board  the  "  Brooklyn,"  under 
Captain  (afterwards  Admiral)  Farragut,  served  two  years,  and  returned  to  the 
United  States  in  the  "Saratoga,"  in  1860;  attached  to  the  receiving-ship  at 
Philadelphia,  from  1860  to  spring  of  1861;  in  the  spring  and  summer  of  1861, 
served  in  Chesapeake  Bay,  keeping  open  communication  between  Annapolis 
and  Havre  de  Grace,  capturing  and  destroying  rebel  vessels  in  the  bay,  and 
cutting  off  rebel  supplies  and  communications  In  the  summer  of  1861, 
received  orders,  and  was  attached  to  the  frigate  "  Cumberland ; "  was  detailed 
for  duty  on  shore  at  Fortress  Monroe ;  transported  the  troop  across  Hampton 
Creek,  on  the  night  prior  to  the  battle  of  Big  Bethel,  also  transported  them 
on  their  return  after  their  unsuccessful  attempt  to  take  that  place.  Volun 
teered  and  took  the  steamer  "Fannie"  (a  canal-boat),  secured  her  boilers 
temporarily  down  to  the  deck  with  chains,  and  proceeded  with  her,  in  com 
pany  with  the  squadron,  to  the  attack  on  Forts  Hatterasand  Clarke,  in  order 
to  have  a  light-draft  vessel  to  operate  in  landing  troops  at  that  place ;  super 
intended  the  landing  of  troops,  until  the  heavy  surf  swamped  and  broke  up 
the  boats  and  dashed  them  on  the  beach,  when  Lieutenant  Crosby  took  a 
ship's  heavy  launch  and  landed  two  more  boat-loads  of  troops,  until  the  sea 
became  so  heavy  that  it  threw  the  launch  upon  the  beach,  dashing  all  the 
crew  out  of  her  on  to  the  shore.  After  thus  having  landed  three  hundred 
men  and  officers,  the  squadron  and  transports,  on  account  of  the  bad  weather, 
stood  off  seaward,  leaving  the  troops  landed  on  the  shore  until  the  following 
day,  when  the  squadron  returned,  opened  fire,  and  captured  the  forts,  which 
were  garrisoned  by  over  seven  hundred  men,  who  had  been  led  to  believe, 
by  the  display  made  by  the  troops  landed,  that  their  force  was  over  two  thou 
sand  strong,  as  Lieutenant  Crosby  succeeded  in  getting  a  strong  picket  thrown 


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across  the  point  in  front  of  the  enemy's  batteries,  thus  preventing  their  mak 
ing  a  reconuoissance  or  ascertaining  the  condition  of  and  actual  force  of  the 
Union  troops,  when  the  squadron  returned  on  the  following  day  and  relieved 
them  from  their  critical  condition.  In  this  way  the  rebels  were  deceived  and 
our  troops  were  saved  from  attack  and  probable  capture,  as  nearly  all  the 
ammunition  was  wet,  and  the  volunteer  troops,  being  in  a  disorganized  state, 
could  not,  in  all  probability,  have  successfully  opposed  double  their  number. 
Was  especially  mentioned  in  General  Butler's  official  report  of  the  expedition. 
Captured  several  schooners  running  the  blockade,  they  not  knowing  the  forts 
had  surrendered.  In  the  fall,  and  shortly  after  the  capture  of  these  forts, 
was  ordered  to  the  command  of  the  gunboat  "  Pembino,"  fitting  out  at  New 
York  ;  but  was  taken  dangerously  ill  with  typhoid  fever,  brought  on  by  con 
stant  exposure,  privations,  and  fatigue  in  the  performance  of  his  duties.  In 
the  winter  of  1861,  took  command  of  the  gunboat  "  Pinola,"  at  Baltimore ; 
took  her  to  Washington,  received  her  battery,  and  sailed  for  the  Gulf  Squad 
ron,  joining  Admiral  Farragut's  command  in  the  spring  of  1862.  While  on 
his  way  to  join  the  squadron,  captured  the  schooner  "  Cora,"  loaded  with 
cotton,  and  sent  her  North  as  a  prize.  Commanded  the  "  Pinola  "  on  the 
memorable  night  when  she  co-operated  with  the  "  Itasca  "  in  breaking  through 
the  chain  barrier  across  the  Mississippi,  at  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip. 
The  "  Itasca  "  successfully  slipped  the  end  of  the  cable  on  the  opposite  shore 
to  Fort  Jackson,  and  in  so  doing  ran  hard  and  fast  aground,  but  through  the 
skillful  exertions  of  Commander  Crosby,  she  was  rescued  from  her  critical 
position,  at  about  two  o'clock  in  the  morning.  The  "  Pinola's  "  duty  on  this 
occasion  was  to  blow  up  with  torpedoes  the  vessels  holding  the  chain  barrier, 
and  anchored  directly  under  Fort  Jackson's  guns,  which  was  twice  tried. 
The  vessels  were  boarded,  which  immediately  drew  the  fire  of  Fort  Jackson ; 
torpedoes  were  placed  in  the  hold,  also  outside  of  the  vessels,  and  everything 
carefully  arranged ;  but  owing  to  the  mass  of  floating  timber  around  the  vessel, 
the  strong  current  and  dark  night,  the  wires  attached  to  the  galvanic  battery 
and  torpedoes  were  broken  just  as  the  attempt  was  made  to  explode  them. 
When  the  third  attempt  was  about  being  made,  a  boat  arrived  alongside,  an 
nouncing  the  "  Itasca  "  ashore,  and  in  want  of  the  "  Pinola's  "  assistance  to 
get  her  afloat ;  the  attempt  to  blow  up  the  vessels  was  reluctantly  given  up 
for  the  time,  to  assist  the  "Itasca,"  and  in  going  to  her  assistance  again  drew 
the  fire  of  Fort  Jackson.  In  the  first  attempt  to  pull  the  "  Itasca  "  afloat,  two 
hawsers  broke,  but  succeeded  with  an  eleven-inch  hawser  the  second  time  in 
pulling  her  off;  and  in  doing  this,  the  "Pinola"  passed  well  up  through  the 
barrier  under  Fort  St.  Philip,  far  enough  to  prove  that  the  road  was  clear, 
but  owing  to  the  heavy  bombardment  of  the  mortar-fleet,  she  was  not  heard 
or  seen.  Participated  in  the  bombardment  and  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and 
St.  Philip,  Chalmette  batteries,  and  capture  of  New  Orleans ;  also  in  the 
bombardment,  passage,  and  repassage  of  batteries  at  Vicksburg,  and  engage 
ment  with  the  rebel  iron-clad  "  Arkansas."  Blockaded  off  Mobile  in  the  fall 
of  1862;  was  ordered  North  to  command  the  iron-clad  "Sangamon."  Was 
promoted  to  Commander,  September  3,  1862;  detached  from  "Sangamon," 
and  appointed  Fleet-Captain,  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  under  Real-Admiral 
S.  P.  Lee ;  commanded  an  expedition  up  the  York  River,  co-operating  with 
General  Dix.  in  command  of  the  Army  Corps  at  the  White  House.  In  the 
winter  of  1863,  took  command  of  the  "Florida,"  destroyed  two  blockade- 
runners  at  Masonboro'  Inlet,  while  attempting  to  run  the  blockade,  just  at  the 
break  of  day,  and  in  so  doing  drew  the  sharp  fire  of  flying  batteries  on  shore ; 
was  transferred  to  the  command  of  the  "  Keystone  State  "  in  1864 ;  captured 


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five  blockade-runners  while  in  command  of  her,  and  caused  many  others  to 
throw  overboard  their  cargoes  in  order  to  escape.  Detached  from  "  Keystone 
State,"  and  ordered  to  the  "  Muscoota  ;  "  detached  from  the  "  Muscoota,"  and 
ordered  to  the  "  Metacomet,"  1864-5 ;  blockaded  off  Galveston,  Texas,  and 
commanded  her  in  the  attack  on  Mobile.  Planned  and  directed  the  con 
struction  of  torpedo-nets,  and  spread  them  from  shore  to  shore  of  the  Blakely 
River,  which  caught  all  the  floating  torpedoes  sent  down  to  destroy  the  vessel ; 
also  planned  torpedo  drag-nets,  superintended  the  removal  of  one  hundred 
and  forty  torpedoes,  and  successfully  cleared  the  track  so  as  to  allow  the 
squadron  to  pass  up  safely  to  the  city  of  Mobile.  Occupied  Forts  Huger  and 
Tracy  on  the  night  of  the  evacuation  by  the  rebel  forces  ;  was  especially  com 
mended  by  Admiral  Thatcher  in  his  official  report  of  the  naval  operations  at 
that  port ;  was  detached  from  the  "  Metacomet,"  on  her  return  to  Philadelphia, 
in  August,  1865,  at  the  close -of  the  war.  In  September,  1865,  received 
orders  to  command  the  "  JShamokin  ; "  sailed  in  her  for  the  coast  of  Brazil, 
where  he  remained  until  1868.  Promoted  to  Captain,  May  27,  1868,  and 
detached,  returning  to  the  United  States  by  the  mail-steamer.  While  in 
command  of  the  "  Shamokin  "  conveyed  Minister  Washburn  to  Paraguay. 
At  Norfolk  Navy  Yard  as  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  1869-70 ;  Navy  Yard, 
Philadelphia,  1871-2  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1872-4.  Commissioned  as 
Commodore,  October  3,  1874 ;  commanding  Naval  Station,  League  Island, 
1878  ;  commandant  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1878-80.  Promoted  to 
Rear-Admiral,  March  10,  1882  ;  commanding  South  Atlantic  Station,  1882  ; 
commanding  Asiatic  Station,  1883.  Retired  on  his  own  application,  Octo 
ber,  1883. 

Aaron  K.  Hughes. — Born  in  New  York  State.  Appointed  Acting 
Midshipman  from  New  York,  October  20,  1838  ;  made  first  cruise  in  the 
Pacific  Ocean,  on  board  the  frigate  "Constitution,"  flag-ship  of  Com 
modore  Alexander  Clayton,  Captain  Daniel  Turner  commanding,  from  Jan 
uary,  1839,  until  November,  1841 ;  in  February,  1842,  was  ordered  to  the 
brig,  "  Boxer ;"  served  in  her  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  in  the  West  Indies, 
until  the  autumn  of  the  same  year;  served  in  the  receiving-ship  "Pennsyl 
vania,"  Norfolk,  Virginia,  from  January,  1843,  until  June  of  the  same  year; 
was  then  ordered  to  the  frigate  "  Macedonian,"  African  Squadron,  and  served 
in  her  until  the  winter  of  1844.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  May  28, 
1844 ;  served  in  the  frigate  "  Columbia,"  coast  of  Brazil,  from  the  fall  of 
1845  until  the  spring  of  1846 ;  served  during  the  summer  of  1846  in  the 
office  of  the  United  States  Coast  Survey ;  in  the  fall  of  same  year  was  ordered 
as  Passed  Midshipman  to  the  steamer  "  Michigan,"  on  the  Western  lakes, 
and  served  in  her  until  the  summer  of  1848 ;  served  in  the  receiving-ship 
"  North  Carolina,"  as  Passed  Midshipman,  from  fall  of  1849  until  summer  of 
1850  ;  was  then  ordered  as  Acting  Master  to  the  sloop  "St.  Mary's,"  which 
order  was  revoked  before  that  vessel  went  to  sea ;  in  about  a  month  after, 
was  ordered  to  the  sloop  "  Albany,"  and  served  in  her  as  Acting  Master  in 
the  West  Indies  and  Gulf  of  Mexico,  for  two  years  and  one  month,  and  was 
granted  leave  from  her  in  the  latter  part  of  the  fall  of  1852  ;  in  the  winter  of 
1852,  was  ordered  as  Acting  Master  to*  the  receiving-ship  u  Ontario,"  where 
he  received  a  warrant  as  Master,  in  the  line  of  promotion,  and  served  in  her 
until  the  summer  of  1853,  when  he  was  detached  and  granted  leave  of  ab 
sence.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  August,  1853,  and  in  December  of  same 
year,  was  ordered  as  Lieutenant  in  sloop-of-\var  "  Decatur,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
until  August  of  1856 ;  made  the  passage  through  the  Straits  of  Magellan, 
from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  occupying  eighty-three  days,  or  one  hundred 


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and  eighteen  days  from  Rio  Janeiro,  Brazil,  to  Valparaiso,  Chili ;  while  at 
tached  to  this  vessel  in  Puget  Sound,  Washington  Territory,  where  he  passed 
the  winter  of  1855-6,  had  an  engagement  on  shore  at  the  town  of  Seattle, 
with  five  hundred  hostile  Indians,  who  had  attempted  to  murder  the  inhab 
itants,  pillage  and  destroy  the  place;  but  through  the  unremitting  watchful 
ness  of  the  late  Commodore  Guert  Gansevoort,  their  objects  were  frustrated 
by  the  landing  of  the  officers  and  crew  of  the  "  Decatur; "  engagement  com 
menced  at  8  A.M.,  and  ended  at  4  P.M.,  on  the  26th  day  of  January,  1856. 
It  was  estimated  that  the  Indians  lost  thirty-five  killed  and  thirty  wounded. 
This  ended  hostilities  in  the  Territory.  In  the  winter  of  1856-7,  ordered  as 
Lieutenant,  and  servtd  on  board  the  receiving-ship  "  Alleghany,"  Baltimore, 
as  Executive  Officer  until  the  fall  of  1857,  when  he  was  ordered  as  Lieuten 
ant  and  Executive  Officer  to  the  store-ship  "  Supply,"  of  the  African  and 
Brazil  Squadrons,  serving  until  the  fall  of  1858  ;  after  a  month's  leave,  was 
again  ordered  to  the  receiving-ship  "  Alleghany,"  where  he  served  as  a  Lieu 
tenant  until  June,  1859;  was  then  ordered  as  a  Lieutenant  to  the  "San 
Jacinto,"  and  served  in  her  as  Second  Lieutenant,  Executive  Officer,  and 
about  six  weeks  in  command  of  that  vessel,  until  January,  1860;  was  then 
ordered  by  the  flag-officer  commanding  the  African  Squadron  to  the  sloop 
"Portsmouth"  as  Executive  Officer,  and  served  in  her  until  June  of  same 
year;  was  then  reordered  to  the  "San  Jacinto,"  at  the  Island  of  Madeira, 
and  on  her  way  to  St.  Paul  de  Loanda,  west  coast  of  Africa,  was  sent  as 
prize- master  of  the  captured  slaver  "  Storm  King,"  and  after  taking  charge 
of  that  vessel  two  hundred  miles  to  the  westward  of  the  Congo  River,  and 
conveying  six  hundred  and  nineteen  recaptured  Africans  to  Monrovia,  Li 
beria,  a  distance  of  fifteen  hundred  miles,  delivered  them  to  the  charge  of 
the  Reverend  John  Seys,  Government  Agent  there ;  brought  the  prize  to 
Norfolk,  Virginia,  in  September,  1860;  in  December,  1860,  ordered  as  Lieu 
tenant  to  receiving-ship  "  Princeton,"  at  Philadelphia — served  in  her  until 
April  23,  1861,  on  which  day  he  was  ordered  to  the  Philadelphia  City  ice 
boat,  which  had  been  improvised  into  a  man-of-war  in  less  than  twenty-four 
hours,  as  Executive,  under  Commander  (now  Rear-Admiral)  Oliver  S. 
Glisson  ;  served  in  her  in  the  Chesapeake,  convoying  government  transports 
with  troops  and  munitions  of  war,  until  the  middle  of  May  of  same  year ;  was 
then  ordered  to  the  frigate  "Mississippi," — served  in  her  as  Second  Lieuten 
ant  and  Executive  in  the  Gulf  Squadron,  until  October  31,  1861,  when  he 
was  ordered  in  command  of  the  steamer  "  Water  Witch  ; "  serving  in  same 
squadron  until  April,  1862,  when  she  was  ordered  North  for  repairs ;  while 
in  command  of  the  "Water  Witch,"  in  November,  1861,  was  ordered  by 
Captain  (now  Rear-Admiral)  L.  M.  Powell,  while  lying  off  Fort  Morgan, 
near  the  entrance  to  Mobile  Bay,  to  steam  in  toward  the  fort  and  endeavor 
to  cut  out  a  schooner,  which,  in  attempting  to  run  in,  had  grounded  under  the 
guns  of  the  fort ;  when  within  range  he  opened  fire  upon  the  schooner,  which 
was  vigorously  returned  by  the  guns  of  Fort  Morgan,  and  from  the  guns  of  a 
masked  battery  to  the  eastward  of  the  fort.  This  engagement  lasted  for  more 
than  an  hour,  when  a  signal  to  haul  out  of  action  was  made  by  the  officer 
above  mentioned.  In  May,  1862,  was  ordered  to  command  the  gun-boat 
"  Mohawk," — served  in  her  under  Flag-Officer  and  Admiral  Du  Pont, 
South  Atlantic  Squadron,  until  June,  1863 ;  while  at  Fernandina,  Florida, 
as  senior  Naval  Officer,  was  requested  by  the  military  authorities  stationed 
there  to  accompany  them  on  an  expedition  to  St.  Mary's,  Georgia,  for  the 
purpose  of  supplying  lumber  for  the  troops.  Accordingly,  on  November  9, 
1862,  the  army  transport  having  preceded  him,  steamed  over  to  that  place. 


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On  approaching  the  town,  they  met  the  army  transport  with  two  companies 
of  volunteers  returning,  they  having  been  fired  into  by  rebel  troops  stationed 
in  the  town, — one  of  their  men  being  dangerously,  and  two  supposed  mortally 
wounded,  were  sent  on  board  the  "Mohawk"  for  medical  treatment.  He 
continued  on  his  course  to  the  town  and  made  fast  to  the  wharf,  sending  an 
officer  on  shore,  who  communicated  with  two  women,  apparently  the  only 
inhabitants  of  the  town ;  they  assured  him  that  the  men  alluded  to  had  been 
wounded  by  some  foolish  boys, — the  account  did  not  satisfy  him.  He  then 
offered  to  give  these  women  a  safe  conduct  to  Feruandina,  which  they  de 
clined.  He  then  determined  to  fire  into  the  town,  but  upon  the  earnest  solic 
itation  of  Colonel  Rich,  commanding  9th  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers,  de 
cided  to  leave  without  molesting  the  place,  upon  the  express  understanding, 
however,  that  if  a  single  shot  was  fired  at  the  vessel,  he  would  return  and 
bombard  the  town.  He  had  ne  sooner  left  the  wharf  than  volleys  of  mus 
ketry  were  opened  upon  him  from  different  parts  of  the  town.  The  channel 
of  the  river  was  so  narrow  that  he  was  obliged  to  drop  anchor  in  order  to  get 
the  vessel's  head  up  stream,  and  as  soon  as  this  could  be  done  he  opened  tire 
upon  the  town  and  destroyed  the  greater  portion  of  it,  completely  driving  the 
rebels  out  of  the  place.  He  subsequently  learned  that  one  hundred  and  fifty 
men  were  concealed  there.  In  June,  1863,  was  ordered  to  command  the 

Sin-boat  "Cimmaron," — served  in  her  in  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  under 
ear-Admiral  Dahlgren,  until  May,  1864 ;  while  in  her  he  participated  in 
the  attack  on  the  enemy's  works  before  Charleston,  August  17,  1863,  and 
served  in  other  engagements  at  the  same  place.  In  October,  1864,  ordered 
to  report  to  Acting  Rear-Admiral  Lee,  as  Ordinance-Officer,  Mississippi 
Squadron;  in  February,  1865,  was  transferred  as  Executive-Officer  to  the 
Mound  City  Naval  station,  in  which  capacity  he  served  until  February, 
1866 ;  in  April,  1866,  was  ordered  as  a  member  of  the  Naval  General  Court- 
Martial  assembled  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  served  on  it  until  it 
was  dissolved  in  June,  1866;  in  August,  1866,  was  ordered  as  Light-House 
Inspector  of  the  Sixth  Light-House  District,  at  Charleston,  South  Carolina, 
where  he  served  until  August  7, 1868.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
July  16,  1862.  Promoted  to  Commander,  November  16,  1862.  Promoted 
to  Captain,  February  10,  1869;  commanding  receiving  ship  "Boston,"  1870; 
commanding  "  Pensacola  "  (second-rate),  Pacific  Squadron,  1872-4.  Com 
missioned  as  Commodore,  February  4,  1875;  commanding  Naval  Station, 
Port  Royal,  South  Carolina,  1877-78 ;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1879-81.  Promoted  to  Rear- Admiral,  July  2,  1882 ;  commanding  Pacific 
Station,  1882-3.  Retired,  March,  1884. 

Thomas  S.  Phelps. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  from  Maine,  January 
17,  1840;  attached  to  sloop  "Preble."  coast  of  Labrador  and  Bay  of  Fundy, 
March  to  December,  1840;  Mediterranean  Squadron,  January,  1841,  to 
September,  1843  ;  sloop,"  Boston,"  Brazil  Squadron.  October,  1843,  to  Feb 
ruary,  1846 ;  Naval  School,  February  to  July,  1846.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Midshipman,  July  11,  1846;  sloop  "Boston,"  Gulf  Squadron,  October  5, 
1846 ;  wrecked  on  the  Island  of  Eleuthera,  West  Indies,  November  16, 
1846  ;  detached  and  ordered  to  steamer  "  Polk,"  for  war  and  special  service 
in  Mexico,  February  20,  1847 ;  after-section  filled  with  water  off  Cape  Hat- 
teras,  April  1,  1847 ;  returned  detached,  and  ordered  to  Coast  Survey,  May 
7,1847;  attached  to  schooners  "Nautilus,"  "J.  T.  Mason,"  and  steamer 
"  Legare,"  until  June,  1849  ;  razee  "  Independence,"  Mediterranean  Squad 
ron,  June,  1849,  to  December,  1850 ;  frigate  "Constitution,"  same  squadron, 
December,  1850,  to  February,  1851 ;  schooner  "Graham,"  steamers  "Le- 


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gare"  and  "  Hetzel,"  Coast  Survey,  May  1,  1851,  to  November,  1852; 
receiving-ship  "  Pennsylvania,"  November,  1852,  to  January  1,  1853  ; 
steamer  "Fulton,"  one  month, — rejoined  "Pennsylvania,"  and  attached 
until  December,  1853  ;  surveyed  Elizabeth  River  and  Norfolk  Navy  Yard  ; 
sloop  "  Decatur,"  Pacific  Squadron,  December,  1853,  to  April  15,  1857; 
served  throughout  the  Indian  War  in  Washington  Territory,  1855-6.  Pro 
moted  to  Ma*ter,  March  1,  1855.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September 
14,  1855  ;  battle  of  Seattle,  W.  T.,  January  26,  1856  ;  ordnance  duty,  Nor 
folk,  Virginia,  May,  1857,  to  September,  1858;  Paraguay  Expedition  and 
Brazil  Squadron,  September,  1858,  to  June,  1859 ;  steamer  "  Crusader," 
Home  Squadron,  June  16  to  August  24, 1859  ;  commanded  ffteamer  "  Vixen, ' 
Coast  Survey,  and  on  special  service,  August,  1859,  to  September,  1861; 
attached  to  expedition  for  the  relief  of  Fort  Sumter,  March,  1861  "  In 
organizing  the  government  for  war,  it  was  decided  by  the  Chiefs  of  Depart 
ments  that  one  naval  officer  skilled  in  surveying  should  be  detached  for 
special  service  to  co-operate  with  army  and  navy,  and  Lieutenant  Phelps  was 
selected  by  ballot  for  that  duty."  In  consequence  of  the  destruction  of  light- 
boats,  buoys,  and  ranges,  and  the  erection  of  heavy  batteries  by  the  rebels, 
the  Potomac  Kiver  was  rendered  almost  impassable,  and  at  this  critical 
moment,  when  the  safety  of  Washington  was  hazarded,  a  survey  and  chart  of 
the  river  became  imperative.  For  this  purpose,  six  steamers  were  placed  at 
the  disposal  of  Lieutenant  Phelps.  Selecting  two,  he,  in  June,  successfully 
executed  the  work,  which  fully  answered  the  requirements  of  the  country. 
Transferred  to  steamer  "  Corwin  "  for  secret  service,  September  24,  1861. 
Examined  five  of  the  inlets  of  North  Carolina,  and  surveyed  and  buoyed 
Hatteras  Inlet,  for  the  introduction  of  expeditions  into  the  interior  waters  of 
that  State  ;  skirmished  with  rebel  gunboats,  Pamlico  Sound,  November  9, 
1861  ;  engagement  with  rebel  gunboat  "  Curlew,"  Hatteras  Inlet,  November 
14, 1861 ;  received  compliments  of  Secretary  of  Navy  ;  secret  service  in  Vir 
ginia  waters,  December,  1861  ;  attached  to  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  March,  1862  ;  assigned  to  command  of  division  for  operations  in  rear  of 
Gloucester  Point, Virginia,  April  1,  1862  ;  York  Kiver,  April  21,  three  engage 
ments  with  Yorktown  and  Gloucester  Point  batteries ;  skirmish  with  rebels, 
Queen's  Point,  Virginia,  captured  five,  and  caused  the  destruction  of  two  of  the 
enemy's  vessels, — prevented  destruction  of  White  House  bridge,  May  4, 
1862;  frequent  skirmishes  with  main  body  of  rebel  army  retreating  from 
Yorktown,  May  5  and  6  ;  battle  of  West  Point,  Virginia,  ascended  the 
Matipony  River,  and  prevented  the  junction  of  a  large  force  of  rebels  with 
main  army,  May  7  ;  made  reconnoissance  charts  of  Matipony  and  Pamunky 
Rivers.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander,  July  16,1862.  In  obe 
dience  to  the  demands  of  Congress  and  an  order  of  the  Navy  Department, 
executed  a  close  and  complete  survey  of  the  Potomac  River,  opposed  in  the 
work  by  enemy's  infantry  and  artillery,  July  29,  1862,  to  March  1,  1863; 
commanded  steamer  "  Corwin,"  on  special  service,  from  March,  1863,  to  De 
cember,  1s 64, — principally  employed  in  making  surveys  in  anticipation  of 
naval  and  military  movements,  and  in  examining  dangers  in  the  way  of  block- 
aders  and  transports;  ironclad  "  Saugus,"  December,  1864;  steam-sloop, 
"  Juniata,"  January  3,  1865;  commanded  the  "  Juniata"  at  the  capture  of 
Fort  Fisher,  January  15,  1865  ;  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  Jan 
uary  21,  1865;  commanded  steamer  "  Lenapee,"  Atlantic  Coast  Squadron, 
March  2,  1865,  to  April  3,  1867  ;  senior  officer  on  coast  of  North  Carolina, 
from  March,  1865,  to  December,  1865.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  August 
5,  1865;  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  California,  1867-70;  commanding  receiving 


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ship  "  Independence,"  1870-1  ;  commanding  steam-sloop  "  Saranac,"  N.  P. 
Station,  187 1-3.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  June  19,  1871  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare 
Island,  California,  1873-7 ;  commanding  receiving-ship  "  Independence," 
September,  1877,  to  March,  1879.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  January  13, 
1879  ;  commanding  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  January  15,  1881,  to 
March  15, 1883  :  commanded  South  Atlantic  Station,  1883-4.  Promoted  to 
Rear- Admiral,  March  1,  1884.  Retired  November  2,  1884. 

John  H.  Upsher. — Born  in  Virginia,  December  5,  1823.  Appointed 
from  Virginia,  November  4,  1841  ;  attached  to  frigate  "  Congress,"  Medi 
terranean  Squadron,  1841-3;  sloop  "St.  Marys,"  Mediterranean  Squadron, 
1843-6  ;  Home  Squadron  during  Mexican  War ;  in  the  Naval  Battery  dur 
ing  the  bombardment  of  Vera  Cruz;  Naval  School,  1847.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Midshipman,  August  10,  1847;  frigate  "Cumberland,"  Mediter 
ranean  Squadron,  1849-50;  ordnance  duty,  1852;  store-ship  "Supply," 
East  India  Squadron,  1853-6.  Promoted  to  Master,  1855.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  September  14,  1855  ;  ordnance  duty,  Washington  Navy  Yard, 
1856-7  ;  sloop  "  Cumberland,"  coast  of  Africa,  1858-9  ;  Instructor  at  Naval 
Academy,  1859-60  ;  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861 ;  at  cap 
ture  of  foris  at  Hatteras,  North  Carolina ;  steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  South 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861  ;  present  at  battle  of  Port  Royal ;  com 
manding  steamer  "  Flambeau,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1862-3  ;  several  expeditions  up  the  rivers  of  South  Carolina.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant  Commander,  July  16, 1862  ;  commanding  steam-frigate  "Minne 
sota,"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4;  command 
ing  steamer  "  A.  D.  Vance,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ; 
at  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  January,  1865  ;  commanding  steamer  "  Frolic," 
European  Squadron,  1865-7.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  25,  1-S66  ; 
commanding  apprentice-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1868-70  ;  special  duty,  New  Lon 
don,  Connecticut,  1871-3.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  January  31,  1872; 
commanded  the  Pensacola,  1872-3  ;  commanded  "Brooklyn  "  (second-rate), 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  1877-80; 
member  Board  of  Examiners,  1881.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  July,  1880; 
commandant  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1882-4  Promoted  to  RearAdmiral, 
October,  1884  ;  commanding  Pacific  Station,  1884-5.  Retired  on  his  own 
application,  June,  1888. 

F.  A.  Roe. — Born  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  October  4,  1823.  Appointed 
Acting  Midshipman,  October  19,  1841 ;  after  six  months'  service  at  sea  was 
warranted,  February  3,  1842;  ordered  to  sloop-of-war  "John  Adams;" 
served  a  full  cruise  on  the  coast  of  Brazil  and  south  and  east  coast  of  Africa; 
detached  from  the  "  John  Adams,"  May  29,  1844 ;  ordered  to  sloop-of-war 
u  Yorktown,"  September  3,  1844;  made  cruise -on  that  ship  on  the  west 
coast  of  Africa,  as  a  Midshipman  doing  a  Lieutenant's  duty  ;  detached 
from  the  "  Yorktown,"  June  4,  1846  ;  ordered  to  the  sloop-of-war  '•  Boston," 
October  5,  1846,  bound  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  to  join  the  squadron 
under  Commodore  O.  H.  Perry,  blockading  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico;  was 
shipwrecked  on  that  vessel  on  Eleuthera  Island,  West  Indies;  ship  was 
a  total  loss ;  detached  from  the  "  Boston,"  February  24,  1847  ;  ordered  to 
the  steamer  '*  Alleghany,"  fitting  out  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  February  24, 
1847  ;  served  on  that  vessel  until  her  arrival  at  Norfolk,  Virginia,  October 
20,  18  47.  Detached  from  the  "Alleghany  "  and  ordered  to  the  Naval  Acad 
emy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  October  20, 1847 ;  graduated  from  the  Naval  Academy, 
July  12,  1848  and  promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman  from  August  10,  1847, 
being  a  year  late  in  going  to  the  Academy;  detached  from  the  Academy 


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and  granted  ninety  days'  leave  of  absence,  July  12,  1848.  Ordered  to  the 
sloop-of-war  "Albany,"  September  2(5,  1848,  and  cruised  in  the  West  India 
Islands;  detached  from  '  Albany,"  August  13,  1841);  was  dismissed  from 
the  service  by  sentence  of  court-martial,  for  disobedience  of  an  illegal  oider, 
October  23,  1849;  reappointed  a  Patsed  Midshipman  from  August  10,  1847, 
to  take  original  rank  and  place  in  Navy  List,  September  27.  1850.  Ordered 
to  Coast  Survey,  but  the  orders  were  revoked,  October  9,  1850 ;  ordered  as  a 
watch  officer  to  the  mail  steamer  "  Georgia ; "  served  two  years  as  Execu 
tive  Officer  of  the  "Georgia,"  October  23,  1850;  detached  from  the 
"  Georgia,"  November  24,  1852.  Ordered  to  the  brig  "  porpoise,"  of  the 
North  Pacific  and  Behring  Strait  Expedition,  December  2,  1852  (was  ap 
pointed  Acting  Master  to  do  the  duty  of  Lieutenant)  ;  served  as  Executive 
Officer  of  the  "  Porpoise"  until  the  reorganization  of  the  squadron  in  China 
under  the  Acting  Commodore,  John  Rodgers,  in  August,  1854.  While  in 
China,  as  Executive  Officer  of  the  "  Porpoise,"  had  an  action  with  a  fleet  of 
thirteen  heavy  armored  pirate  junks,  in  Koulan  Bay ;  destroyed  six  of  these 
junks,  defeated  the  pirate  fleet  and  dispersed  its  vessels.  It  was  a  hot  action 
of  two  hours,  fought  under  canvas  under  way.  Detached  from  the  "  Por 
poise,"  August,  1854;  ordered  and  appointed  an  Acting  Lieutenant,  com 
manding  and  Executive  Officer  of  the  flag-ship  "  Vinceunes,"  exploring  ex 
pedition  ;  made  a  cruise  in  the  Arctic  regions  as  high  as  latitude  72°  5'  N., 
and  along  the  north  and  east  coasts  of  Siberia  and  Japan,  and  Kurile 
Islands ;  detached  from  the  squadron  and  the  "  Vincennes,"  November  3, 

1855,  and  on  arrival  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  ordered  East  to  await  orders ; 
warranted  as  a  Master  in  the  Navy,  August  8,  1855.    Promoted  to  a  Lieuten 
ant,  September  14,   1855 ;    total  service  to  this  date,  ten  years  and  nine 
months;  ordered  to  the  Coast  Survey  schooner,  '•  Bowditch,"  February  21, 

1856,  coast  of  Georgia,  surveying  coast;  detached  from  the  Coast  Survey 
Service  and  ordered  to  the  frigate  "Macedonian"   (Fourth    Lieutenant), 
April  17,1858;   served   the   cruise  in  the  "Macedonian"  in  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico  and  Mediterranean ;  detached  from  the  Mediterranean  on  expiration 
of  cruise,  July  14,  1860 ;  ordered  to  ordnance  duty.  New  York  Navy  Yard, 
September  13, 1860 ;  service  as  Assistant  Inspector  of  Ordnance  until  July 
14,  1861,  when  applied  for  service  afloat  at  the  front,  civil  war  being  de 
clared  ;  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Pensacola,"  August  2, 1861,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  fitting  out  for  passage  down  the  Potomac,  which  was  blocked  by  rebel 
batteries.     While  preparing  for  sea  was  ordered  temporarily,  in  great  haste, 
in  consequence  of  the  battle  and  defeat  at  Bull  Run,  with  500  seamen  to  oc 
cupy  Fort  Ellsworth,  near  Alexandria,  Va.     Occupied  the  Fort,  which  was 
General  McClellan's  left,  until  the  army  moved,  when   he  returned  to  the 
"  Pensacola."    Was  Executive  Officer  of  the  "' Pensacola'  at  the  memorable 
passage  of  that  ship  down  the  Potomac  River,  through  nine  miles  of  batteries 
under  constant  fire.     Passage  successfully  made,  accompanied   by  the  Presi 
dent  and  his  Cabinet  until  under  fire.     Carried  the  ship  ("  Pensacola ")  to 
New  Orleans,  led  the  starboard  (van)  column  of  the  Farragut  fleet  at  the 
battle  and   passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Phillip,  and  eighty  miles  above 
the  Chalmette  Forts  (earthworks  and   heavy  guns).     Was  specially  com 
mended  for  good  conduct  on  this  occasion  by  Commodore  Henry  Morris,  and 
recommended  for  promotion  to  grade  of  Commander;  detached  from  the 
'•Pensacola,'  at  New' Orleans,  August  5,  1862,  and  ordered  to  command  the 
gun-boat  "  Katahdin,"   and  same  day  fought  the  battle  of  Baton  Rouge, 
against  John  C.  Breckenridge.     Promoted  to  the  grade  of  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  by  appointment,  August  6,  1862 ;  detached  from  "  Katahdin,"  Feb- 

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ruary  2, 1863,  and  ordered  North  by  Admiral  Farragut  on  account  of  fail 
ing  health.  During  this  service  on  the  Mississippi  was  in  several  engagements 
and  constant  skirmishes  with  the  enemy,  fights  at  Plaquemine,  Bonnet  Carre, 
College  Point,  and  the  engagement  with  and  destruction  of  the  Rebel  iron 
clad  ram  "  Arkansas."  Commissioned  a  Lieutenant- Commander  frcm  July 
16,  1862,  on  March  4,  1863;  and  ordered  to  command  the  '•  Neptune," 
August  27,  1863,  but  orders  changed  on  September  4,  1863,  and  ordered  to 
command  the  double-ender  and  paddle-wheel  steamer  "  Sassacus,"  fitting  out 
at  Boston.  Commanded  the  "  Sas?acus  "  off  Wilmington  on  the  blockade  for 
two  weeks,  and  destroyed  two  valuable  blockade  runners  (English  steam 
ships).  Was  ordered  to  the  sounds  of  North  Carolina,  until  July  20,  1864, 
when  detached  on  account  of  sickness  and  sent  to  the  hospital,  Norfolk,  Va. 
During  the  service  of  North  Carolina  was  engaged  in  action  with  the  Rebel 
ram  k<  Albemarle"  and  gun-boat  '•  Bombshell."  The  battle  took  place  on 
May  5,  1864,  in  Albernarle  Sound.  Attacked  in  the  evening  by  broadside  of 
shot  at  close  quarters  and  ramming.  The  ramming  disabled  the"Albe- 
marle,"  and  she  retreated,  leaking  badly,  up  the  sound  to  Plymouth,  N.  C.,  or 
Roanoke  River.  To  keep  from  sinking,  the  ram  ran  aground  at  a  spot  near 
Plymouth.  The  "  Bombshell,"  a  small  gun-boat,  surrendered  to  the  "  Sassa 
cus,"  in  the  first  of  the  engagement,  and  her  surrender  was  received  by  the 
"Sassacus,"  which  took  possession  of  her.  July  22,  1864,  is  dated  a  letter  of 
thanks  and  commendation  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  and  advancement 
of  five  numbers  in  grade  for  her  commander  for  "gallant  and  meritorious 
conduct  before  the  enemy."  Having  been  discharged  from  the  hospital  on 
November  11,  1864,  was  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S.  ship  "  Michigan,"  on 
the  Lakes  During  this  command  he  suppressed  a  general  insurrection  of 
the  miners  of  the  iron  region  at  Marquette,  and  of  the  copper  region  at 
Hough  ton,  saved  the  town  of  Marquette  from  being  sacked  by  miners,  and 
had  the  privateer  "Georgian,"'  captured  by  English  authority  at  Collingswood, 
Canada.  Detached  from  the  "Michigan"  and  Lake  service,  and  wait  orders, 
April  7,  1866;  ordered  to  the  "Madawaska,"  June  13,  1866  (subsequently 
the  "Tennessee"),  as  Executive  Officer  of  trial  service  of  the  engineers  and 
machinery.  Promoted  to  the  rank  of  Commander,  July  25, 1866  ;  succeeded 
Commodore  S.  C.  Rowan,  August,  1866,  in  the  command  of  the  "  Mada 
waska, '  until  the  completion  of  the  work ;  detached  from  the  "  Mada 
waska,"  January  29,  1867,  and  ordered  to  "  Tacony,"  double  ender,  fitting 
out  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  for  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Was  ordered  by  Rear- Admiral 
Palmer  to  command  the  Mexican  Gulf  Division  of  his  squadron,  and  sta 
tioned  at  Vera  Cruz.  During  this  command  at  Vera  Cruz,  at  the  time  of 
the  capture  and  execution  of  the  Prince  Maximilian,  and  during  the  change 
of  government  to  a  republic  under  President  Juarez,  saw  the  last  of  the 
evacuation  of  the  French  from  Mexico.  Took  the  famous  Santa  Anna  a 
prisoner  out  of  an  American  steamer,  and  sent  him  out  of  Mexico.  Was 
employed  frequently  as  negotiator  between  General  Beuevidez,  of  the  Re 
publican  army,  and  Burreau,the  Imperial  Governor  of  Vera  Cruz.  Received 
the  surrender  of  Vera  Cruz  and  San  Juan  d'Ulloa  from  the  hands  of  General 
Gomez,  who  refused  to  surrender  to  Benevidez  or  Juarez,  when  Maximilian 
was  executed.  Preserved  order  in  Vera  Cruz  and  established  a  provisional 
government  until  the  city  was  occupied  by  the  Republican  troops  under 
Benevidez.  Detached  from  the  "  Tacony,"  at  Pensatola,  August  3,  1867, 
sfter  Mexican  affairs  were  settled,  and  ordered  to  Washington.  Sent  for  by 
the  President  (Johnson)  in  cabinet-meeting,  and  received  his  thanks  and 
congratulations  for  good  conduct  in  Mexico.  On  this  occasion  President 


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Johnson  ordered  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  Mr.  Welles,  to  promote  this 
officer,  but  the  verbal  order  was  forgotten  and  not  carried  out.  Ordered  as 
Fleet  Captain  of  the  Asiatic  Fleet,  under  Rear-Admiral  S.  C.  Rowan, 
August  3,  18b7,  in  U.  S.  frigate  "  Delaware"  (nee  "  Piscataqua"),  fitting  out 
at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  Served  full  cruise,  three  years,  as  Fleet  Captain  in  U. 
S.  Frigate  "Delaware,"  Asiatic  Station.  Sea  service  to  that  date,  twenty-two 
years  and  seven  months ;  shore  service  three  years ;  detached  from  "  Dela 
ware,"  November,  1870,  having  arrived  at  New  York  from  China,  and  wait 
orders;  ordered  to  Examination  Board  for  promotion,  March  15,  1872. 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  April  1,  1872;  ordered  to  command  naval  ren 
dezvous,  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  August  5,  1872  ;  detached  and  waiting 
orders,  March  17,  1873;  ordered  as  Executive  Officer  and  Captain  of  the 
Yard,  Boston  Navy  Yard,  June  12,  1873  ;  detached  and  ordered  to  com 
mand  the  frigate  "  Lancaster,"  at  Key  West,  Fla.,  bound  to  Brazil,  February 
28,  1874 ;  made  cruise  to  Brazil,  and  served  as  flag-ship  ;  was  chief  of  staff 
again  ;  detached  from  "  Lancaster,"  having  returned  from  cruise,  Brazil 
Station,  July  16,  1875 ;  ordered  to  Naval  Station,  New  London,  August  9, 
1875 ;  detached  from  Naval  Station,  at  New  London,  and  placed  on  furlough 
by  Secretary  George  M.  Robeson,  July  18,  1876 ;  ordered  as  member  of 
Board  of  Examination  at  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  March  3,  1879 ;  de 
tached  from  that  duty,  April  5,  1879  ;  ordered  as  president  of  a  Board  to  re 
vise  the  allowance  books  of  the  Bureaus  of  the  Navy  Department,  under 
commission  as  Captain,  November  7,  1879;  received  letter  of  commendation 
from  Admiral  Le  Roy,  with  whom  he  served  as  Chief  of  Staff)  etc.,  etc.  ; 
having  completed  the  work  of  the  Revisory  Board,  was  detached  and  placed 
on  waiting  orders ;  ordered  to  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  July,  1883, 
as  President  of  a  Board  of  Examiners,  of  a  class  of  thirty  commissioned 
officers,  with  experiments  and  conduct  of  that  station ;  in  August  completed, 
and  detached  again  for  duty ;  ordered  as  Governor  of  the  U.  S.  Naval 
Station  for  Retired  Seamen  (Naval  Asylum),  at  Philadelphia,  October  31, 
1883 ;  relieved  Rear- Admiral  A.  C.  Rhind  on  that  day,  and  assumed  com 
mand.  Commissioned  as  Rear  Admiral  in  the  Navy,  November  3,  1884 ; 
passed  the  examination  before  two  boards,  medical  and  professional ;  detached 
from  the  command  of  the  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  October  4,  1885,  and 
transferred  to  the  retired  list,  having  reached  sixty-two  years  of  age. 

Samuel  R.  Franklin. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Penn 
sylvania,  February  18,  1841 ;  attached  to  frigate  "  United  States,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1841-3  ;  store  ship  "  Relief,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1845-7  ;  present 
at  the  demonstration  upon  Monterey,  the  enemy  offering  no  resistance,  and 
the  place  being  occupied  without  a  battle ;  Naval  School,  1847.  Promoted 
to  Passed  Midshipman,  August  10,  1847  ;  razee  "Independence,"  Mediterra 
nean  Squadron,  1849-52 ;  Coast  Survey,  1 853-5.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
September  14,  1855;  Naval  Academy,  1855-6;  sloop  "  Falmouth,"  Brazil 
Squadron,  1857-59;  sloop  "Macedonian,"  Home  Squadron,  1859-60;  steam- 
sloop  "  Dacotah,"  Atlantic  coast,  1861-2 ;  was  a  volunteer  on  board  of  the 
"Roanoke  "  in  the  action  with  the  "Merrimac,"  March,  1862,  in  which  the 
u  Congi  ess"  and  "Cumberland"  were  destroyed.  The  "Roanoke"  was 
engaged  with  the  forts  at  Sewell's  Point,  but  grounded,  and  did  not  get  fairly 
into  the  action.  Executive  Officer  of  the  "  Dacotah  "  in  the  attack  upon  the 
batteries  at  Sewell's  Point  in  the  spring  of  1862.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  July  16,  1862  ;  commanding  the  steam-gunboat  "  Aroostook," 
James  River  flotilla,  1862  ;  commanding  "  Aroostook,"  Western  Gulf  Block 
ading  Squadron,  1863;  special  duty,  New  Orleans,  1864;  on  the  staff  of 


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Acting  Rear-Admiral  Thatcher  during  the  operations  of  Mobile  Bay,  in  the 
spring  of  1865,  and  was  the  naval  representative  in  the  demand  for  the  sur 
render  of  the  City  of  Mobile ;  commanding  steamer  "  Saginaw,"  North  Pacific 
Squadron,  1866-7.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  September  26,  1866; 
ordnance  duty,  Mare  Island,  California,  1868-9 ;  commanding  steam-sloop 
"  Mohican,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  1869-70  ;  equipment  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  California,  1870-2.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  August  13, 
1872  ;  Fleet  Captain  of  the  Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  under  Com 
modore  Bell,  Rear- Admiral  Palmer,  and  Acting  Rear- Admiral  Thatcher. 
Joined  the  "  Wabash,"  on  the  European  Station,  in  1873,  and  commanded 
her  and  served  as  Chief  of  Staff  to  Rear-Admiral  Case.  The  flag  was  shifted 
to  the  "  Franklin,"  which  vessel  he  commanded  and  served  in  her  as  Chief 
of  Staff  to  Rear- Admiral  Worden,  when  he  relieved  Admiral  Case  in  com 
mand  of  the  squadron ;  President  of  Board  of  Examiners  for  promotion  of 
officers,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1877.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  May,  1881 ; 
special  duty,  Washington,  1881-3  ;  Hydrographer  to  the  Bureau  of  Naviga 
tion,  1877-80 ;  Superintendent  Naval  Observatory,  1884-5.  Promoted  to 
Rear-Admiral,  January,  1885 ;  ordered  to  command  European  Station,  Feb 
ruary,  1885,  with  the  "  Pene-acola  "  as  flag  ship  ;  remained  in  this  command 
till  August,  1887,  when  he  was  relieved.  Retired,  1887.  Appointed  by 
President  Cleveland,  February,  1889,  as  one  of  the  delegates  on  the  part  of 
the  United  States  to  the  International  Marine  Conference,  and  was  chosen 
President  of  that  body  on  16th  of  October,  upon  its  assembly  at  Washington. 
Stephen  Bleecker  Luce. — Born  in  Albany,  New  York,  March  '25, 
1827.  Appointed  Midshipman  from  New  York,  October  19,  1841,  and 
ordered  to  the  "  North  Carolina,"  74,  New  York ;  April,  1842,  to  March, 
1845,  attached  to  frigate  "Congress,"  Captain  P.  F.  Voorhees,  on  the  Medi 
terranean  and  Brazil  Stations;  May,  1845,  to  March,  1848,  attached  to  the 
"  Columbus,"  74,  Commodore  James  Biddle,  circumnavigating  the  globe, 
visiting  Japan,  and  serving  on  the  coast  of  California  during  the  Mexican 
War.  April  1,  1848,  ordered  to  Naval  Academy  for'  examination  for  pro 
motion  to  Passed  Midshipman;  August  20,  1849,  to  October,  1852  attached 
to  "  Van d alia,"  Captain  William  H.  Gardner,  during  her  cruise  in  the 
Pacific ;  December,  1852,  attached  to  astronomical  party,  under  Lieutenant 
J.  M.  Gilliss,  Washington,  D.  C.;  May  9,  1853.  to  February  8,  1854,  at 
tached  to  steamer  "Vixen,"  Home  Squadron  ;  May  18,  1854,  to  November 
16,  1857,  attached  to  United  States  Coast  Survey.  Promoted  to  Master, 
November  15,  1855.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  16,  1855  ; 
November  16,  1857,  to  February  11,  1860,  attached  to  sloop-of-war  "James 
town,"  Captain  C.  H.  A.  H.  Kennedy,  during  her  cruise  in  West  Indies  and 
on  the  Isthmus;  March  2,  1860,  to  Naval  Academy,  as  Assistant  Instructor; 
May  2, 1861,  ordered  to  frigate  "  Wabash,"  Captain  William  Mercer,  attached 
to  Blockading  Squadron,  coast  of  South  Carolina ;  participated  in  the  battles 
of  Hatteras  Inlet  and  Port  Royal ;  commanded  a  howitzer  launch  of  "  Wa 
bash  "  during  a  reconnoissance  in  force  and  engagement  with  rebels  at  Port 
Royal  Ferry,  South  Carolina,  by  combined  military  and  naval  forces ;  Jan 
uary  10,  1862,  ordered  to  Naval  Academy,  Newport,  Rhode  Island.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant  Commander,  July  16,  1862;  June  1,  1863,  ordered 
to  command  practice-ship  "Macedonian"  (European  cruise) ;  October  13, 
1863,  ordered  to  command  monitor  "  Nantucket,"  attached  to  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron  ;  while  in  command  of  "  Nantucket "  engaged  the  rebel 
forts  Sumter  and  Moultrie  a  number  of  times;  August  19,  1864,  ordered  to 
command  "Sonoma,"  double-ender,  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron; 


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August  27,  1864,  to  "  Canandaigua,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron  ; 
September  1,  1864,  to  June  9,  1865,  to  "  Pontiac,"  North  Atlantic  Blockad 
ing  Squadron  ;  while  in  command  of  "  Pontiac,"  engaged  Battery  Marshall ; 
January  5,  1865,  reported  to  General  W.  T.  Sherman,  at  Savannah,  Georgia, 
for  duty  in  connection  with  the  army.  A\7ith  much  difficulty  got  the 
"  Pontiac  "  up  the  Savannah  River  to  Sister's  Ferry,  about  forty  miles  above 
the  city,  and  guarded  the  pontoon  bridge  from  molestation  by  the  rebels 
while  General  Slocum's  wing  passed  into  South  Carolina.  September  26, 
1865,  to  Naval  Academy  (Annapolis)  ;  October  6, 1865,  relieved  Commander 
Fairfax  as  Commandant  of  Midshipmen  (Naval  Academy,)  ;  June  8,  1866, 
ordered  to  command  Practice  Squadron,  consisting  of  "  Macedonian  "  and 
"Savannah,"  frigates  "Winnepeg,"  double-ender  "Saco"  and  "Marble- 
head,"  steam  third-rates;  and  yacht  "America"  (cruise  on  the  const). 
Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  25,  1866 ;  June  12, 1867,  in  command  of 
Practice  Squadron,  consisting  of  "Macedonian,"  "Savannah"  and  "Dale" 
(European  cruise);  May  31,  1868,  in  command  of  Practice  Squadron,  con 
sisting  of  "  Savannah,"  "  Macedonian  "  and  "  I>ale  "  (West  Point  and  Euro 
pean  cruise) ;  September  30,  1868,  to  May  26,  1869,  in  command  of 
"  Mohongo,"  double-ender,  Pacific  Squadron  ;  February  19,  1869,  to  July 
12,  1872,  in  command  of  "  Juniata,"  Mediterranean  Squadron  ;  September 
14,  1872,  to  Boston  Navy  Yard,  as  Equipment  Officer.  Commissioned  as 
Captain,  December  28,  1872  ;  December  12,  1873,  ordered  to  command 
frigate  "  Minnesota  "  during  the  "  Virginius  "  excitement ;  detached  on  the 
22d,  and  resumed  duties  at  Boston ;  October  15,  1875,  detached  from  Boston 
Navy  Yard  (as  Captain  of  the  Yard) ;  November  1,  1875,  ordered  to 
command  the  "Hartford,"  at  New  York,  relieving  the  "  Worcester1'  as  flag 
ship  of  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron  ;  August  21,  1877,  detached  from  the 
"Hartford;"  August  25,  1877,  ordered  as  Inspector  of  Training-ships; 
January  1,  1878,  to  January  1,  1881,  in  command  of  the  U.  S.  training- 
ship  "Minnesota,'  cruising  on  the  coast;  April  25,  1881,  to  June  30,  1884, 
in  command  of  U.  S.  Naval  Training  Squadron,  cruising.  Promoted  to 
Commodore,  November  25,  1881;  October  9,  1882,  ordered  as  President  of 
Commission  on  the  Sa]e  of  Navy  Yards ;  July  26,  1884,  ordered  to  com 
mand  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron  as  Acting  Rear-Admiral;  September  20, 
1884,  ordered  as  President  of  the  U.  S.  Naval  War  College,  Coaster's  Harbor 
Island,  R.  I.  Promoted  to  Rear-Admiral,  October  5, 1885.  From  June  18, 
1886,  to  February  13,  1889,  in  command  of  naval  forces,  North  Atlantic 
Station.  March *25,  1889,  transferred  to  the  retired  list.  Total  sea  service, 
thirty-three  years;  other  duty,  twelve  years  three  months;  unemployed  one 
year  eleven  months.  May  23,  1892,  commissioned  by  President  Harrison, 
as  Commissioner- General,  to  represent  the  United  States  of  America  at  the 
Columbian  Historical  Exposition,  held  in  Madrid  in  1892,  in  commemoration 
of  the  Four  Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the  Discovery  of  America.  March 
1,  1893,  the  Queen  Regent  of  Spain  conferred  upon  Rear- Admiral  Luce  the 
"Grand  Cross  of  Naval  Merit,  with  the  White  Distinctive  Mark,"  for  his 
services  as  Delegate  of  his  Government  to  the  Columbian  Exposition. 
Author  of  "  Seamanship,"  a  text-book  in  use  at  the  Naval  Academy,  President 
of  the  U.  S.  Naval  Institute. 

Jarnes  E.  Jouett.— Born  in  Kentucky,  February  27,  1828.  Appointed 
from  Kentucky,  September  10,  1841.  Commissioned  Passed  Midshipman, 
August  10,  1847;  Master,  September  14,  1855;  Lieutenant,  September  15, 
1855;  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  Commander,  July  25,1866, 
Captain,  January  6,  1874;  Commodore,  January  11,  1883;  Rear-Admiral, 


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February  19,  1886.  Rear- Admiral  Jouett  entered  the  navy  of  the  United 
States  as  a  midshipman  September  10,  1841,  and  passed  through  the  succes 
sive  grades  of  the  service  to  the  outbreak  of  the  late  war,  when,  on  the  night 
of  November  17,  1861,  holding  then  the  position  of  a  lieutenant  in  the 
United  States  Navy,  and  serving  on  board  the  United  States  frigate  "  Santee," 
made  himself  conspicuous  for  gallantry  in  conducting  a  hazardous  boat  expe 
dition  against  the  Confederate  vessel  of  war  "  Royal  Yacht,"  off  Galveston, 
Texas,  and  in  capturing  and  destroying  said  vessel,  in  which  encounter  he 
.received  a  severe  pike  wound  in  the  arm  and  side,  and  for  which  hazardous 
and  important^ service  he  was  recommended  by  his  immediate  commanding 
officer,  Captain  Henry  Eagle,  for  a  command  suitable  to  his  rank ;  he  was 
complimented  in  general  orders  by  Flag-Officer  William  W.  McKean,  com 
manding  the  squadron,  and  ordered  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  who  offi 
cially  expressed  the  Department's  appreciation  of  his  "  daring  and  successful 
exploit,"  to  proceed  to  Washington,  so  that  he  might  "  be  given  a  command 
worthy  of  his  gallantry."  Later,  when  commanding  the  United  States  gun 
boat  "  Metacomet "  in  the  fight  in  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864,  he  promptly 
pursued  and  captured  the  Confederate  war  steamer  "Selma"  after  a  despe 
rate  conflict,  and  also  rendered  other  gallant  service  during  that  fight,  for 
which  he  was  commended  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  by  Admiral  David 
G.  Farragut,  commander  in-chief,  who  reported  that  "  Lieutenant-Commander 
Jouett's  promptness  and  coolness  throughout  the  fight  merited  high  praise, 
received  his  warmest  commendation,  and  was  worthy  of  his  reputation." 
For  the  gallantry  displayed  on  that  occasion  Commander  James  E.  Jouett 
was  recommended  by  a  board  of  officers,  of  which  Admiral  Farragut  was 
president,  appointed  in  1865,  "  to  consider  the  claims  of  officers  of  the  Navy 
for  advancement  for  heroic  conduct  in  battle,"  to  be  promoted  thirty  numbers ; 
but  for  some  reasons  the  advancement  was  never  made.  Lieutenant  Jouett 
subsequently  commanded  the  "Montgomery"  and  "R.  R.  Cuyler,"  and  was 
actively  engaged  in  blockade  duty.  His  next  command  was  the  side-wheel 
wooden  steamer  "Metacomet."  which  participated  in  the  fight  in  Mobile  Bay, 
and  was  lashed  to  the  side  of  Rear-Admiral  Farragut's  flag-ship,  the 
"Hartford,"  and  passed  the  forts  with  her.  It  was  in  this  fight,  August  5, 
1864,  that  Captain  (then  Lieutenant-Commander)  Jouett  was  again  eminent 
and  conspicuous  in  battle.  Rear- Admiral  Farragut  says  in  his  report : 
"  Finding  myself  raked  by  the  rebel  gunboats,  I  ordered  the  '  Metacomet ' 
to  cast  off  and  go  in  pursuit  of  them,  one  of  which,  the  '  Selma,'  she  suc 
ceeded  in  capturing.  Captain  Jouett  was  after  her  in  a  moment,  and  in  an 
hour's  time  he  had  her  as  his  prize  *  *  *  Lieutenant-Commander 
Jouett's  conduct  during  the  whole  affair  commands  my  warmest  commenda 
tion.  The  '  Morgan '  and  '  Gaines  '  succeeded  in  escaping  under  the  protec 
tion  of  the  guns  of  Fort  Morgan,  which  would  have  been  prevented  had  the 
other  gunboats  been  as  prompt  in  their  movements  as  the  'Metacomet." 
Again  he  reports :  "  Our  little  consort,  the  '  Metacomet,'  was  under  my  imme 
diate  eye  during  the  whole  of  the  action  up  to  the  moment  I  ordered  her  to 
cast  off  in  pursuit  of  the  '  Selma.'  The  coolness  and  promptness  of  Lieu 
tenant-Commander  Jouett,  throughout,  merit  high  praise ;  his  whole  conduct 
was  worthy  of  his  reputation." 

Extracts  from  Commodore  Foxliall  A.  Parker's  "Battle  of  Mobile  Bay." 

At  a  little  past  eight,  however,  the  Admiral,  observing  that  all  his  vessels 

were  clear  of  the  fort,  made  signal — "  Gunboats  chase  enemy's  gunboats!" 

The  signal  was  hardly  above  the  "  Hartford's  "  deck,  when  Jouett,  cutting 

the  fasts  which  bound  him  to  that  vessel,  started  in  obedience  to  it,  followed 


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at  some  distance  by  the  "  Itasca,"  "  Kennebec,"  and  "  Port  Royal."  His 
vessel  was  very  fast,  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  she  drew  much  more  water 
than  the  Confederate  gunboats,  he  found  himself,  before  long,  dragging  the 
bottom.  The  executive  officer,  Lieutenant  Sleeper — than  whom  no  cooler 
man  lived — reported  to  him  that  the  "  Metacomet "  had  a  foot  less  water 
under  her  bottom  than  her  draught.  This  was  startling !  for  should  the  vessel 
ground  hard,  the  pursuit  might  turn  upon  the  pursuer,  and  change  the  game 
somewhat.  "  Call  the  leadsmen  in  from  the  chains,  Mr.  Sleeper !  "  ordered 
Jouett.  Mr.  Sleeper  looked  amazed.  "I  tell  you, "-said  Jouett,  who  idolized 
Farragut,  and  was  a  strict  constructionist,  "the  admiral  has  directed  me  to 
follow  these  gunboats,  and  I  am  going  to  do  it.  Call  the  men  in  from  the 
chains  at  once,  sir,  they  are  demoralizing  me!  "  At  this,  the  crew — who  knew 
their  commander  well — set  up  a  loud  laugh,  and  the  "  Metftcomet  "  continued 
in  pursuit  with  the  result  we  know.  As  commander  of  the  United  States  Naval 
forces  on  the  North  Atlantic  Station,  Rear-Admiral  James  E.  Jouett,  by  his 
prompt,  firm  and  judicious  course  in  the  spring  of  1^85,  during  the  rebellion 
on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  restored  order,  re-established  transit,  prevented 
great  destruction  of  property  and  loss  of  life,  and  was  instrumental  in  bring 
ing  about  the  surrender  of  the  insurgent  forces  in  the  United  States  of 
Colombia,  and  in  effecting  a  peaceful  solution  of  the  United  States  of 
Colombia,  and  reflected  credit  on  the  United  States  of  America.  Retired 
February,  1890.  By  Act  of  Congress  Rear- Admiral  Jouett  receives,  on  the 
retired  list,  the  full  pay  of  his  grade  as  a  reward  for  his  distinguished  services. 
Lewis  A.  Kimberly. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  Illinois, 
December  8,  1846;  sloop  "  Jamestown,"  coast  of  Africa,  1847-50;  frigate 
"Raritan,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1851-2.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman, 
June  8,  1852  ;  sloop  "  Dale,"  coast  of  Africa,  1852-6.  Promoted  to  Master, 
1855.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  15,  1855;  receiving-ship 
"Boston,"  1857;  sloop  " Germantown,"  East  India  Squadron,  1858-60; 
frigate  "  Potomac,"  store-ship,  Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  Commander,  July  16, 1862  ;  steam-sloop  "Hart 
ford,"  flag-ship  Farragut's  Squadron,  1862-4;  engagement  and  passage  of 
Port  Hudson  batteries ;  engagement  with  batteries  at  Grand  Gulf  and  War- 
rington,  Mississippi  River;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay;  steam-frigate  "Colorado," 


cus"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873.  Commissioned  as  Captain, 
October  3,  1874;  commanding  "  Monongahela  "  (second-rate),  South  Atlan 
tic  Station,  1874-6;  commanding  "Omaha,"  flag-ship  South  Pacific  Station, 
1877-8;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1880-3;  Member  of  Examining  and 
Retiring  Board,  1884-5.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  November  27,  1884 ; 
Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Massachusetts,  1885-6.  Promoted  to 
Rear-Admiral,  July  26,  1887 ;  commanding  Pacific  Station,  1887-9.  Re 
tired  April  2,  1892. 

Bancroft  Gherardi. — Born  in  Louisiana,  November  10,  1832.  Ap 
pointed  from  Massachusetts,  June  29,  1846;  attached  to  fiigate  "Ohio," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1846-50  ;  steam-sloop  "Saranac,"  Home  Squadron,  1850-1  ; 
Naval  Academy,  1852.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  8,1852; 
sloop  "St.  Louis,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1853-5.  Promoted  to  Master, 
1855.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  16,  1855  ;  sloop  "  Saratoga," 
Home  Squadron,  1856-8 ;  rendezvous,  Boston,  1859  ;  steam-sloop  "  Lancaster," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1861-2.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 


24  RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

16, 1862;  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862;  engagement  with  Fort 
Macon,  1862;  steam-sloop  "Mohican,"  special  service,  1863;  commanding 
steam-gunboat  "  Chocura,"  Western  Gulf  Blockading  'Squadron,  1863-4 ; 
commanding  steamer  "  Port  Royal,"  Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron, 
1864 ;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5, 1864  ;  commanding  steamer  "  Pequot," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5.  Commissioned  as  Commander, 
July  25,  1866  ;  rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1866-7  ;  navigation  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Philadelphia,  1868-70;  commanding  "Jamestown  "  (third-rate),  Pa 
cific  Fleet,  1871;  commanding  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1872-3. 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  November  9,  1874;  commanding  "  Pensacola," 
flag-ship  North*  Pacific  Station,  1 875-6  ;  commanding  receiving-ship  •"  Colo 
rado,"  1877-80 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster,"  flag-ship  European 
Station,  1881-3  ;  leave  in  Europe,  1884.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  Novem 
ber,  1884;  Member  of  Examining  Board,  1884-5  ;  Governor  Naval  Asylum, 
1885-6.  Promoted  to  Rear-Admiral,  August,  1887;  commanding  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  1887-9;  commanding  North  Atlantic  Station,  1889  to 
June,  1893  ;  commanding  New  York  Navy  Yard,  June  1,  1893-4.  Retired 
November  10,  1894. 

George  E.  Belknap. — Born  in  New  Hampshire,  January  22,  1832. 
Appointed  Midshipman  from  same  State,  October  7,  1847  ;  attached  to  brig 
"  Porpoise,"  coast  of  Africa,  1847— 50;  frigate  "Raritan,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1850-3  ;  Naval  Academy,  1853.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  10, 
1853;  coast  survey,  steamer  "  Corwin,"  1854;  acting  master  sloop  "  Fal- 
mouth,"  1854-5;  sloop  "Saratoga,"  1855.  Promoted  to  Master,  1855. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  16,  1855;  receiving-ship  "Ohio," 
Boston,  1856;  sloop  "Portsmouth,"  East  India  Squadron,  1856-8;  com 
manded  a  launch  with  12-pounder  howitzer  at  the  capture  of  the  Barrier 
Forts,  Canton  River,  China,  November,  1856,  and  assisted  in  undermining 
and  blowing  up  the  same,  the  forts,  four  in  number,  and  mounting  176  guns ; 
sloop  "St.  Louis,"  Home  Squadron,  1859-61 ;  commanded  the  boats  of  the 
"  St  Louis,"  at  the  first  and  second  reinforcements  of  Fort  Pickens,  April, 
1861;  gunboat  "Huron,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2; 
expedition  against  Fernandina,  St.  John's,  St.  Mary's,  St  Augustine,  etc. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  15,  1862;  ironclad  steamer 
"New  Ironsides/'  special  service,  1862,  and  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-4,  many  (27)  engagements  with  defences  of  Charleston  har 
bor,  comprising  actions  against  Forts  Wagner,  Sumter,  and  Moultrie,  Bat 
teries  Bee,  Beauregard,  etc.  ;  commanded  gunboat  "Seneca,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1864;  commanded  ironclad  "Canonicus"  in  two 
actions  with  Hewlett  House  battery,  December,  1864,  and  at  Fort  Fisher, 
December,  1864,  and  January,  1865,  taking  the  advanced  position ;  after 
capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  proceeded  to  Charleston,  and  was  present  at  the 
evacuation  of  the  city ;  fired  last  hostile  shot  at  its  defences ;  commanded 
same  vessel  in  Admiral  Godou's  Special  Squadron  to  Havana,  in  quest  of  the 
rebel  ironclad  "Stonewall;"  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1866-7.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  25,  1866;  commanding  flag 
ship  "Hartford,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867—8  ;  commanded  expedition  against 
Indians  on  Island  of  Formosa,  1867;  naval  rendezvous,  New  York,  1868; 
navigation  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1869 ;  ordered  to  command  steam-sloop 
"Tuscarora,"  May,  1872,  and  sailed  for  South  Pacific  Station;  January  1, 
1873,  ordered  to  take  Commander  Selfridge  and  party  on  board  and  co 
operate  in  the  survey  for  inter-oceanic  canal  across  the  Isthmus  of  Darien  ; 
May,  1873,  detached  from  South  Pacific  Squadron,  and  assigned  to  special 


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duty  with  the  "  Tuscarora,"  to  make  deep-sea  soundings  between  the  western 
coast  of  the  United  States  and  the  shores  of  Japan,  to  determine  the  feasibility 
of  laying  a  submarine  cable  on  the  bed  of  the  Pacific.  Fitted  the  ship  for 
the  work  at  Mare  Island  Yard,  California,  and  began  operations  in  Septem 
ber,  1873.  Used  Sir  Wm  Thomson's  machine  for  sounding  with  pianoforte 
wire,  at  that  time  comparatively  untried  ;  improved  the  machine  and  deve 
loped  its  working  capacity,  sounding  with  more  ease  and  accuracy  in  four 
thousand  fathoms  than  was  formerly  done  in  five  hundred  fathoms,  using 
rope.  Ascertained  "True  Continental  Outline"  from  Cape  Flattery  to  San 
Diego  ;  ran  line  of  soundings  from  San  Diego  to  Yokohama,  Japan,  via 
Hawaiian  and  Bonin  Islands.  Returning,  sounded  from  Yokohama  to  Cape 
Flattery,  Washington  Territory,  via  the  Aleutian  Islands.  Found  off  the 
coast  of  Japan  the  most  extraordinary  depths  ever  knowft,  the  deepest  water 
being  four  thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty-five  fathoms,  or  more  than  five  and 
one-fourth  statute  miles.  Invented  three  different  cylinders  or  cups  for 
bringing  up  specimens  of  soil  from  ocean-bed,  which  are  now  in  use  both  in 
the  naval  service  and  the  coast  survey. 

f  Extract  from  "Address  to  the  Mathematical  and  Physical  Section  of  the 
British  Association,  Glasgow,  September  7,  1876,  by  Sir  William  Thomson, 
LL  D.,  M.A.,  F.R  S.,  President  of  the  Section  :" 

"  I  wish  I  could  speak  to  you  of  the  veteran  Henry,  generous  rival  of  Fara 
day  in  electro-magnetic  discovery  ;  of  Peirce,  the  founder  of  high  mathematics 
in  America  ;  of  Bache,  and  of  the  splendid  heritage  he  has  left  to  America 
and  to  the  world  in  the  United  States  Coast  Survey  ;  of  the  great  school  of 
astronomers  which  followed  Gould,  Newton,  Newcomb,  Watson,  Young, 
Alvan  Clarke,  Rutherford,  Draper  (father  and  son)  ;  of  Commander  Belk- 
nap  and  his  great  exploration  of  the  Pacific  depths  by  pianoforte  wire,  with 
imperfect  apparatus  supplied  from  Glasgow,  out  of  which  he  forced  a  success 
in  his  own  way.'^/ 

r  ^Senior  officer  present  at  Honolulu  when  riot  occurred  on  the  election  of 
David  Kalakaua  as  King  of  Hawaiian  Islands  ;  landed  companies  of  blue 
jackets  and  marines  from  "Tuscarora"  and  "  Portsmouth,"  restored  order, 
and  occupied  the  town  six  days,  at  request  of  the  king,  when,  the  new 
government  being  firmly  established,  withdrew  the  force  to  the  ships.  Re 
ceived  therefor,  in  conjunction  with  Commander  Skerrett,  commanding 
"  Portsmouth,"  the  thanks  of  the  king,  the  legislative  assembly,  the  chamber 
of  commerce,  and  the  consular  corps.  Detached  from  "Tuscarora,"  October, 
1874;  ordered  as  hydrographic  inspector,  United  States  Coast  Survey,  De 
cember,  1874  ;  asked  for  other  orders,  and  wras  ordered  to  command  United 
States  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  Boston,  January,  1875.  Commissioned  as 
Captain,  January  25,  1875  ;  March,  1875,  obliged  to  go  south  on  account  of 
ill  health,  due  to  a  cold  contracted  while  doing  deep-sea  work  ;  detached  from 
"  Ohio,'  '  and  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  as  captain  of  the  yard  ;  June, 
1875,  appointed  member  of  Board  of  Visitors  to  Naval  Academy  ;  October, 
1875,  ordered  as  member  of  Board  of  Examiners  of  Midshipmen  at  Naval 
Academy;  detached  from  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  May  1,  1876,  and  put  on 
special  duty  with  reference  to  deep-sea  sounding;  December  1,  1876,  ordered 
as  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1877-80;  commanding  Alaska, 
Pacific  Station,  1881-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1883-5.  Promoted  to  Commo 
dore,  1885  ;  Superintendent  Naval  Observatory,  1885-6  ;  Commandant  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  1886-90.  Promoted  to  Rear-  Admiral,  February,  1889  ; 
commanding  Asiatic  Station,  1889-92  ;  retired,  January  22,  1894. 

A.  E.  K.  Benham.—  Born  in  New  York,  1832.     Appointed  from  New 


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26          RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

York,  November  24,  1847 ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Plymouth,"  East  India 
Squadron,  1847-8  ;  brig  ''  Dolphin,"  East  India  Squadron,  1849-50,  and 
assisted  in  capture  of  a  piratical  Chinese  junk  near  Macoo,  China,  by  a  party 
under  command  of  Acting  Lieutenant  (late  Rear- Admiral)  John  L.  Davis, 
and  in  boarding  received  a  slight  pike  wound  in  the  right  thigh ;  sloop 
"Plymouth,"  1850-1;  steam-frigate  "Saranac,"  Home  Squadron,  1851-2 ; 
Naval  Academy,  1852-3.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  10, 1853 ; 
sloop  "  St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1853-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
September  16,  1855  ;  Coast  Survey,  1857-8  ;  steamer  "  Westernport,"  Brazil 
Squadron  and  Paraguay  Expedition,  1858-9  ;  steamer  "  Crusader,"  Home 
Squadron,  186CF-1  ;  steamer  "  Bienville,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1861-2;  battle  of  Port  Royal,  1861;  steamship  "  Sacramento,"  1863. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  commanding  steam 
gun-boat  "  Penobscot,"  Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5,  and 
during  this  time  blockaded  the  coast  of  Texas  for  a  period  of  thirteen  months 
without  going  into  port;  temporary  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1866; 
steamer  "Susquehanna,"  special  service,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Commander, 
July,  1866  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1868-69 ;  Light-House  Inspector, 
1870-1;  commanding  "  Canonicus "  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1871-2;  commanding  "Saugus"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872-3; 
Light-House  Inspector,  1874-8.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  March  12, 1875; 
commanding  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-81 ;  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  New  Hampshire,  1882-4 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1885-6.  Pro 
moted  to  Commodore,  October,  1885 ;  President  of  Board,  League  Island, 
1^88  ;  commanding  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1889-91.  Promoted  to  Rear- 
Admiral,  February,  1890;  waiting  orders,  June,  1891,  to  June,  1892;  com 
manding  South  Atlantic  Station,  1892;  transferred  his  flag  from  "Newark" 
to  "  San  Francisco  "  after  Naval  Review,  and  took  command  North  Atlantic 
Station;  in  December,  1893,  ordered  to  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Brazil,  for  the  pro 
tection  of  American  interests,  a  rebellion  being  at  that  time  in  progress.  By 
his  firm  stand,  he  effectually  stopped  the  insurgents'  practice  of  interfering 
with  neutral  merchant  ships  on  their  way  to  their  moorings.  Retired,  April 
10,  1894. 

John  Irwin. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  April  15,  1832.  Appointed  from 
Pennsylvania,  September  9,  1847 ;  attached  to  frigate  "Cumberland,"  Home 
Squadron,  1847-8  ;  frigate  "  St.  Lawrence,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1849- 
50;  sloop  "  John  Adams,"  coast  of  Africa,  1851-3.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Midshipman,  June  10,  1853;  steamer  "Fulton,"  Home  Squadron,  1854-6. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1855.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  16, 
1855  ;  Coast  Survey,  1857-8  ;  sloop  "Savannah,"  Home  Squadron,  1859-60; 
steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1861-3;  capture  of  forts  at  Hatteras  Inlet;  capture  of  Forts  Walker  and 
Beauregard ;  in  charge  of  boat  howitzers  ashore  at  battle  of  Port  Royal 
Ferry,  January  1, 1862  ;  bombardment  and  capture  of  Fort  Pulaski.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,1862;  ordnance  duty,  Phila 
delphia,  1864;  \Yestern  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  special  duty, 
Philadelphia,  1866-7.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July,  25,  1866;  com 
manding  steamer  "Newbern,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868  ;  commanding 
steamer  "Gettysburg,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-70;  commanding 
"  Yantic  "  (fourth-rate),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1871  ;  League  Island  Station, 
1872;  commanding  receiving  ship  "Sabine,"  1873-5.  Commissioned  as 
Ca,ptain,  May  15, 1875  ;  commanding  "Pensacola,"  flag-ship,  Pacific  Station, 
1875-9;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1879-83  ;  special  duty,  1884 ;  President  of 


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Board  of  Inspection,  California,  1884-8.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  March, 
18*6.  Waiting  orders,  December  13, 1889,  to  July  12, 1890  ;  Member  Board  of 
Inspection,  July  12, 1890,  to  June,  1891.  Commissioned  Rear-Admiral,  May 
19,  1891;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  June  9,  1891,  to  June  7, 
1893  ;  commanding  Asiatic  Station,  June  7,  1893.  Retired  April  15,  1894. 
James  Augustin  Greer. — Born  in  Ohio,  February  28,  1833.  Ap 
pointed  from  Ohio,  January  10,  18-18  ;  sloop  "Saratoga,"  Home  Squadron, 
1848-9;  steamer  "  Saranac,"  Home  Squadron,  1850;  sloop  "St.  Mary's," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1850-2;  frigate  "Columbia,"  Home  Squadron,  1853; 
Naval  Academy,  1853-4.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  15, 1854 ; 
razee  "  Independence,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1854-7.  Promoted  to  Master, 
September  15,  1855.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  16,  1855; 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1858 ;  steamer  "  Southern  Star,  Paraguay  Expe 
dition,  1858-9;  steamer  "  Su inter,"  coast  of  Africa,  1859-61  ;  steamer  "San 
Jacinto,"  coast  of  Africa,  1861  ;  assisted  in  the  removal  of  Mason  and 
Slidell  from  the  English  steamer  '•  Trent."  Commissioned  as  Lieulenant- 
Commander,  July  16,  1862;  sloop  "St.  Louis,"  special  service,  1862-3; 
Mississippi  Squadron,  1863-5;  commanded  iron-clads  "Carondelet"  and 
"  Benton,"  and  a  division  of  Admiral  Porter's  Squadron  ;  passage  of  Vicks- 
burg,  April  16,  1863;  fought  the  batteries  of  Grand  Gulf  for  five  hours, 
April  29,  1863.  An  incident  of  this  action  was  the  killing  and  wounding  of 
twenty-two  persons  on  board  the  "  Benton  "  by  one  projectile ;  Red  River 
Expedition,  May,  1863  ;  was  engaged  in  the  combined  attack  on  Vicksburg, 
May  22,  1863  ;  was  almost  constantly  under  fire  during  the  forty-five  days 
of  the  siege  of  Vicksburg  ;  Red  River  Expedition,  March  and  April,  1864  ; 
frequently  engaged  with  small  bodies  of  Confederate  troops  and  guerrillas ; 
August  and  September,  1864,  employed  in  correcting  abuses  which  existed 
at  Naval  Recruiting  Station,  Cincinnati,  Ohio ;  had  command  of  Naval 
Station,  Mound  City,  111.,  October  and  November,  1864;  commanded  flag 
ship  "  Black  Hawk  "  until  February,  1865  ;  was  employed  under  direction 
of  Admiral  Lee  in  selecting,  purchasing  and  contracting  for  the  conversion 
into  gun-boats  of  ten  river  steamers  ;  had  charge  of  convoying  army  tran 
sports  from  Johnsonville  up  the  Tennessee  River,  February,  1865;  Naval 
Academy,  1865-b'.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  25, 1866  ;  command 
ing  steamer  "  Mohongo,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  1866-7  ;  remained  four 
months  at  Acapulco,  Mexico,  to  protect  American  interests  which  were 
endangered  on  account  of  the  downfall  of  the  Mexican  Imperial  Govern 
ment  ;  was  commended  by  State  Department  for  course  pursued  ;  command 
ing  steamer  "  Tuscarora,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  1868  ;  ordnance  duty, 
Philadelphia  Navy  Yard,  1868-9;  Naval  Academy,  March,  1869,  until 
July,  1873;  in  1873  commanded  purchased  steamer  "Tigress"  on  the 
"Polaris"  Relief  Expedition;  August  11,  one  month  and  four  hours  after 
sailing  from  New  York,  found  the  wreck  of  the  '*  Polaris "  at  Littleton 
Island,  North  Greenland,  lat.  78°  23'  N.  Ascertained  that  the  crew  had 
departed  for  the  South  in  boats ;  in  the  hope  of  meeting  the  Scotch  whalers, 
cruised  without  success,  in  Baffin's  Bay  and  Davis  Strait  until  October  8, 
when,  the  season  being  so  far  advanced,  it  was  deemed  expedient  to  return 
to  the  United  States  ;  Board  of  Inspection,  1874-75 ;  commanding  steamer 
"  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1875-7.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  April 
26,  1876;  commanding  training  frigate  "Constitution,"  1877;  commanding 
sloop  "  Constellation,"  1878  ;  employed  in  taking  exhibits  to  Havre,  France, 
for  Paris  Exposition ;  commanding  steamer  "  Hartford,"  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1879 ;  Board  of  Inspection,  1880-2 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 


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1882-4;  President  of  Naval  Examining  and  Retiring  Boards,  1885-7.  Com 
missioned  as  Commodore,  May  19,  1886.  Appointed  Acting  Rear- Admiral, 
August  24,  1887  ;  commanding  European  Station,  1887-9  ;  President  of 
Board  on  Organization,  Tactics,  and  Drills,  1889  ;  on  duty  as  President  of 
the  Examining  and  Retiring  Boards,  1890  ;  member  of  Board  of  Visitors, 
Naval  Academy ;  Chairman  of  Light-House  Board  in  1891  Commissioned 
as  Rear- Admiral,  April  3,  1892  ;  President  of  Naval  Examining  and  Retir 
ing  Boards,  1892 ;  at  present  on  duty  as  Chairman  of  Light-House  Board. 
December,  1894,  President  of  Naval  Examining  and  Retiring  Boards;  Feb 
ruary  28,  1895,  retired  in  accordance  with  the  law. 

Aaron  Ward  Weaver. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia,  July  1,  1832. 
Appointed  from  Ohio,  May  10,  1848;  attached  to  sloop  "St.  Louis,"  Brazil 
Squadron,  1849-51 ;  frigate  "  Congress,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1851-3 ;  Naval 
Academy,  1854.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  15,  1854;  steamer 
'•  Fulton,"  Home  Squadron,  1854-5.  Promoted  to  Master,  1845.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  16,  1855  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Walker," 
1856-7;  steamer  "  Arctic,"  latter  part  of  1857;  surveying  Trinity  Bay, 
Newfoundland  for  Atlantic  telegraph  cable,  also  deep-sea  soundings  down 
axis  of  Gulf  Stream ;  sloop  "Marion,"  coast  of  Africa,  1857-9 ;  July,  1859, 
came  to  New  York  from  Congo  River,  in  command  of  prize-bark  "Ardennes," 
which  vessel  had  been  seized  as  a  slaver ;  steam-frigate  "  Susquehanna," 
Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2;  bombardment  and  capture  of  Forts  Hatteras 
and  Clarke,  North  Carolina  ;  bombardment  and  capture  of  Forts  Beauregard 
and  Walker,  Port  Royal,  South  Carolina ;  in  charge  of  "  Susquehauna's " 
armed  launches,  before  the  fall  of  Fort  Pulaski,  convoying  guns  up  to  the 
army  battery  at  Vernes  Point,  and  taking  up  torpedoes,  surveying,  etc. ; 
engagement  at  Sewell's  Point,  Virginia,  May  18,  1862;  and  present  at 
occupation  of  Norfolk  by  United  States  forces.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  July  16, 1862  ;  commanding  steam-gunboat  "  Winona,"  Western 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  severe  engagement  with  rebel  batteries 
near  Port  Hudson,  Louisiana,  December  14,  1862  ;  engagement  with  rebel 
forces  at  Placquemine,  Louisiana  ;  engagement  with  the  rebels  under  Generals 
Green  and  Mouton,  some  three  thousand  in  force  when  they  attacked  Fort 
Butler,  Donaldsonville,  Louisiana,  and  were  repulsed  with  a  loss  of  about 
one  hundred  killed  and  wounded,  and  one  hundred  and  twenty  prisoners ; 
favorably  mentioned  in  Admiral  Farragut's  despatch,  dated  June  9,  1863; 
engagement  with  rebel  batteries  below  Donaldsonville,  after  fall  of  Port 
Hudson:  commanding  steam-gunboat  "Chippewa,"  North  Atlantic  Blockad 
ing  Squadron,  1864;  in  command  "Chippewa,"  at  first  attack  on  Fort 
Fisher ;  was  transferred  to  command  iron-clad  "  Mahopac,"  and  was  in  com 
mand  of  that  vessel  at  last  attack  and  capture  of  Fort  Fisher ;  favorably 
mentioned  in  Admiral  Porter's  despatch,  dated  January  15, 1865,  and  recom 
mended  for  promotion ;  also  favorably  mentioned  in  report  dated  January 
15,  1865,  of  Commodore  William  Radford,  commanding  iron-clad  division; 
was  ordered  to  Charleston  and  on  the  advance  picket  when  that  place  and 
its  fortifications  were  captured  ;  was  then  ordered  to  James  River,  and  par 
ticipated  in  the  night  bombardment  of  rebel  works  near  Richmond,  just  pre 
vious  to  their  evacuation  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Com 
mander,  July  25,  1866 ;  commanding  United  States  steamer  "  Tallapoosa,'' 
1866-7  ;  commanding  rendezvous,  Washington,  1868  ;  Inspector  of  Supplies, 
Washington,  1869-70;  commanding  "Terror"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  fleet, 
1870-1  ;  charge  of  nitre  depot,  Maiden,  Mass.,  1872-5  ;  commanding  "  Dic 
tator  "  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  August 


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8,  1876;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1879-81;  commanding  U.  S.  steamer 
"Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1881-4;  member  of  Examining  Board,  1885-6. 
Promoted  to  Commodore,  October,  1866 ;  President  of  Examining  Board, 
1886-90;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  January  9,  1890,  to  January 
17,  1893;  President  of  Examining  and  Retiring  Boards,  January  17,  1893, 
to  September  26,  1893.  Commissioned  as  Rear-Admiral,  June  27,  1893. 
Retired  September  26,  1893. 

Oscar  F.  Stanton.— Appointed  Midshipman,  December  29, 1849  ;  served 
on  board  the  U.  S.  steam-frigate  "  Susquehanna  "  in  the  East  Indies,  China 
Seas,  and  Japan  Expedition  under  Commodore  M.  C.  Perry,  December,  1850, 
to  June,  1853  ;  U.  S.  sloop-of-war  "  Saratoga,"  China  and  Japan  Seas,  June, 


1858,  to  June,  1859;  U.  S.  store-ship,  "Supply,"  and  U.  S.  sloops-of-war 
"Portsmouth"  and  "Marion,"  West  Coast  of  Africa,  September,  1859,  to 
October,  1860  ;  U.  S.  sloop-of-war  "  St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Squadron,  December, 
1860,  to  March,  1862;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Tioga,"  James  Kiver  and  Potomac 
Flotilla  and  West  India  Flying  Squadron,  May,  1862,  to  November,  1863  ; 
U.  S.  steam-gunboat  "  Pinola,"  West  Gulf  Blockading,  December,  1863,  to 
November,  1864;  ordnance  duty,  New  York  Navy  Yard  December,  1864, 
to  March,  1865  ;  U.  S.  steam-frigate  "  Powhatan,"  March  to  August,  1865, 
East  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August  to 
November,  1865;  Naval  Academy,  November,  1865,  to  May,  1867;  U.S. 
steamer  "  Tahoma,"  Gulf  Squadron,  May  to  September,  1867  ;  U.  S.  store- 
ship  "  Purveyor,"  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  West  Coast  of  Africa,  July,  1868,  to 
May,  1869  ;  U.  S.  receiving  ship  "  Vandalia,"  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire, 
February,  1870,  to  April,  1871;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Monocacy,"  China  and 
Japan  Seas,  January,  1872,  to  June,  1873;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Yantic,"  China 
and  Japan  Seas,  June,  1873,  to  October,  1874  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Vir 
ginia,  November,  1874,  to  March,  1877 ;  Torpedo  Station,  June  to  Septem 
ber,  1878 ;  U.  S.  frigate  "Constitution,"  training-ship,  October,  1879,  to 
June,  1881  ;  U.  S.  Naval  Asylum,  November,  1881,  to  October,  1884  ;  U.S. 
steamer  "Tennessee,"  November,  1884,  to  October,  1885;  Naval  Station, 
New  London,  Conn.,  October,  1885,  to  April,  1889.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Midshipman,  June,  1855  ;  promoted  to  Master  in  line  of  promotion,  Septem 
ber,  1855;  promoted  to  Lieutenant,  April,  1856;  promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  July,  1862 ;  promoted  to  Commander,  December,  1867 ;  pro 
moted  to  Captain,  June,  1879  ;  commanding  training  ship  "  Richmond,"  and 
station,  October  3,  1890,  to  June,  1891.  Commissioned  Commodore,  May, 
1891.  Governor  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  July,  1891,  to  July,  1893. 
December,  1893,  ordered  to  command  the  North  Atlantic  Station,  with  rank 
of  Acting  Rear-Admiral  Retired  July  30,  1894. 

Henry  Erben. — Born  in  the  city  of  New  York;  appointed  from  New 
York  City  a  Midshipman  in  the  Navy,  on  June  17,1848;  served  in  the 
frigate  "St.  Lawrence"  (fifty  guns),  from  July,  1848,  to  July,  1853  ;  Coast 
Survey  schooner  "Crawford,"  1854;  Naval  Academy,  1855.  Passed  Mid 
shipman,  1855;  serving  in  the  frigate  "Potomac"  (fifty  guns),  Home 
Squadron.  Promoted  Master  in  the  Navy,  1855  ;  in  November,  1855,  or 
dered  to  the  prize  filibuster  bark  "  Amelia,"  captured  at  Puerto  Prince, 
Hayti ;  the  commanding  officer  was  ordered  to  take  her  to  New  York  ;  after 
being  at  sea  seventy  days,  arrived  at  St.  Thomas,  destitute  of  provisions,  and 
a  wreck,  with  everything  gone ;  store-ship  "  Supply,"  1856  and  1857  ;  em- 


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ployed  bringing  camels  for  the  War  Department  from  Egypt  to  Texas. 
Lieutenant  December  27,  1856;  joined,  March  18,  1857,  steamer  "Vixen," 
deep-sea  sounding  for  Atlantic  cable;  joined  steam  frigate  "Mississippi," 
August,  1857 ;  served  in  her  on  China  Station,  until  November,  1859,  return 
ing  home  then  with  Chinese  treaty ;  joined  the  store-ship  "Supply,"  February, 
1860,  serving  on  the  Gulf  Station  ;  was  at  Pensacola,  Florida,  when  the 
Navy  Yard  there  was  surrendered  to  the  troops  of  Alabama  and  Florida  ; 
assisted  in  transferring  the  troops  under  Lieutenant  Slemmer,  from  Fort 
Barrancas  to  Fort  Pickeus  on  the  night  of  January  9,  1861,  previous  to 
which,  on  January  8,  with  a  small  boat's  crew,  rendered  Fort  MacRee  in 
operative  by  spiking  the  guns,  destroying  material  and  twenty  thousand 
pounds  of  powder ;  returned  to  New  York  with  the  surrendered  sailors, 
marines,  and  workmen  of  the  Yard  ;  joined  bark  "Release  "  in  March,  1861, 
returning  in  her  to  Fort  Pickens,  Florida  ;  transferred  to  steamer  "  Hunts- 
ville,"  engaged  in  blockading  duty  along  the  Gulf  Coast;  action  at  Ship 
Island  with  rebel  gunboats  and  batteries,  August,  1861,  and  on  December  25, 
off  Mobile,  with  rebel  gunboat  "  Florida,"  she  having,  during  the  temporary 
absence  of  the  "  Huntsville,"  gone  out  in  a  calm  to  destroy  the  sailing  frigate 
"Potomac"  (fifty  guns) ;  joined  the  Mississippi  River  fleet  in  April,  1862 ; 
commanded  iron-clad  "St.  Louis,"  at  the  siege  and  bombardment  of  Fort 
Pillow,  and  attack  of  rebel  rams  upon  our  fleet,  in  May,  1862  ;  capture  of 
"Memphis,"  June  6,  1862  ;  serving  on  the  Admiral's  staff;  commanded  the 
"  Surnter  "  at  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  passing  the  batteries  then  with  Admiral 
Farragut,  on  July  15,  1862  ;  was  at  battle  of  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  on  August 
6,  1862,  and  destruction  of  rebel  ram  "Arkansas,"  on  August  7,  1862. 
Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862  ;  returned  to  join  naval  howitzer  bat 
tery  in  Maryland,  with  General  McClellan,  during  the  Antietam  campaign ; 
in  October,  1862,  joined  the  monitor  "  Patapsco "  as  Executive  Officer  ; 
engagement  at  Fort  McAllister,  March,  1863 ;  at  attack  upon  forts  below 
Charleston,  S.  C.,  on  April  7,  1863  ;  steam-frigate  "  Niagara,"  special  service 
on  Atlantic  Coast,  from  November,  1863,  to  May,  1864,  when  ordered  to 
command  the  monitor  "  Chimo,"  and  in  July,  1864,  to  command  monitor 
"  Tunxis," — these  vessels  were  intended  to  destroy  the  rebel  ram  "Albemarle," 
but  not  being  seaworthy  were  condemned  ;  in  October,  1864,  ordered  to  com 
mand  the  "Ponola,"  West  Gulf  Squadron;  captured  under  the  batteries  at 
Matagorda,  Texas,  the  armed  schooner  "  Dale,"  a'nd  the  boats  of  the  torpedo 
station,  with  twenty  men,  destroying  completely  that  establishment ;  engaged 
with  batteries  at  Galveston,  in  attempting,  with  the  "  Princess  Royal,"  the 
destruction  of  the  blockade-runner  "  Let  Her  Be ;"  returned  home,  July, 
1865  ;  on  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  during  1866 ;  commanded  steamers 
"  Huron,"  "  Kansas,"  and  "  Pawnee,"  during  1867,  1868,  1869,  on  South 
Atlantic  Station.  Commissioned  Commander,  May  6,  1868  ;  ordnance  duty, 
New  York  Navy  Yard,  1871 ;  Naval  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1871,  1872  ; 
monitor  "Manhattan,"  1873,  at  Key  West;  steamer  "  Tuscarora,"  North 
Pacific  Squadron,  running  deep-sea  soundings,  during  1874  and  1875  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1876-8 ;  commanding  Nautical  School  Ship  "  St. 
Mary's,"  1878-82.  Promoted  Captain,  November,  1879  ;  commanding  "Pen 
sacola,"  1883-4,  in  a  cruise  around  the  world;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N. 
H ,  1885-6  ;  special  duty,  in  New  York,  October,  1886,  to  October,  1889  ; 
waiting  orders,  October,  1889,  to  May,  1890  ;  member  Board  Inspection  Sur 
vey,  May,  1890-91 ;  commandant  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  May,  1891,  to 
May,  1893.  Commissioned  Commodore,  April  3, 1892 ;  commanding  European 
Station,  June,  1893.  Retired,  September  6,  1894.  After  declaration  of  war 
with  Spain,  April,  1898,  placed  in  command  Patrol  Fleet,  New  York  Harbor. 


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Charles  C.  Carpenter. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  Mid 
shipman  from  Massachusetts,  October  1,  1850;  attached  to  sloop  "Ports 
mouth,'  Pacific  [Squadron,  1851-5;  Naval  Academy,  1855-6.  Promoted  to 
Passtd  Midshipman,  June  20, 1856  ;  steam  frigates  "  Merrimac,"  "  Roanoke," 
"Colorado,"  and  brig  "Dolphin,"  Home  (Squadron  and  special  service, 
1856-8  ;  the  last-named  capturing  the  slave  brig  "  Echo,"  with  three  hundred 
slaves  on  board;  in  receiving-ship  at  Boston,  1868-9.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  January  23,  1858;  steamer  "Mohawk,"  coast  of  Cuba,  1859-60; 
capturing  slaver  "  Wildfire,"  with  five  hundred  slaves  on  board ;  steamer 
"Mohawk,"  Texas  and  East  Gulf  Blockade,  1861 ;  steamer  "Flag,"  South 
Atlantic  Blockade,  1862 ;  capturing  steamers  "  Anglia  "  and  "  Emily."  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant  Commander,  July  16,  1862;  iron-clad  "  Catskill," 
South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863;  attacks  on  Defenses  of  Charles 
ton,  April  7,  July  10,  and  August  17,  1863;  Naval  Academy,  1863-5 ; 
steam  sloop  "  Hartford,"  flag-ship  Asiatic  Squadron,  1866-7;  commanding 
steamer  "Wyoming,"  same  squadron,  1868;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N. 
H,  1868-70.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  March,  1869;  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1871;  commanding  "Nantasket"  (third-rate),  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1871-2;  equipment  duty,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1872-5; 
commanding  "Huron"  (third-rate).  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1875-6; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1878.  Commissioned  Captain  March  25, 
1880  ;  on  equipment  duty,  Boston  Yard,  1880-2  ;  commanding  U.  S.  steamer 
"  Hartford,"  1882-4 ;  carried  the  English  and  American  scientists  from 
Callao  to  Caroline  Atoll,  to  observe  the  total  eclipse  of  the  sun  in  1883; 
commanding  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1888,  to  June,  1890;  Cap 
tain  of  the  Yard  and  commanding  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  June, 
1890,  to  January  15,  1894  ;  Commissioned  Commodore,  May  15. 1893.  Com 
missioned  Hear- Admiral  November  11,  1894;  commander-in-chief  of  Asiatic 
Squadron  during  the  Chino-Japan  war,  1894  and  '95.  Retired  February  27, 
1896. 

George  Brown. — Born  in  Indiana,  June  19,  1835.  Appointed  from 
Indiana  February  5,  1849;  attached  to  frigate  "  Cumberland,"  Mediterran 
ean  Squadron,  1849-51  ;  frigate  "St.  Lawrence,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1851-4. 
Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  1856.  Promoted  to  Master,  1856.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  June  2,  1856  ;  sloop  "  Falinouth,"  Brazil  Squadron, 
1856-9  ;  storeship  "  Supply  "  and  sloop  "  Portsmouth,"  coast  of  Africa,  1859- 
60;  sloop  "Pawnee,"  1860;  steam-sloop  "Powhatan,"  special  service,  1860- 
1  ;  gunboat  "  Octarora,"  "  Mortar  Flotilla"  and  "  Wilmington,"  North  Caro 
lina  Blockade,  1861-2  ;  engagement  at  Vicksburg,  June  28,  1862.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862  ;  commanding  iron-clad 
"  Indianola,"  Mississippi  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  at  the  passage  of  Vicksburg  and 
Warrenton,  February  14,  1863 ;  action  between  '•  Indianola"  and  rebel  rams 
"  Win.  H.  Webb  "  and  "  Queen  of  the  West,"  and  cotton-clad  steamers  "  Dr. 
Batey "  and  "  Grand  Era,"  at  Upper  Palmyra  Island,  Mississippi  River, 
February  24,  1863.  The  engagement  lasted  one  hour  and  twenty-seven  min 
utes,  and  resulted  in  the  surrender  of  the  "  Indianola"  to  a  force  of  four  ves 
sels  manned  by  over  one  thousand  men.  The  loss  of  the  "  Indianola  "  was  one 
killed  and  one  wounded  (Lieutenant-Commander  Brown)  severely,  and  seven 
missing,  while  the  enemy  lost  two  officers  killed  and  many  wounded.  Lieu 
tenant-Commander  Brown  and  his  officers  and  crew  were  taken  prisoners, 
but  were  exchanged  at  Richmond  a  few  months  later  in  the  war;  command 
ing  steam  gunboat  "  Itasca,"  Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864; 
battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864  ;  gunboat  "Arizona,"  1864-5,  lost  by 


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fire,  February,  1865  ;  iron  clad  "Cincinnati,"  1865  ;  gunboat  " Pocahontas," 
1865  ;  gunboat  "  Hornet,"  1865  ;  naval  operations  in  Mobile  B a}7,  against 
Spanish  Fort  and  defences  of  city  of  Mobile,  from  March  23  to  April  14, 
1865.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  25,  1866;  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  1866-7 ;  as  agent  of  Japanese  government  in  command  of  Japanese 
iron-clad  "  Stonewall,"  1867-9;  commanding  "Michigan"  (fourth-rate), 
1870-2 ;  ordnance  duty,  Boston,  1873-6 ;  Light  House  Inspector,  1876-8. " 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  1877.  Commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Alaska,"  Pacific 
Station,  1878-81;  Light  House  Inspector,  1881-4 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1886-9.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  September,  1887  ;  commanding  Pacific 
Station,  1890.  "Promoted  to  Rear-Admiral  September  27,  1893.  Command 
ant  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  July  29,  1893,  to  1897.  Retired  April,  1897. 

John  G.  Walker. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed  from  Iowa, 
October  5,  1850;  Naval  Academy,  1851;  attached  to  sloop  "Portsmouth," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1851-5;  Naval  Academy,  1856;  graduated  at  the  head 
of  his  class.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  20,  1856;  sloop  "  Fal- 
mouth,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1856-7;  frigate  "St.  Lawrence,"  Brazil  Squadron, 
1858-59.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  January  23,  1858 ;  Instructor  in 
Mathematics  Naval  Academy,  1859-60 ;  steamer  "  Susquehanna,"  1860-61 ; 
steamer  "Connecticut,"  Atlantic  coast,  1861;  steam-gunboat  "  Winona," 
West  Gu!f  Blockading  Squadron,  1862;  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and 
St.  Philip,  and  capture  of  New  Orleans ;  operations  against  Vicksburg,  in 
summer  of  1862,  including  the  passage  of  the  batteries  both  ways.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  commanding  iron-clad 
steamer  "  Baron  de  Kalb,"  Mississippi  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  operations  against 
Vicksburg,  winter  of  1862-3 ;  two  attacks  on  Haines'  Bluff;  engagement  at 
Arkansas  Post ;  Yazoo  Pass  Expedition ;  with  the  attack  on  Fort  Pernber- 
ton  ;  capture  of  Yazoo  City,  and  expedition  up  Yazoo  River  to  destroy 
steamers,  having  three  sharp  fights,  in  one  of  which  the  "  De  Kalb  "  was 
blown  up  and  destroyed  by  a  torpedo;  commanded  naval  battery  in  15th 
Army  Corps  at  siege  of  Vicksburg;  commanding  steam-gunboat  "  Saco," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5 ;  capture  of  Wilmington, 
N.  C.,  and  forts  with  the  exception  of  Fort  Fisher ;  commanding  steamer 
"  Shawmut,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-6.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July 
25,  1866;  Naval  Academy,  1866-9;  commanding  frigate  "Sabine,"  special 
service,  1869-70;  Light-House  Inspector,  1871-2;  Secretary  Light-House 
Board,  1873-8.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  1877;  leave  of  absence,  1879-80  ; 
commanding  "Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1881;  Chief  Bureau  of 
Navigation,  1881-9.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  February,  1889;  command 
ing  Squadron  of  Evolution  as  Acting  Rear-Admiral,  1889-90.  Commanding 
South  Atlantic  and  North  Atlantic  Stations,  1890  to  June,  1893 ;  member 
Roard  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  1893-4.  Commissioned  as  Rear-Admiral, 
January,  1894 ;  commanding  Pacific  Station  for  special  duty  in  Hawaiian 
Islands,  1894;  chairman  Light-House  Board,  1895-7;  chairman  of  "Deep- 
Water  Harbor  Board  "  for  locating  a  deep-water  harbor  in  Southern  Cali 
fornia,  1896-7;  retired  under  operation  of  general  retiring  law,  March  20, 
1897  ;  President  of  Nicaragua  Canal  Commission,  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Francis  M.  Ramsay. — Born  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed 
Midshipman  from  Pennsylvania,  October  5,  1850;  Naval  Academy,  1850-1  ; 
practice-ship  "  Preble,"  1851;  frigate  "St  Lawrence,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1851-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1855-56.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June 
1856  ;  sloop  "  Falmouth,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1857.  Appointed  Acting  Master, 
June  24,  1857;  steam-frigate  "  Merrimac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1857-60. 


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July  16,  1862  ;  commanding   iron-clad,  "  Choctaw,"  Mississippi  Squadron, 
1863-4;  engagements  at  Haines'  Blutfj  Yazoo  River,  April  30  and  May  1, 

1863  ;  expedition  up  Yazoo   River  to  Yazoo  City,  destroying  rebel  Navy 
Yard  and   vessels,  May,  1863;  engagement  at  Liverpool  Landing,  Yazoo 
River,  May,  1863  ;  engagement  at  Milliken's  Bend,  Mississippi  River,  June 
7,  1863  ;  siege  of  Vicksburg,  May,  June  and  July,   1863 ;  commanded  a 
battery  of  three  heavy  guns  mounted  on  scows,  in  front  of  Vicksburg,  from 
June  19  to  July  4, 1863;  commanding  Third  Division,  Mississippi  Squadron, 
July,  1863,  to  September,  1864;  several  engagements  with   tield  batteiies 
and  guerrillas,    1863-4;  commanded    expedition   up    Bla*ck  and    Ouachita 
Rivers,  March,  1864  ;  engagement  at  Trinity,  La.,  March,  186  i  ;  engagement 
at  Harrisonburg,  La.,  Ouachita  River,  March  1864  ;  Red  River  Expedition, 
March,  April,  May,  1864;  expedition  up  Black  and  Ouachita  Rivers,  April, 

1864  ;  several  engagements  with  guerrillas  at  Fort  De  Russy,  La.,  May,  1&64  ; 
commanding  Third  and  Fourth  Districts,  Mississippi  Squadron,  May  to  Sep 
tember,  1864  ;  commanded  expedition  into  Atchafalaya  River,  June  8,  1864  ; 
engagement  at  Simmsport,  La.,  Atchafalaya  River,  June  8, 1864;  command 
ing  gunboat  "  Unadilla,"  North   Atlantic  Squadron,  1864-5;  engagements 
with  Fort  Fisher,  N.  C.,  December  24  and  25,  1864;  engagement  with  Fort 
Fisher,  N.  C.,  January,  1865;  several  engagements  with  Fort  Anderson,  and 
with  other  forts  on  the  Cape  Fear  River,  January,  February,  1865  ;  capture  of 
Richmond,  Va. ;  Naval  Academy,  in  charge   of  Department  of  Gunnery, 
1865-6.     Promoted  to   Commander,  July  25,  18*6;  navigation  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1866-7  ;  Fleet  Captain  and  Chief  of  Staff,  South 
Atlantic    Squadron,   flag-ship    "Guerriere,"    1867-9;    commanding   steam- 
frigate  "  Guerriere,"  June,  July,  1869;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  1869-72  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1872  ;  Naval  Attache,  London, 
1872-.3  ;    commanding    "Ossipee"    (third-rate).     North    Atlantic    Station, 
1874-5  ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1875-6  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  New 
York,    1876-8;    Commissioned   as    Captain,    1878;   in  charge  of  Torpedo 
Station,    1878— M  ;   commanding   "Trenton,"  flag-ship,  European   Station, 
1881  ;  Superintendent  Naval  Academy,  1881-6;  Board  for  Examination  of 
Officers  for  Promotion,  1886-7;   commanding  "  Boston  "  (special  service), 
1887-9  ;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  February  to  November,  1889. 
Promoted  to  Commodore,  March,  1889  ;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Navigation,  from 
November  1,  1889,  to  April  5,  1897.     Transferred  to  Retired  List,  April 
5,  1897. 

Lester  A.  Beardslee. — Born  in  Little  Falls,  New  York,  February  1, 
1836.  Appointed  Acting  Midshipman,  March  5  1850;  sloop  "Plymouth," 
East  Indies,  May,  1851,  to  January,  1855 ;  participated  in  one  battle  and 
several  skirmishes  with  Chinese  Army  at  Shanghai ;  Naval  Academy,  Octo 
ber,  1855,  to  June,  1856.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  20,  1856  ; 
steam- frigate  "Merrimac,"  special  service,  1856-7;  sloop  "  Germantown," 
East  India  Squadron,  1857-60.  Promoted  to  Master,  January  22,  1858. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July  23,  1859;  sloop  "  Saratoga,"  coast  of  Africa, 
1860-3.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  monitor 
"  Nantucket,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  January  t  >  May,  1863  ;  participated 
in  attack  of  the  iron-clad  fleet  on  the  defences  of  Charleston  Harbor,  April 
7,  1863;  steam-sloop  "Wachusett,"  special  service  on  coast  of  Brazil,  cruis 
ing  for  rebel  privateers,  October,  1863,  to  January,  1865 ;  participated  in 
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capture  of  rebel  steamer  "  Florida,"  at  Bahai,  by  "  Wachusett,"  October, 
1864 ;  commanded  prize  steamer  "  Florida,"  from  October,  1864,  and  brought 
her  to  Hampton  Roads,  Virginia;  steam-sloop  "Connecticut,"  special  ser 
vice,  West  Indies,  1865;  commanded  steam-gunboat  "  Aroostook,"  1867-8, 
taking  her  to  East  India  Squadron  from  Philadelphia;  commanded  steamer 
"Saginaw,"  Pacific  Squadron,  October,  1868;  executive  of  steam-sloop 
"  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1868-9.  Commissioned  as  Commander, 
June  12,  1869;  Hydrographic  Office,  Navy  Department,  1869-70;  steam- 
tug  "Palos,"  April,  1870,  to  January,  1871  ;  took  her  to  East  Indies;  Hy 
drographic  Office,  January,  1871-2 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  May,  1872, 
to  April  1,  1&75  ;  member  of  United  States  Board  for  testing  iron,  steel,  and 
other  metals,  April,  1875,  to  April,  1879;  commanding  sloop  "Jamestown," 
Alaska,  April,  1879,  to  October,  1880.  Promoted  to  Captain,  November, 
1880;  leave  of  absence,  1882-3;  commanding  receiving-ship  "Franklin," 
1883-4 ;  commanding  steam-frigate  "  Powhatan,"  June,  1884,  to  June,  1886 ; 
Torpedo  Station,  1^87;  waiting  orders,  1888;  commanding  receiving-ship 
"Vermont,"  July,  1888-89,  to  November,  1891  ;  commanding  Naval  Station 
Port  Royal,  S.  C.,  November,  1891  to  1894.  Promoted  to  Commodore 
August  24,  1894;  commander-iii-chief  of  Naval  Forces  on  the  Pacific  from 
July,  1894,  to  August,  1897.  Promoted  to  Rear  Admiral  May  21,  1895; 
president  of  Examining  and  Retiring  Board  October,  1897  to  January  27, 
1898.  Retired  on  account  of  age  limit,  February  5,  1878. 

Thomas  O.  Selfridge,  Jr. — Born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Entered  the 
Navy  as  Cadet  Midshipman,  October  3,  1851 ;  graduated,  June,  1853,  at  the 
head  of  his  class,  and  as  such  was  the  first  officer  of  the  Navy  to  receive  a 
diploma  of  graduation  under  the  present  organization  of  the  Naval  Academy. 
Served  as  Midshipman  on  board  the  frigate  "  Independence,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
until  September,  1856.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  November,  1856. 
Served  as  Acting  Master  in  the  Coast  Survey  until  October,  1856,  and  as 
Matter  of  the  sloop-of-war  "  Vincennes"  on  the  coast  of  Africa  until  April, 
1860.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  February,  1860  ;  ordered  to  the  frigate 
'•  Cumberland,"  flag-ship  of  Home  Squadron,  in  September,  1860 ;  was  pres 
ent  at  the  destruction  of  the  Norfolk  Navy  Yard  in  April,  1861,  and  at  the 
bombardment  and  capture  of  the  Hatteras  forts  in  September,  1^61 ;  volun 
teered  for  the  command  of  a  cutting  out  expedition  of  boats  from  the  "Cum 
berland,"  at  Newport  News,  February,  1862  ;  was  Second  Lieutenant  of 
the  "  Cumberland,"  and  in  command  of  the  gun-deck  battery,  March  8, 186*2, 
in  the  fight  between  the  "Merrimac"  and  "Cumberland,"  in  which  the 
"  Cumberland  "  went  down  with  her  flag  flying;  saved  himself  by  jumping 
from  a  port  as  the  ship  sunk,  and  swimming  to  a  boat ;  ordered  to  the  com 
mand  of  the  "Monitor,"  after  the  wounding  of  Captain  Worden ;  served  as 
Flay  Lieutenant  of  the  North  Atlantic  Fleet ;  present  at  the  recapture  of 
Norfolk,  and  engaged  in  destroying  rebel  defences  in  the  waters  of  Virginia 
until  June,  1862 ;  detached,  and  volunteered  for  command  of  the  submarine 
torpedo-boat  "Alligator,"  destined  for  service  against  the  "  Merrimac,"  No. 
2.  The  "Alligator,"  proving  a  failure  for  want  of  speed,  was  assigned  to 
duty  in  the  Mississippi  Squadron.  Commissioned  a  Lieutenant-  Commander 
in  July,  1862 ;  was  given  the  command  of  the  iron-clad  "  Cairo,"  December 
12,  1862 ;  while  in  command  of  a  flotilla  of  gunboats,  forcing  the  passage  of 
the  Yazoo,  was  blown  up  by  a  torpedo ;  was  then  assigned  command  of  the 
gunboats  "  Conestoga  "  and  "  Manitou  ;  "  commanded  a  battery  in  the  siege 
of  Vicksburg,  manned  by  guns  and  men  from  the  "  Manitou  ;  "  in  command 
of  a  flotilla  of  gunboats  after  the  capture  of  Vicksburg ;  passed  up  the  Red 


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and  Teusas  Rivers,  and  captured  the  large  steamer  "  Louisville  ;  "  while  in 
command  of  the  "  Conestoga  "  was  engaged  in  many  skirmishes  with  guerrillas 
and  small  batteries  obstructing  the  navigation  of  the  Mississippi  River  ;  was 
sunk  March  8, 1863,  in  the  "Conestoga"  by  collision  with  the  ram  "  General 
Price  ; "  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  iron-clad  "  Osage  "  in  the  Red 
River  expedition,  and  while  bringing  up  the  rear  on  its  return,  in  company 
with  the  gunboat  "  Lexington,"  and  while  aground,  was  attacked  by  a  battery 
and  a  brigade  of  dismounted  cavalry,  near  Pleasant  Hill  crossing,  and 
defeated  them,  with  the  loss  of  their  General  Green  and  four  hundred  killed 
and  wounded.  After  the  Red  River  expedition,  he  was  assigned  to  the  com 
mand  of  the  "  Vindicator  "  and  the  fifth  division  of  the  Slississippi  fleet, 
between  Yicksburg  and  Natchez ;  was  selected  by  Admiral  Porter  to  accom 
pany  him  to  the  East,  and  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  gunboat  "  Huron," 
in  which  he  took  part  in  the  two  bombardments  of  Fort  Fisher,  and  volun 
teered  for  and  commanded  the  third  division  of  the  assaulting  columns  of 
sailors  and  marines ;  took  part  in  the  bombardment  of  Fort  Anderson,  Cape 
Fear  River,  and  subsequent  capture  of  Wilmington ;  was  three  times  recom 
mended  for  promotion  by  Admiral  Porter,  and  was  selected  for  a  promotion 
of  thirty  numbers  by  the  Board  of  Admirals  assembled  at  Washington  at 
the  close  of  the  war;  ordered  to  Naval  Academy  in  1865;  commanded  the 
frigate  "  Macedonian  "  in  practice  cruises,  1867-8  ;  ordered,  1868,  to  the  com 
mand  of  the  fourth-rate  ".Nipsic,"  West  India  Squadron.  Commissioned  a 
Commander,  December,  1869 ;  was  selected  to  take  charge  of  the  expedition 
for  the  surveys  of  the  Isthmus  of  Darien  for  an  interoceanic  canal  in  1869, 
having  under  command  the  "  Guard,"  "  Peiiobscot,"  "  Nyack,"  and  "  Resaca ; " 
was  engaged  in  these  surveys  till  1874,  and  explored  and  reported  upon  all 
the  country  south  of  Panama  to  the  head  waters  of  the  Atrato  River,  South 
America;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1877-8  ;  in  1878  was  selected  to  make  a  sur 
vey  of  the  Amazon  and  Madeira  Rivers,  South  America ;  ascended  these 
rivers  in  the  u Enterprise,"  fourth-rate,  1300  miles;  completed  the  survey, 
and  returned  to  the  United  States,  October,  1878 ;  in  command  of  the  "  En 
terprise,"  European  Squadron,  1879-80 ;  was  invited  as  special  delegate  by 
Ferdinand  de  Lesseps  to  International  Canal  Congress  in  May,  1879,  at 
Paris ;  was  presented  by  the  French  Government  with  the  Decoration  of  the 
Legion  of  Honor,  in  recognition  of  the  work  performed  in  the  survey  of  the 
Isthmus  of  Darien,  and  made  an  honorary  member  of  the  Royal  Geographi 
cal  Society  of  Belgium.  Promoted  to  Captain,  November  26,  1880;  in 
charge  of  the  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  1880-4  ;  commander 
"Omaha,"  second  rate,  Asiatic  Squadron,  1885-7;  was  tried  by  court-martial 
for  alleged  carelessness  and  neglect  of  duty  in  conducting  target  practice  on 
the  coast  of  Japan,  and  wholly  and  honorably  acquitted  by  the  court,  June, 
1888;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  1 889-90 ;  member  Dry  Dock  Board, 
October  21,  1893.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  April  11,  1894;  President 
Board  Inspection  and  Survey,  March  28, 1894  ;  command  European  Station, 
November  12,  1895,  with  rank  of  Acting  Rear-Admiral.  Commissioned 
Rear-Admiral,  February  28,  1896.  Retired,  April,  1898. 

COMMODORES  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

Frederick  Vallette  McNair. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  January  13, 
1839.  Register  of  Service — Acting  Midshipman,  September  21, 1853 ;  origi 
nal  entry  in  U.  S.  Navy  ;  graduated  Naval  Academy.  Midshipman,  June  10, 
1857.  Passed  Midshipman,  June  25,  1860.  Master,  October  24,  1860. 


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Lieutenant,  April  18, 1861.  Lieutenant- Commander,  April  20,1864.  Com 
mander,  January  29,  1872.  Captain,  October  30,  1883.  Commodore,  May 
10,  1895.  Acting  Midshipman,  Naval  Academy,  September  21,  185'' ;  U.  8. 
practice  ship  "  Preble,"  summer  of  1854,  Europe  and  return  ;  U.  S.  practice- 
ship  "  Plymouth,"  summer  of  1856,  coast  of  United  States  ;  graduated  from 
Naval  Academy,  June  10,  1857 ;  U.  S  frigate  "  Minnesota,"  June,  1857, 
till  May,  1859,  China  and  East  India  Station ;  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  schooner 
"  Varina,"  summer  of  1859 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Iroquois,"  November,  1859,  till  Octo 
ber,  1860;  Mediterranean  Squadron,  West  Indies,  in  pursuit  of  steamer 
"Sumter;"  Mississippi  River,  under  Admiral  Farragut ;  engagements  and 
passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  Chalmette  batteries,  and  capture  of 
New  Orleans,  April,  1862  ;  landed  at  Baton  Rouge  and  Natches  to  demand 
surrender,  May,  1862  ;  engagements,  Grand  Gulf,  Vicksburg,  ram  "Arkan 
sas,"  and  passed  Vieksburg  batteries  both  ways,  June,  July  and  August, 
1862;  U.  S.  S.  "Juniata,"  October,  1862,  till  February,  1*63,  coast  of 
United  States ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Seminole,"  February  18,  till  August,  1863,  coast  of 
United  States  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Pensacola,"  August,  1863,  till  April,  1864,  Missis 
sippi  River ;  Executive  Officer  U.  S.  S.  "  Juniata,"  May,  1864,  till  June, 
1866,  North  Atlantic  Squadron  ;  engagements  and  surrender  of  Fort  Fisher, 
December  24  and  25,  1864,  and  January  13,  14  and  15,  1865;  Brazil  Sta 
tion,  1865,  till  June,  1866;  Executive  Officer  U.S.  flagship  "Brooklyn," 
June,  1866,  till  September,  1867  ;  Brazil  Station,  instructor  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1867,  till  November,  1868 ;  Executive  Officer,  practice-ship 
"Macedonian,"  summer  of  1868;  Executive  Officer,  U.  S.  flagship  "Frank 
lin,"  November,  1868,  till  September,  1870,  European  Station ;  Equipment 
Officer,  Philadelphia  Navy  Yard,  October,  1870,  till  July,  1871 ;  Head  of 
Department  of  Seamanship,  etc.,  Naval  Academy,  July,  1871,  till  February, 
1875;  commanding  U.  S  S.  "Yantic,"  April,  1875,  till  July,  1875,  Asiatic 
Station;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Kearsarge,"  July,  1875,  till  January,  1878, 
Asiatic  Station;  commanding  U-  S.  S.  "Portsmouth,"  February,  1878,  till 
August,  1878,  European  Station  ;  Commandant  of  Cadets,  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1878,  till  September,  1882;  commanding  U.  S.  practice-ship 
"Constellation,"  summer  of  1879,  coast  of  North  America;  commanding 
U.  S.  practice-ship  "Constellation,"  summer  of  1881,  coast  of  United  States; 
Navy  Department,  October,  1882,  till  October,  1883,  Court  of  Inquiry  on 
Loss  of  U.  S.  S.  "  Jeannette,"  and  Board  of  Examiners  of  Officers,  etc. ; 
Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  November,  1883,  till  September,  1886,  Captain  of 
the  Yard;  commanding  U.S.  flagship  "Omaha,"  May,  1887,  till  March, 
1890,  Asiatic  Station;  Superintendent  Naval  Observatory,  June,  1890,  till 
November,  1894 ;  Retiring  and  Examining  Boards,  November,  1894,  till 
November,  1895  ;  commanding  U.  S.  Naval  Force  on  Asiatic  Station,  De 
cember,  1895,  till  January,  1898,  U.  S.  flagship  "Olympia;"  President  Re 
tiring  and  Examining  Boards,  since  February,  1898. 

John  Adams  Howell. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  September  27,  1854 ;  Naval  Academy,  1854-8 ;  attached  to  sloop 
"  Macedonian,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1858-9  ;  store-ship  "Supply,"  1861. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  April  18,  1861 ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "Ossi- 
pee,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  steam-sloop  "Ossipee," 
Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5 ;  participated  in  the  battle  of 
Mobile  Bay,  August  5, 1864.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander,  March 
3,  1865  ;  steamer  "  De  Soto,"  special  service,  1866  ;  steamer" De  Soto,"  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  1868-72.  Commissioned  as 
Commander,  March  6,  1872;  Coast  Survey,  1872-4;  Naval  Academy, 


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1875-9  ;  commanding  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-81  ;  Assistant  Bureau 
of  Ordnance,  1881 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1882-4.  Promoted  to  Captain, 
March,  1884 ;  member  of  Advisory  Board,  1884-8  ;  commanding  "  Atlanta;" 
special  service,  1888 ;  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-90 ;  President  of  Steel 
Board,  July,  1891,  to  February,  1893;  Commandant  of  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  February,  1893,  to  May,  1896.  Commissioned  Commodore,  Septem 
ber,  1895  ;  Commandant  of  League  Island  Navy  Yard,  June,  1896,  to  January, 
1898  ;  February,  1898,  Commander-in-Chief,  European  Station,  United  States 
ship  "San  Francisco  "  ;  commanding  Patrol  Squadron  from  April,  1898,  to  date. 
Henry  L.  Howison.— Entered  the  Naval  Academy  on  the  26th  of  Sep 
tember,  1854,  as  an  Acting  Midshipman;  made  two  practice  cruises  in  the 
U.  S.  sloop-of-war  "  Preble  ;"  was  the  senior  cadet  officer  cmring  his  first-class 
year  and  graduated  No.  4  of  a  class  of  fifteen,  on  June  11,  1858  ;  received  a 
warrant  as  Midshipman  on  June  11,  1858  ;  took  passage  on  the  17th  of  the 
same  month  on  board  the  U.  S.  sloop-of-war  "Saratoga,"  bound  for  Key 
West,  Florida  ;  served  there  and  reported  for  duty  ;  entered  the  U.  S.  frigate 
"  Wabash  "  on  the  12th  of  July,  1858 ;  the  "  Wabash  "  cruised  in  the  Medi 
terranean,  and  returned  to  New  York,  when  Mr.  Howison  was  detached,  De 
cember  20,  1859  ;  on  March  7,  1860,  he  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Poca- 
hontas,"  which  vessel  cruised  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  on  board  of  which  Mid 
shipman  Howison  performed  the  duties  of  Watch-Officer  until  transferred  to 
the  U.  S.  S.  "  Pawnee,"  November  20,  1860;  the  "Pawnee"  arrived  at  Phil 
adelphia  and  Midshipman  Howison  was  detached  December  17,  1860,  and 
ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy  for  examination  for  promotion  ;  having  com 
pleted  this  examination,  was  promoted  the  19th  of  January,  1861,  to  be  a 
Passed  Midshipman  and  ordered  to  the  "  Pawnee  "  as  a  Watch-Officer  the 
12th  of  February,  1861.  Was  promoted  to  a  Master  the  23d  of  February, 
1861,  and  on  the  6th  of  April,  1861,  ordered  to  the  "  Pocahontas  "  as  Master 
and  Watch-Officer.  Was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Lieutenant  on  the  19th  of 
April,  1861  ;  served  at  the  outside  picket-post  with  the  army  at  Clouds' 
Mills,  Alexandria,  Va.,  from  June,  1861,  to  July,  1861,  in  command  of  a  de 
tachment  of  man-of-war's  men  from  the  "  Pocahontas  "  and  a  twelve-pound 
howitzer ;  rejoined  the  "  Pocahontas  "  in  July,  1861 ;  ordered  as  Executive- 
Officer  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "Augusta,"  23d  September,  1861  ;  attached  to  Du- 
pont's  fleet,  participated  in  battle  at  Port  Royal ;  landed  in  command  of  com 
pany  at  Tybee  Island  ;  engagement  with  rams  off  Charleston,  S.  C.  ;  detached 
from  the  "  Augusta,"  June  8,  1863,  and  ordered  as  Executive  Officer  of 
the  iron-clad  "Nantucket;"  participated  in  attacks  on  Forts  Sumter  and 
Wagner,  Charleston  Harbor ;  blockading  in  Warsaw  Sound  ;  transferred 
from  the  "Nantucket"  to  the  iron-clad  "  Catskill,"  as  Executive-Officer,  14th 
February,  1864  ;  engagement  with  forts  at  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  transferred  from 
the  "Catskill  "  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Bienville,"  May  25th,  1864  ;  served  as  Ex 
ecutive  Officer  of  the  "  Bienville"  until  August  3d,  1864,  at  which  time  was 
ordered  to  command  that  vessel ;  participated  in  the  battle  of  Mobile  Bay ; 
blockading  off  Mobile  Bay;  employed  in  transferring  prisoners  to  Pensacola 
and  New  Orleans;  blockading  off  Galveston,  Texas  ;  December  1,  1864,  was 
relieved  of  the  command  by  Commander  Mullany,  and  resumed  duties  as 
Executive  Officer  until  detached,  the  24th  of  April,  1865.  Was  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  Lieutennnt-  Commander  on  the  3d  of  March,  1865  ;  was  next  or 
dered  as  Assistant-Inspector  of  Ordnance  at  the  Washington  Navy  Yard,  on 
the  15th  of  May,  1865,  and  served  here  until  August  9,  1866,  at  which  time 
was  detached  and  reported  for  duty  as  Navigator  of  the  IT.  S.  S.  "  Pensa 
cola;"  in  May,  1867,  was  made  the  Executive-Officer  of  the  U.  S.  flag-ship 


38  RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

"  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  and  served  as  such  until  detached  and  ordered 
home,  November  21,  1868  ;  was  ordered  as  Assistant-Inspector  of  Ordnance, 
at  the  Washington  Navy  Yard,  llth  December,  1868,  serving  as  such  until 
31st  January,  1870,  when  was  ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy  as  an  Assist 
ant  in  Executive  duty  there,  afterwards  being  placed  in  command  of  the 
"  Old  Constitution  "  and  other  ships,  as  well  as  acting  as  Aide  to  the  Super 
intendent  of  the  Academy.  Was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Commander  the 
19th  of  August,  1872;  was  detached  from  the  Naval  Academy  the  16th  of 
December,  1872,  and  proceeded  to  Key  West,  Florida,  and  assumed  com 
mand  of  the  U-  S.  S.  "  Shawmut ;"  cruised  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  and 
brought  the  ship  to  the  Washington  Navy  Yard  for  new  boilers  ;  was  de 
tached  October  31,  1873,  from  the  command  of  the  "  Shawmut"  and  placed 
on  duty  at  the  Washington  Yard,  superintending  the  repairs  of  the  "Shaw 
mut,"  and  on  January  16,  1874,  was  again  ordered  to  command  that  vessel, 
sailing  for  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  cruising  along  the  south  side  of  Cuba,  looking 
for  and  locating  doubtful  banks  and  shoals  ;  the  "  Shawmut  "  was  stationed  at 
New  Orleans  the  latter  part  of  1874  and  early  part  of  1875  ;  Commander 
Howison  was  detached  from  the  command  of  the  "  Shawmut,"  25th  Febru 
ary,  1876,  and  ordered  to  duty  at  the  Naval  Academy  as  head  of  the  Depart 
ment  of  Seamanship,  where  he  served  until  October  1,  1878  ;  during  the 
summer  of  1875,  Commander  Howison  commanded  the  practice-ship  "  May 
flower,"  in  her  cruise  of  instructions  with  the  Cadet  Engineers,  and  during 
the  summer  of  1878,  he  commanded  the  practice-ship  "  Constellation  "  dur 
ing  her  cruise  with  the  Cadets  ;  October  1,  1878,  Commander  Howison  re 
ported  for  duty  at  the  Washington  Navy  Yard  as  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  and 
served  there  as  such  until  9th  of  September,  1881  ;  he  was  a  member  of  the 
First  Advisory  Board  from  llth  July,  1881, to  7th  November,  1881  ;  on  No 
vember  17,  1881,  he  was  ordered  and  took  command  of  the  U.  S.  frigate 
"  Minnesota,"  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  gunnery  training-school ;  this 
duty  lasted  until  22d  February,  1882;  was  then  attached  to  the  Bureau  of 
Equipment  and  Recruiting  until  16th  of  April,  1882,  and  then  made  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Naval  Inspection  Board  until  the  16th  of  April,  1885.  Was  pro 
moted  to  the  rank  of  Captain  on  the  2d  of  March,  1885;  from  April  30, 
1885,  was  employed  on  Boards  of  Appraisals,  Investigations,  Examinations 
and  Retirements,  until  the  10th  of  February,  1886,  at  which  time  was  ordered 
to  the  command  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Vandalia ;"  sailed  with  that  vessel  to  the 
Pacific ;  was  Senior-Officer  on  the  station  until  relieved  by  Rear- Admiral 
Kimberly  in  April,  1887,  at  which  time  the  "Vandalia  "  hoisted  the  flag  of 
the  Rear- Admiral,  commanding  the  Pacific  Station  ;  was  detached  from  the 
command  of  the  "Vandalia,"  April,  1888,  and  ordered  home.  On  June  25, 
1888,  was  made  the  President  of  the  Steel  Inspecting  Board,  which  duty 
Captain  Howison  performed  until  January,  1893  ;  commandant  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  July,  1893-96 ;  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  Oregon, 
June,  1896  ;  commissioned  as  Commodore  March  21,  1897  ;  commandant  of 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  May,  1897,  to  date. 

Albert  Kautz. — Born  in  Georgetown,  Ohio,  January  29, 1839.  Appointed 
Acting  Midshipman,  September  28,  1854.  Graduated  at  United  States  Naval 
Academy,  Annapolis,  Maryland,  and  appointed  Midshipman,  June  11, 1858  ; 
served  in  Home  Squadron  on  frigates  "  Colorado,"  "  Roanoke,"  "  Savannah," 
and  sloop  "  Saratoga,"  from  July,  1858,  to  July,  1860.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Midshipman,  January  19,  1861,  to  Master,  February  23,  1861,  and  to  Lieu 
tenant,  April  21,  1861;  ordered  to  United  States  steamer  "Flag,"  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  in  May,  1861 ;  in  June,  1861,  placed  in  com- 


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mand  of  the  prize-brig  "  Hannah  Balch,"  off  Charleston,  South  Carolina, 
with  orders  to  proceed  to  Philadelphia ;  on  25th  of  June,  1861,  captured,  in 
sight  of  Cape  Hatteras,  by  the  privateer  "  Winslow,"  Captain  Thomas  Crog- 
son  ;  on  parole  in  North  Carolina  for  two  months,  at  the  end  of  which  time 
had  parole  taken  away,  and  was  incarcerated  in  Henrico  County  Jail,  Rich 
mond,  Virginia,  by  order  of  Jefferson  Davis,  as  a  retaliatory  measure  conse 
quent  on  the  imprisonment  of  privateers  in  the  Tombs,  New  York  City ;  on 
the  last  of  October,  1861,  was  released  on  parole  for  the  purpose  of  going  to 
Washington  to  procure  an  exchange  ;  had  an  interview  with  Confederate 
Secretaries  Benjamin  and  Mallory  in  Richmond,  and  then  with  President 
Lincoln  and  Secretaries  Seward  and  Welles  in  Washington ;  succeeded  in 
negotiating  an  exchange,  by  means  of  which  the  present  Admiral  Worden, 
the  late  Lieutenant  George  L  Selden,  and  he  were  released  from  prison  and 
restored  to  duty,  on  condition  that  Lieutenants  Stevens,  Loyall,  and  Butt 
should  be  sent  South  under  a  flag  of  truce.  There  were  also  350  prisoners, 
captured  at  Hatteras  Inlet  in  August,  1861,  sent  South  under  the  same  nego 
tiation,  for  which  wre  received  350  of  our  people,  who  were  captured  at  Bull 
Run  in  July,  1861  This  was  the  first  exchange  authorized  by  President 
Lincoln  and  his  Cabinet.  Ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "  Hartford  "  in  January, 
1862,  arid  served  on  Flag-Officer  Farragut's  staff,  at  the  same  time  command 
ing  the  first  division  of  great  guns  in  the  engagements  with  Forts  Jackson 
and  St  Philip,  the  Chalmette  batteries,  and  the  capture  of  New  Orleans  in 
April,  1862 ;  had  command  of  the  howitzers,  under  Captain  Henry  Bell,  at 
New  Orleans,  arid  hauled  down  the  Lone  Star  Flag  in  person  from  the  City 
Hall,  which  Mayor  Munroe  refused  to  strike,  and  hoisted  the  "  Stars  and 
Stripes  "  on  the  Custom-House — (the  hauling  down  of  the  "  Lone  Star  " 
Flag  has  been  erroneously  attributed  to  Captain  Henry  Bell  by  at  least  two 
writers)  ;  continued  to  serve  on  the  "  Hartford"  during  the  engagements  with 
the  batteries  at  Vicksburg  in  June  and  July,  1862;  in  August,  1862,  was 
taken  with  malarial  fever,  condemned  by  medical  survey,  and  sent  North  ;  in 
1863  served  in  the  U.  S  S  "  Juuiata,"  West  India  Squadron,  and  iu  1864-5 
served  as  First  Lieutenant  of  the  sloop-of-war  "  Cyane "  in  the  Pacific. 
Promoted  to  J  ieutenant-  Commander  on  May  29,  1865;  served  on  the 
"  Winooski,"  Home  Squadron,  and  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
from  January,  1866,  to  August,  1868 ;  on  receiving-ship  "  New  Hampshire," 
Norfolk,  from  December,  1868,  to  May,  1869;  on  duty  at  the  Boston  Navy 
Yard  from  May,  1869,  to  August,  1871 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  Key  West, 
Florida,  from  April,  1872,  to  October,  1873.  Promoted  to  Commander  Sep 
tember  3,1872  ;  commanding  U-  S.  S.  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  Decem 
ber,  1873,  to  August,  1875;  Light-House  Inspector,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  from 
January,  1876,  to  July,  1880;  commanded  the  U.  S.  S.  "Michigan  "  on  the 
lakes,  from  August,  1880,  to  August,  1883  ;  on  duty  in  the  Bureau  of  Equip 
ment,  Navy  Department,  from  March  to  July,  1884 ;  Equipment  Officer  at 
the  Boston  Navy  Yard  from  July,  1884,  to  October,  1887;  traveling  in 
Europe  from  November,  1887,  to  December,  1888.  Promoted  to  Captain 
June  2,  1885;  on  duty  at  the  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  Navy  Yard 
October  25,  1889.  Captain,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  June  30, 1892.  Commanding 
U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  August  20,  1894,  to  April,  1897.  Promoted 
to  Commodore  April  6,  1897  ;  President  Examining  and  Retiring  Board  April 
15,  1897,  to  November,  1897  ;  Commandant  Naval  Station,  Newport,  R.  I., 
November  1,  1897,  to  date. 

George  C.  Remey. — Born  in  Iowa.     Appointed  from  Iowa,  September 
29,1855;  Naval  Academy,  1855-9;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "Hartford," 


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East  India  Squadron,  1860-1.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  August  31, 
1861 ;  steam-gunboat  "  Marblehead,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1861-4  ;  was  present  at  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  and  on  several  occasions 
engaged  the  batteries  at  long  range ;  in  consequence  of  the  "  Marblehead  " 
being  grounded,  was  compelled  to  witness  the  battle  of  West  Point,  Virginia, 
without  being  able  to  participate;  engagement  with  rebels  at  White  House, 
Pamunky  River,  June  29,  1862 ;  engaged  batteries  on  Sullivan's  Island, 
South  Carolina,  on  two  different  occasions  ;  engaged  Battery  Wagner,  Morris 
Island,  South  Carolina,  at  long  range ;  took  part  in  general  engagement  of 
Battery  Wagner,  August  17,1863;  was  in  command  of  naval  battery  on 
Morris  Island  from  August  23  to  September  8,1863;  and  was  engaged  in 
bombardment  of  Fort  Sumter,  and  at  times  Fort  Gregg ;  had  command  of 
the  second  division  of  boats  in  the  night  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  September 
8,  1863, and  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  rebels;  steam-gunboat  "Marblehead," 
Naval  Academy,  Newport,  1865-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander, 
June  25,  1865;  steamer  "Mohongo,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1866-7;  Naval 
Academy,  1868-69;  attached  to  frigate  "Sabine,"  special  service,  1869-70; 
T.  and  N.  Surveying  Expedition,  1871  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1872.  Com 
missioned  as  Commander,  November  25,  1872 ;  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks, 
1873-6;  commanding  "Enterprise"  (third-rate),  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1877-8  ;  torpedo  instruction,  1«78  ;  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks,  1879-81 ; 
"Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881-3;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1884-6. 
Promoted  to  Captain,  October,  1885;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1886-9;  com 
manding  Charleston  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889  to  May,  1892;  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  May,  1892,  to  May,  181)4  ;  June,  1895,  leave  of  absence  to  July, 
1895;  Naval  Retiring  Board,  October,  1895,  to  June,  1896.  Commissioned 
Commodore,  June,  1897;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  July, 
1896,  to  April,  1898 ;  commanding  a  Division  of  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
April,  1898,  to  date. 

Norman  H.  Farquhar. — Born  April  11,  1840.  Graduated  from 
Naval  Academy,  1859  ;  squadron,  coast  of  Africa,  for  the  suppression  of  slave 
trade,  1859-61.  As  Midshipman,  on  board  "San  Jacinto,"  "Saratoga,"  and 
"Constellation.'*  Acting  Master,  on  board  "Mystic"  and  "Sumter,"  while 
still  Midshipman,  brought  to  the  United  States  a  captured  slaver,  the  "  Tri 
ton,"  with  a  crew  often  men,  and  no  other  officer.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  August  31,  1861  ;  steamer  "Mystic,"  North  Atlantic;-  steam  gunboat 
"  Mahaska,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  steamer  "  Rhode 
Island,"  West  India  Squadron,  1863-4;  steamer  "Santiago  de  Cuba,"  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  present  at  both  attacks  on  Fort 
Fisher.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  (  ommander,  August  5,  1865;  Naval 
Academy,  1866-8;  steamer  "Swatara,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9;  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  1870;  Executive  Officer,  U.  S.  S.  "Severn"  1870-1;  com 
manding  "Kansas"  (fourth-rate),  T.  and  N.  Surveving  Expedition,  1871; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1872;  U.  S.  S.  "Powhatan,"  1872.  Commissioned  as 
Commander,  December  12,  1872 ;  Naval  Academy,  1872-8,  commanding 
"Santee,"  and  in  charge  of  buildings  and  grounds;  commanded  "Ports 
mouth,"  1878  ;  in  command  of  "  Quinnebaug  "  and  "  Wyoming,"  European 
Squadron,  1878-81 ;  Commandant  of  Cadets,  Naval  Academy,  1881-6 ; 
commanded  "Constellation,"  two  practice  cruises,  1883-4.  Commissioned  as 
Captain,  March  4,  1886;  commanded  "Trenton,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-9, 
when  the  ship  was  wrecked  in  the  memorable  hurricane  at  Apia,  Samoa, 
March  16,  1889;  by  good  seamanship  managed  to  save  from  drowning  the 
450  officers  and  men  who  composed  her  crew ;  Senior  Member  of  Board  of 
Visitors,  Torpedo  Station,  August,  1889;  member  of  Light-House  Board 


RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.   NAVY.  41 

October,  1889 ;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks,  Navy  Department, 
March  6,  1890,  to  March,  1894;  commandant  Navy  Yard,  League  Island, 
March  7,  1894,  to  June,  1896 ;  command  U.  S.  S.  "Newark,"  June  16,  1896, 
to  December,  1896.  President  Examining  Board,  December  14,  1896,  to 
June,  1897 ;  commandant  Norfolk  Yard,  June  1,  1897,  to  date.  Promoted 
to  Commodore,  July  21,  1897. 

J.  Crittenden  Watson.— Born  in  Kentucky,  August  24,  1842.  Ap 
pointed  from  Kentucky,  September  29,  1856 ;  Naval  Academy,  1856-60. 
Promoted  to  Master ,  1861 ;  attached  to  frigate  "  Sabine,"  1861  ;  steam-sloop 
"  Hartford,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1862-4.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
July  16,  1862;  bombardment  and  passage  of  Forts  Jackgon  and  St.  Philip, 
and  Chalmette  batteries,  April,  1862;  passage  of  Vicksburg  batteries,  June 
and  July,  1862  ;  passage  of  Port  Hudson,  March  14,  1£63  ;  passage  of  Grand 
Gulf,  March  19  and  30,  1863;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864;  was 
wounded  by  a  fragment  of  shell  from  a  rebel  battery  at  Warrington  ;  steam- 
frigate  "  Colorado,"  flag-ship  European  Squadron,  1865-7.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866;  steam-frigate  "Franklin,"  flag 
ship  European  Squadron,  1867-8.  Executive  officer  steam-sloop  "  Can an- 
daigua,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9.  Special  duty  Philadelphia,  1869  to 
February,  1870.  Executive  officer  steam  sloop  "Alaska"  (second  rate), 
Asiatic  Squadron,  April,  1870,  to  May,  1871.  Commanded  store-ship 
"  Idaho,"  Yokohama,  May,  1871-3.  Leave  of  absence,  July,  1873,  to  De 
cember,  1873.  Ordnance  duty,  New  York  Navy  Yard,  December,  1873,  to 
January  25,  1874  Commissioned  Commander,  January  23,  1874.  Inspector 
of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  April,  1874,  to  November,  1874. 
Senior  Aid  to  Commandant,  Mare  Island,  November,  1874,  to  April,  1877. 
Commanding  "  Wyoming,"  European  Station,  February,  1878,  to  March, 
1880.  Torpedo  instruction,  June  to  September,  1880.  Light  House  Inspec 
tor  llth  District,  October,  1880,  to  October,  1883.  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
November,  1883,  to  December,  1884.  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  May,  1885,  to 
August,  1886.  Commanding  "  Iroquois,"  South  Pacific,  September,  1886,  to 
May,  1887.  Commissioned  Captain,  March  6,  1887.  President  Board  of 
Inspection,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  February,  1888,  to  July,  1890.  Captain  of 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  July,  1890,  to  June  20,  1892.  Commanded  "  San  Fran 
cisco,"  July,  1892,  to  July  20, 1894.  Member  Retiring  Board,  1894,  to  May, 
1895.  Governor  U,  S.  Naval  Home,  May,  1895,  to  1898.  Commissioned 
Commodore,  November  7,  1897 ;  commanding  a  Division  of  North  Atlantic 
Squadron,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Henry  B.  Robeson.— Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  from  Connect 
icut,  September  25,  1856 ;  Naval  Academy,  1856-60.  Promoted  to  Master, 
1860;  attached  to  steam-frigate  "Niagara,"  Blockading  Squadron,  1860-1 ; 
engagement  at  Fort  McRae,  November  23,  1861  ;  iron-clad  steamer  "  New 
Ironsides,"  special  service,  1863  ;  and  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1864 ;  engagement  with  the  defences  of  Charleston,  S.  C.,  April  7,  1863  ; 
commanded  a  landing  party  from  the  "  New  Ironsides"  in  the  assault  and 
capture  of  rebel  works  on  the  lower  part  of  Morris  Island,  July  10,  1863  ; 
various  bombardments  of  Forts  Wagner,  Sumter,  Moultrie,  and  all  the  actions 
in  which  the  "  New  Ironsides "  was  engaged  off  Charleston  ;  steam-frigate 
"  Colorado,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  both  assaults  on 
Fort  Fisher;  commanded  a  landing  party  from  the  "  Colorado  "  in  the  assault 
upon  Fort  Fisher,  January,  15,  1865  ;  steamer  "Colorado,"  flag-ship  Euro 
pean  Squadron,  1865-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  Commander,  July  25, 
1866;  steam-sloop  "  Piscataqua,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-70;  special  duty, 


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ifff 

1871-2;  iron-clad  "Dictator,"  1873;  Xavy  Yard,  New  York,  1874-6.  Com 
missioned  as  Commander,  February  12,  1874;  European  Squadron,  1876-7  ; 
commanding  "Vandalia"  (third  rate),  European  Station,  1877-9;  Naval 
Academy,  1879-83 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1883-88.  Promoted  to  Captain, 
August,  1887 ;  member  Advisory  Board,  1888-9 ;  commanding  "  Chicago," 
Squadron  of  Evolution  1889,  to  July,  1891 ;  Supervisor  New  York  Harbor, 
July,  1891,  to  July,  1892;  leave  of  absence,  July,  1892  ;  detached  from  duty 
as  Supervisor  of  New  York  Harbor,  July,  1892 ;  waiting  orders  and  leave, 
including  six  months'  sick  leave,  until  August,  1894 ;  court-martial  duty  and 
Naval  War  College,  June  1,  to  September  1, 1895 ;  Captain  of  the  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  October  8, 1895,  to  March  9,  1898.  Promoted  to  Commo 
dore,  February  1,  1898. 

Winfield  *S.  Schley.— Born  in  Maryland,  1839.  Appointed  from 
Maryland,  September  20,  1856 ;  Naval  Academy,  1856-60  Promoted  to 
Master,  1861;  attached  to  frigate  "Potomac"  store-ship,  at  Ship  Island, 
1861-2;  steam-gunboat  "  Winona,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862- 
63  ;  engaged  with  a  field  battery  near  Port  Hudson,  Louisiana,  December  14, 
1862 ;  in  all  the  engagements  which  led  to  the  capture  of  Port  Hudson, 
from  March  16  to  July  9,  1863;  in  one  or  two  small  skirmishes  in  cutting 
out  schooners.  Commissioned  as  Ijieutenant,  July  16,  1862 ;  steam-gunboat 
"  Wateree,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1864-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  July  25,  1866;  Naval  Academy,  1867-9;  "  Benicia "  (third  rate), 
Asiatic  Fleet,  1871-2;  Naval  Academy,  1873-6.  Commissioned  as  Com 
mander,  June  10,  1874;  commanded  the  "Essex"  (third-rate),  S.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1877-80;  Light-House  Inspector,  1880-3;  Bureau  of  Equipment, 
1883;  in  charge  of  Greely  Expedition,  1884;  Chief  Bureau  of  Equipment 
and  Recruiting,  1885-9.  Promoted  to  Captain,  March,  1888 ;  commanding 
"Baltimore,"  1889  to  March,  1892;  Light-House  Inspector,  March,  1892,  to 
March,  1895;  member  Board  Inspection  and  Survey,  March  1,  1895,  to 
October,  '95 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  *'  New  York,"  October  5,  1895,  to 
March,  '97;  chairman  L.  H.  Board,  March  20,  1897,  to  March,  1898. 
Promoted  to  Commodore,  February,  1898 ;  after  declaration  of  war  with 
Spain,  ordered  to  command  "  Flying  Squadron." 

COMMODORES  OX  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

Rf.tirvl  after  forty- five  yesirs*  service  or  on  attaining  the  age  of  sixty-two  years. 

Louis  C.  Sartori. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  from  New  Jer 
sey,  February  2,  1829;  attached  to  ship  "Warren  "  and  schooner  "Enter 
prise."  Brazil  Station,  1831-3 ;  frigate  "  Constellation,"  Mediterranean  Squad 
ron,  1834  ;  frigate  " Constellation,"  West  Indies,  1835;  ship  "Natchez," 
West  Indies,  1836-7.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  14,  1837 ; 
Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1838;  frigate  "Constitution,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1839-41.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  8,  1841  ;  receiving-ship 
"  North  Carolina,"  New  York,  1842 ;  receiving-ship  "Philadelphia,"  1843; 
ship  "Plymouth,"  Mediterranean  and  Brazil  Squadron,  1845-6;  bomb- 
schooner  "  Stromboli,"  Mexican  War,  1847-8 ;  at  the  capture  of  Tobasco ; 
Mediterranean  Squadron,  1849-52  ;  on  board  steamer  "  Alleghany,"  frigates 
"  Constitution  "  and  "  Independence ; "  receiving-ship  "  Pennsylvania,"  Nor 
folk,  1853;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1853-4;  ship  "John  Adams," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1855-6  ;  commanded  expedition  and  engagement  against 
the  Fejees.  1855;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1857-8;  commanding  steamer 
"  Water  Witch,"  West  Indies,  1859-60.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  April 


RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  XJ.   S,   NAVY.          43 

7,  1861  ;  commanding  steamer  "Flag,"  Blockading  Squadron.  1861  ;  com 
manding  receivinp-enip  "Ohio,"  Boston,  186- ;  commanding  steamer 
"  Florida,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1862;  commanding  ship"  Portsmouth/* 
West  Gulf  Squadron,  1863;  commanding  u  Monongahela"  and  *'Oneida," 
otf  Mobile.  1864:  commanding  steamer  i%  Agawanu"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1866.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  September  26,  1866  ;  commanding  steamer 
"  Ossipee,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1868-9  ;  commanding  steamers  "  Saranae  *"  and 
w  Lackawanna,"  1870;  commanding  naval  rende/vous,  San  Francisco, 
1871-2;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1872-3.  Commissioned  as  Cowwex/oir, 
December  12,'  1878.  Retired,  June,  1874. 

Albert  G.  Clary. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massa 
chusetts,  May  8,  1832;  attached  to  sloop  "Vincennes,** ^Pacific  Squadron, 
1834-0;  Naval  School,  New  York,  1837.  Promoted  to  7Vw</  JI/ttfaAt/umifi, 
July  8,  1830;  sloop  c*  Marion,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1830-42  ;  receiving-ship, 
"Boston,"  1843-5.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  April  11,  1845;  sloop 
"Preble,*1  Home  Squadron,  during  the  war  with  Mexico,  at  Tuspan  and 
Tobasco :  sloop  "  Preble."  Pacific  Squadron,  1847-50 ;  receivinff-shin,  "  Bos 
ton,"  1852;  sloop  '' Marion,"  coast  of  Africa,  1853  ;  frigate  "  Constitution/* 
coast  of  Africa,  1854-5;  Navv  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  II.,  1856-57;  steam- 
frigate  "Minnesota,"  East  India  Squadron,  1858-9;  steam-frigate  "Color- 
ado,"  1861 ;  commanding  steamer  "  Anaeostia,"  Potomac  Flotilla,  1871  ; 
engagement  at  Aquia  Creek,  May  31  and  .Juno  I.  1861  ;  battle  of  Port 
Koyal,  November  7,  1861.  Commissioned  as  O>ww<iwfor,  July  16,  18(>2  ; 
commanding  steamer  "  Mount  Vernon,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1862;  commanding  steamer  "  Tiojra,"  West  India  Squadron,  1863  ; 
commanding  steam-sloop  "  Daeotah,"  North  Atlantic  Hlockadiuir  Squadron, 
1864;  commanding  steam-sloop  u Seminole,"  West  (iult%  H!ockadin<?  Squad 
ron,  1864-5;  commanding  receiving-ship  "  Norfolk,1  186(5.  Commissioned 
as  (\iphiin %  November  21,  1866;  commanding  **  Dictator,"  1870-2.  Com 
missioned  as  Commodore^  1873.  Retired,  1874. 

Somerville  Nicholson. — Born  in  New  York,  January  1,  1822.  Ap 
pointed  MuhhipiHan  from  Now  York,  June  21,  183!);  attached  to  fripito 
MBrandywine,  Mediterranean  Stpiadron,  1^39-42;  brijf "  Truxton,"  1843- 
4;  Naval  School,  Philadelphia,  1845  Promoted  to  7*r*,W  Mid$hinm(tnt 
July  2,  1845;  Coast  Survey,  1845-6-7;  steamer  "  AUejjhany,"  Brazil 
Squadron,  1848-0;  Coast  Survey,  1840-52;  steam-frigate  "rowhatan," 
]^ast  liulia  Squadron,  1852-4.  Promoted  to  J/<w^r,  St^ptember  0,  1853. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  May  5,  1854;  steam-frigate  "Mississippi,"* 
Kast  India  Squadron,  1855;  ordnance  duty,  Washington,  1856-7  ;  sloop 
"Cumberland,  coast  of  Africa,  1858-0  ;  sloop  "  Macedonian,"  Home  Squad 
ron,  18(H)-1  ;  commanding  steam  gunboat  "  Nfarblehead,"  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1862.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- CowtnandoT)  July 
16,  1802;  commanding  iron-clad  "Sangamon,"  1863.  Commissioned  as 
Commander,  January  2,  18(53 ;  oommanoing  steamer  "  State  of  Georgia," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864;  commanding  steamer  "  (Jala- 
tea,"  West  India  Squadron,  1865;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1866—8;  member  of  Ordnance  Hoard,  1800  ;  commanding  steam-sloop, 
11  Bonicia,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  18(50-70.  Commissioned  as  0(«)taw,  June,  1870; 
commanding  "  Lancaster"  (second-rate).  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1872-3. 
Promoted  to  Commodore,  January,  18S().  Retired,  A|>ril,  1881. 

Oscar  C.  Badger. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  September  0,  1841  ;  attached  to  ra/.eo  "  Independence,"  Home  Squad" 
ron,  1841-2;  sloop  "Saratoga,"  coast  of  Africa,  1843-4;  \vaa  in  landing 


44          RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

• 

party  from  the  "  Saratoga,"  and  took  part  in  the  destruction  of  the  Bereby 
villages,  1843  ;  steamer  "  Mississippi,"  Gulf  Squadron,  during  Mexican  War  ; 
at  attack  on  Alvarado,  1846;  frigate  "  Brandy  wine  "  and  brig  "Perry," 
Brazil  Squadron,  1847-9.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  August  10, 
1847;  store-ship  "Supply,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1850;  frigate  "Savannah," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1850 ;  sloop  "  Vincennes,"  Pacific  Squadron,  as  navigator, 
1851-2 ;  Naval  Observatory,  Washington,  1853-4.  Promoted  to  Master, 
1855.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  15,  1855;  sloop  "John 
Adams,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1855-6,  as  navigator, — while  attached  to  this 
vessel,  commanded  a  party  which  attacked  and  destroyed  the  village  of  Yutia, 
Fejee  Islands ;  engaged  in  skirmishes  with  the  Fejeeans,  on  other  occasions ; 
ordnance  ship  "Plymouth,"  1858;  sloop  "Macedonian,"  Mediterranean 
Squadron,  1858-60  ;  steam  frigate  "Minnesota,"  and  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  1861;  commanding  steamer  "  Anacostia,"  Potomac  Flotilla,  1861-2; 
attack  on  Cock-pit  Point  battery,  January  2,  1862, — was  favorably  men 
tioned,  in  despatches  from  the  commander  of  the  flotilla,  on  this  occasion; 
attack  on  Acquia  Creek  batteries,  March,  1862,  and  engaged  in  a  number  of 
other  attacks  on  Potomac  River  batteries  the  same  year  ;  while  in  command 
of  the  "Anacostia,"  was  engaged  in  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  Virginia,  and 
defences  at  Gloucester  Point.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  Commander,  July 
16,  1862;  Ordnance-Officer  in  charge  of  arming  gunboats  building  on 
Western  rivers,  1862-3  ;  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863  ;  en 
gaged  in  the  attack  on  Morris  Island  batteries,  July  11,  1863;  commanded 
the  ironclad  "Patapsco,"  in  the  attack  on  Fort  Wagner,  July  18,  1863,  and 
on  Forts  Wagner,  Gregg,  and  Sumter,  August  17,  1863;  commanded  the 
ironclad  "  Moutauk  "  in  a  night  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  August  22,  1863 ; 
appointed  Fleet-Captain,  ad,  interim,  of  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
and  was  in  the  flag-ship  "  Weehawken  "  (ironclad),  in  an  attack  on  Fort 
Sumter  on  the  night  of  September  1,  1863,  and  was  severely  wounded,  his 
right  leg  being  shattered  by  a  metallic  splinter ;  favorably  mentioned  in  the 
despatches  by  the  Rear- Admiral  commanding  the  squadron  for  services  dur 
ing  these  operations  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  and  Inspector 
of  Cannon,  Pittsburgh,  1864-6.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  25, 
1866  ;  commanding  steamer  "  Peoria,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7 ; 
received  vote  of  thanks  from  the  legislative  assemblies  of  the  islands  of  Anti 
gua  and  Saint  Kitts,  for  services  rendered  by  his  command  to  the  authorities, 
and  to  the  sufferers  by  the  great  fire  which  destroyed  the  city  of  Basse  Terre, 
July  4,  1867;  equipment  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1868-70; 
commanding  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  South  Atlantic  Fleet,  1871-3. 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  November  25,  1872 ;  commanding  receiving-ship 
"Ohio,"  1873-4;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1875-8;  commanding  frigate 
"  Constitution,"  special  service,  1878-9.  Special  duty,  revision  of  ship's 
allowance  books,  Washington,  1880 ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1881. 
Promoted  to  Commodore,  November,  1881 ;  member  of  Examining  Board, 
1881  ;  commandant  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1881-5.  Retired,  August,  1885, 
being  at  that  date  sixty-two  years  of  age. 

William  Kennon  Mayo. — Born  at  Drummondton,  Virginia.  Ap 
pointed  Midshipman  from  Virginia,  October  18,  1841;  began  naval  service 
on  the  "Pennsylvania,"  120,  at  Norfolk,  Virginia,  in  November,  1841; 
joined  the  flag-ship  "United  States"  (frigate)  Pacific  Squadron,  November  19, 
1841,  and  transferred  to  the  "  Cyane,"  February,  1843 ;  at  the  capitula 
tion  of  Monterey,  in  charge  of  the  boats  of  the  landing  party ;  November, 
1844,  ordered  to  the  sloop  "St.  Mary's,"  of  the  Texas  Annexation  Squad- 


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ron ;  served  iii  her  during  the  entire  war  with  Mexico  ;  blockade  of  Tampico 
and  Vera  Cruz ;  bombardment  of  forts  at  the  mouth  of  Tampico  River ; 
attempt  to  cut  out  three  gunboats  in  Tampico  River ;  planting  of  and  service 
at  the  Naval  Battery,  Vera  Cruz ;  fall  of  Vera  Cruz  and  Tampico ;  Septem 
ber,  1847,  ordered  to  be  a  pupil  of  the  Naval  School ;  passed  examination 
July  14,  1848.  Warranted  Passed  Midshipman,  August  10,  1847;  during 
July,  1848,  ordered  to  the  frigate  "St.  Lawrence,"  European  Seas;  March, 
1851,  ordnance  duty  at  Norfolk,  Va  ;  July,  1851,  ordered  to  the  brig  "  Dol 
phin,"  on  special  service  to  make  scientific  observations  in  the  North  At 
lantic,  surveys,  etc  ;  commended  as  an  accurate  and  critical  navigator 
(Senate  Doc.,  •' Cruise  of  the  Dolphin")  ;  July,  1852,  ordered  to  the  steam- 
frigate  "  Saranac,"  on  special  service  to  Brazil ;  commended  by  the  Depart 
ment,  May,  1853;  during  July,  1853,  ordered  to  the  Coi&t  Survey,  and  in 
November  of  the  same  year,  to  the  sloop  "  Cyane,"  detailed  from  the  Home 
Squadron  for  the  use  of  Lieutenant  J.  G.  Strain's  party  for  the  exploration 
of  a  canal  route  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  Ocean,  over  the  Isthmus  of 
Darien  ;  member  of  the  United  States  party  that  made  the  first  topographic 
reconnoissance  about,  and  the  first  complete  hydrographic  survey  of  the  Bay 
of  Sassardic  or  Caledonia  Bay,  and  member  of  the  party  that  sought  Strain 
in  the  wilderness;  June,  1854,  ordered  to  the  Coast  Survey ;  October,  1854, 
ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy,  in  Executive  Department,  and  as  Instructor 
in  Seamanship,  Naval  Tactics  and  Gunnery,  with  promotion  to  Acting 
Master;  cruise  of  the  Practice  ship,  1855;  special  commendation  (Report  of 
Secretary  of  the  Navy,  1855,  page  76);  author  of  MS.  "System  of  Naval 
Tactics  and  Fleet  Sailing,"  taught  at  the  Academy,  the  only  one  used.  Pro 
moted  Master,  September  14,  1855.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  September 
15,  1855  ;  May,  1857,  joined  the  steam-frigate  "  Minnesota,"  which  sailed  on 
a  special  diplomatic  mission  to  Asia;  September,  1859,  ordered  to  the  Naval 
Academy,  as  Instructor  in  Ethics,  etc. ;  February,  1860,  ordered  to  Norfolk, 
"Pennsylvania,"  120;  December,  1860,  to  the" sloop  "St.  Mary's  "  of  the 
Pacific  'Fleet ;  ordered  East,  January,  1862,  and  assigned  the  Executive 
Officer  of  the  new  steam  sloop  "  Housatonic,"  blockade  of  Charleston,  S.  C. 
Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  in  command  of  the 
gunboat  "  Kanawha,"  Western  Gulf  Squadron,  November,  1862 ;  engage 
ment  with  riflemen  and  field  batteries,  Mobile  Point ;  fight  with  Fort  Mor 
gan,  on  October  12,1863;  commended  for  gallantry,  etc.  (Report  of  Secre 
tary  of  the  Navy,  1864,  page  478)  ;  capture  of  six  schooners ;  directed  capture 
of  three  steamers ;  detached  from  the  "  Kanawha,"  November,  1863 ;  in 
February,  1864,  special  (iron-clad)  duty  in  New  York  City ;  May,  1864, 
took  a  draft  of  contrabands  to  the  Pacific  fleet,  at  Panama,  New  Granada ; 
July,  1864.  under  direct  orders  from  the  Department,  took  command  of  the 
monitor  "  Nahant,"  in  front  of  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  July,  1864,  discovered 
that  the  port  of  Charleston  was  not  closed  to  commerce ;  this  led  to  a  more 
vigorous  system  of  picket  duty,  by  which  nine  trading  steamers  were  run 
ashore  in  seven  months ;  affairs  with  Fort  Moultrie  as  episodes  of  picket 
duty  ;  fall  of  Charleston,  February,  1865  ;  general  commendation  as  an  iron 
clad  commander  (see  Secretary  of  Navy's  Report,  1864,  page  11)  ;  March, 
1865,  Ordnance  Officer  of  the  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Fleet,  and  com 
mandant  of  Bay  Point  Depot  until  May,  1866.  Commissioned  Commander, 
July  25,  1866,  under  the  operation  of  the  proviso  of  the  first  section  of  the 
statute;  from  November,  1866  to  May,  1869,  on  navigation  duty  at  Boston, 
Mass. ;  inventor  of  the  Naval  Standard  Binnacles,  type  of  January,  1869 ; 
commanding  steam-sloop  "Tuscarora,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870;  com- 


46  RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

manding  "Congress"  (second-rate),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870-1;  com 
manding  "Omaha"  (second-class),  North  Pacific  Station,  1872-4.  Com 
missioned  as  Captain,  December  12,  1873.  Commanding  "  Hartford  "  South 
Atlantic  Station,  1877-9;  leave  of  absence,  1880;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1881-2.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  July,  1882 ;  Commandant  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  1882-5.  Retired,  1886. 

William  P.  McCann. — Born  in  Kentucky,  May  4,  1830.  Appointed 
from  Kentucky,  November,  1848  ;  attached  to  frigate  "  Raritan,"  nag-ship 
cf  Home  Squadron,  November  8,  1848,  to  May  1,  1850  ;  cruise  in  West 
Indies  and  Gulf  of  Mexico  ;  again  attached  to  "  Karitan,"  flag-ship  of  Pacific 
Squadron,  June  27,  1850,  to  February  2,  1853  ;  cruise  in  South  Pacific ; 
"  Columbia,"  flag-ship  of  Home  Squadron,  May  4  to  October  24,  1853  ; 
Naval  Academy,  October  24,  1853,  to  June  15,  1854.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Midshipman,  June  15,  1854;  frigate  "Independence,"  flag-ship  Pacific 
Squadron,  August,  1854,  to  November  15,  1857;  cruise  of  thirty-nine 
months  in  North  and  South  Pacific,  Polynesia,  and  Sandwich  Islands.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant  from  September  16,  1855;  receiving-ship  "Alle- 
ghany,"  January  23  to  August  3,  1858  ;  Lieutenant  and  Navigator  of  frigate 
"  Subine,"  flag-ship  of  Brazil  Squadron  and  Paraguay  expedition,  August 
14,  1858,  to  May  y,  1859;  visiting  Bermuda  Islands  and  Montevideo;  again 
ordered  to  '•  Sabine,"  cruising  in  West  Indies  and  Gulf  of  Mexico,  August, 
1859,  to  July  4,  1861 ;  at  Vera  Cruz  on  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion  at 
Pensacola,  reinforced  Fort  Pickens  with  sailors  and  marines,  April  14  to  15, 
1861 ;  remained  off  the  fort  one  hundred  and  twenty-seven  days,  and  in  June 
assisted  in  landing  additional  reinforcements  under  Colonel  Harvey  Brown  • 
again  attached  to  ''Sabine,"  August  30.  1861,  to  January,  1862  ;  blockading 
on  the  coast  of  South  Carolina ;  rescued  a  battalion  of  marines  of  Port  Royal 
Expedition  and  crew  of  the  transport  steamer  "  Governor,"  which  vessel 
foundered ;  ordered  to  command,  temporarily,  gunboat  "  Maratanza  "  at  siege 
of  Yorktown,  April,  1862  ;  had  several  engagements  with  the  batteries  there 
and  at  Gloucester  Point ;  May  4,  enemy  evacuating  Yorktown, "  Maratanza  " 
moved  up  the  York  and  Pamunkey  Rivers,  co-operating  with  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac ;  was  relieved  by  commander  Stevens,  remained  as  Executive 
Officer  ;  at  West  Point,  Va.,  May  9, 1862,  drove  off  a  rebel  battery  attacking 
Franklin's  corps;  led  reconnoitering  expedition  on  York  River  and  Rich 
mond  Railroad  and  on  the  right  bank  of  the  Pamunkey  ;  with  the  army  at 
Malvern  Hill,  on  the  James  River,  had  frequent  engagements  during  the 
guerrilla  warfare  in  the  James  and  Appomattox  Rivers,  at  Point  of  Rocks 
and  City  Point ;  July  4,  captured  rebel  gunboat  "  Teazer,"  with  plans  of  bat 
teries,  torpedoes,  and  defenses  of  Richmond ;  recaptured  thirty-six  wounded 
officers  and  men  of  the  army,  captured  several  blockade-runners  on  the  Poto 
mac,  and  co-operating  with  the  army  at  Aquia  Creek.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  "Maratanza,"  blockading  Cape  Fear 
River,  having  driven  off  working  parties  from  batteries  near  Fort  Caswell, 
was  attacked  by  a  battery  of  Whitworth  guns,  having  one  officer  and  one 
petty  officer  killed,  and  seven  men  wounded ;  ordered  to  command  the 
"  Hunchback,"  in  sounds  of  North  Carolina,  October  1,  1862;  March  14, 
1863,  battle  at  Newbern  with  the  forces  of  Hill  and  Pettigrew,  which  attacked 
Camp  Anderson  and  the  "  Hunchback ;"  they  had  eighteen  pieces  of  artillery 
and  several  thousand  infantry.  After  an  action  of  an  hour  and  a  half,  she 
succeeded  in  silencing  the  guns  and  compelling  the  army  to  withdraw.  Com 
mander  Murray,  in  his  official  report,  said  :  "  The  firing  of  the  'Hunchback' 
was  excellent,  and  the  manner  in  which  Lieutenant-Commander  McCann 


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handled  the  battery  which  the  enemy  unmasked  upon  him  in  the  morning 
was  as  gratifying  to  us,  and  as  creditable  to  himself,  as  it  must  have  been 
mortifying  and  vexatious  to  the  enemy."     April,  1863,  during  the  siege  of 
Washington,  N.  C.,  had  command  of  five  gunboats,  with  which  he  frequently 
engaged  and  silenced  the  batteries  at  Hill's  and  Swain's  Point,  on  the  Pam- 
lico,  and  assisted  in  sending  reinforcements  and  supplies  to  the  garrison  and 
gunboats  at  Washington  ;  September  6,  left  the  sounds  with  the  "  Hunch 
back,"  which  was  laid  up  at  Norfolk  for  repairs;   November,  1863,  was 
ordered  to  command  the  "Kennebec,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  then 
commanded  by  Admiral  Thatcher,  and  soon  after  by  Admiral  Farragut ; 
had  thirteen  months'  active  service  blockading  Mobile,  and  participating  in 
several  engagements  with  the  batteries  and  Fort  Morgan,  while  attacking 
stranded  blockade-runners.     She  was  mentioned  by  Admiral  Farragut  in  a 
congratulatory  order  to  the  fleet  on  the  occasion  of  the  destruction  of  the 
"Ivanhoe,"  under  the  guns  of  Battery  G  and  Fort  Morgan.     Captured  at 
sea  three  blockade-runneis  loaded  with  cotton, — the  "Marshall  I.  Smith," 
steamer  "Grey  Jacket,"  and  the  "John  Scott,"  with  forty-five   blockade- 
runners  and  rebels  officers, — the  vessels  and  cargoes  sold  for  half  a  million  of 
dollars;  battle   of  Mobile   Bay,  August  5,   1864.      The   "Kennebec"  was 
lashed  to  the  "  Monongahela,"  fifth  in  line  of  battle,  and  in  that  position  en 
tered  the  bay,  engaging  the  vessels  and  forts ;  while  ramming  the  iron-clad 
"  Tennessee"  at  full  speed  with  the  "  Monongahela,"  she  had  several  officers 
and  men  wounded,  one  of  the  latter  mortally,  by  a  shell  from  the  "  Tennes 
see,"  when  the  vessels  were  touching.     After  the  collision  the  "Tennessee's" 
boat's  davits  and  falls  were  left  on  the  port  anchor,  and  the  wreck  of  her 
boat  across  the  "Kennebec's"  stern  ;  after  this,  a  10-inch  shell  from  Fort 
Morgan  passed  through  the  "  Kennebec's  "  quarter,  the  splinters  knocking 
down  a  man  at  the  engine  bell.     At  night  she  pursued  and  attacked  the 
"  Morgan,"  that  had  eluded  the  fleet  below,  and  escaped  by  getting  into  shoal 
water  at  Dog  River  Bar.    December,  1864,  detached  from  "  Kennebec  ;"  com 
mand  of  "Tahoma,"  February  to  August,  1865  ;  disabled  in  a  gale  in  Gulf 
Stream,  returned  to  Norfolk,  and  thence  to  Boston ;  Naval  Academy,  1866  ; 
command  of  "Tallapoosa,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  March,  1866,  to  January 
5,1867;  Naval  rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1867-8;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia, 
1869-70;  Inspector  of  Lights,  Eighth  District,  October,  1870,  to  September, 
1871 ;  commanding  "  Nipsic,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  October  1,  1871,  to 
August  27,  1872.     July  2   1872,  commissioned   Commander,  from  July  25, 
1866 ;  advanced  sixteen  numbers ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  January  20  to  Sep 
tember  12,  1873  ;  Inspector,  Eleventh  Light-House  District,  October  1, 1873, 
to  November  1, 1876.     Promoted  to  Captain,  from  September  21, 1876;  com 
mand  of  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  March  1, 1877,  to  January  23, 1878 ; 
commanding  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  California,  from  April  10, 1879, 
to  June  18,  1881 ;  commander  of  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  from 
June  18,  1881,  to  August  1,  1882;  court-martial  duty  at  Washington,  Hong 
Kong,  China,  Panama,  and  Boston,  1883  ;  member  of  Light-House  Board, 
December  16,  1883,  to  August  2,  1887  ;  in  addition,  President  of  the  Naval 
Advisory  Board,  from  November  4,  18  35,  to  June  1,  1887.     Promoted  to 
Commodore,  January  26,  1887 ;  commandant  Boston  Naval  Station,  from 
June  1,  1887,  to  August,  1890;  in  addition,  President  of  Navy  Yard  Site 
Commission,  South  Atlantic  and  Gulf  of  Mexico  Coasts,  and  President  of  a 
Board  on  the  policy  for  the  increase  of  the  Navy.     Commanding  South 
Atlantic  Station,  August,  1890,  to  August,  1891;  President  Examining  and 
Retiring  Boards,  August,  1891,  to  May,  1892,  when  he  was  placed  on  the 
retired  list. 


48  RECORDS  OF  LIVING   OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

James  H.  Gillis. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  May  14,  1831.  Appointed 
from  same  State,  October  12,1848;  attached  to  frigate  "  Raritan,"  Home 
Squadron,  1849-50  ;  sloop  "  Dale,"  coast  of  Africa,  1851-3  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1854  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  15, 1854  ;  sloop  "  John  Adams," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1854-5.  Promoted  to  Master t  1855.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  September  17, 1855  ;  Coast  Survey,  1856-7  ;  store-ship  "  Supply," 
{South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1857-9 ;  sloop  "  Germantown,"  coast  of  Africa, 
1859.  While  attached  to  the  store-ship  "  Supply,"  then  lying  in  the  harbor 
of  Montevideo,  during  the  prevalence  of  a  terrific  pampero,  rescued  the  cap 
tain  and  three  of  the  crew  of  a  vessel  that  had  foundered  outside  of  the  har 
bor,  for  which  he  was  made  an  honorary  member  of  several  societies  in 
Montevideo,  and  received  the  thanks  of  the  Argentine  Minister.  Steamer 
"  Water-Witch,"  Home  Squadron,  1860  ;  frigate  "  St.  Lawrence,"  Atlantic 
Squadron,  1861 ;  sinking  of  rebel  privateer  "  Petrel,"  July,  1861 ;  steam- 
frigate  "  Susquehanna,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1861;  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1862 ;  was  ambushed  at  Slaum's  Bluff  by  a  battery 
and  two  regiments  of  infantry,  after  the  capture  of  a  rebel  battery  at  the 
junction  of  the  Dawho  and  South  Edisto  Rivers,  but  drove  them  off,  for 
which  he  received  a  commendatory  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16, 1862  ;  commanded  steamer 
"Com.  Morris,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3;  battle  of 
Jamestown  Island,  South  Carolina,  June,  1862 ;  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-4;  engagement  with  rebel  battery  at  Taylor's  Landing, 
Pamimkey  River,  April  16, 1863  ;  commanded  the  "  Elk,"  West  Gulf  Block 
ading  Squad  on,  1s  64 ;  went  to  the  assistance  of  Admiral  Porter's  fleet,  when 
he  was  up  Red  River  with  the  Banks'  Expedition ;  commanding  iron-clad 
"  Milwaukee,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  engagement  with 
Spanish  Fort,  Mobile  Bay,  March  28,  1865,  at  which  time  the  "  Milwaukee" 
was  sunk  by  a  rebel  torpedo  ;  commanded  naval  battery  on  shore  at  the  siege 
of  Spanish  Fort,  after  the  sinking  of  the  "Milwaukee,"  until  the  fall  of  that 
work  ;  commanded  the  "Monongahela  "  and  "Scioto,"  West  Gulf  Blockad 
ing  Squadron.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  25,  1866  ;  commanded 
steamer  "  Wateree,"  South  Pacific  Squadron.  1867-8;  the  "Wateree"was 
carried  half  a  mile  inland  by  a  tidal-wave  at  Arica.  Commander  Gi'lis  re 
ceived  the  thanks  of  the  English  Government  for  assistance  rendered  British 
subjects  during  the  time  of  the  earthquake  in  Arica,  in  1868;  equipment 
duty,  Washington,  1869-71;  commanding  '•  Mahopac  "  (iron-clad),  N.  A. 
Fleet,  1 872  ;  commanding  "  Michigan  "  (fourth -rate),  1873-6.  Commissioned 
as  Captain,  September  30,  1876 ;  equipment  duty,  New  York,  1876-8 ;  com 
manding  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  1878-80  ;  commanding  "  Lackawanna," 
Pacific  Station,  1880-2;  commanding  training-ship  "Minnesota"  1883-4; 
special  duty,  1886.  Promoted  to  Commodore,  January,  1887.  Commanding 
S.  A.  Station  as  Acting  Rear-Admiral,  October,  1888-90 ;  member  Light-House 
Board,  July,  1»92,  to  May,  1893,  when  he  was  retired. 

Edward  E.  Potter. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  irinois, 
February  5,  1850  ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Decatur,"  Home  Squadron,  1852 ; 
frigate  "  Constitution,"  coast  of  Africa,  1853-5 ;  Naval  Academy,  1856. 
Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  20,  1856 ;  frigate  "St.  Lawrence," 
coast  of  Brazil,  1857-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  July  9,  1858  ;  steam- 
frigate  "  Niagara,"  May  9,  1860  ;  conveyed  the  first  Japanese  Embassy  to 
their  home;  on  return  in  April,  1861,  found  the  War  of  the  Rebel  ion  had 
fairly  commenced  ;  detached  from  "  Niagara ;  "  ordered  to  "  Wissahickon," 
and  in  her  passed  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  etc.,  etc.;  frigate  "Frank- 


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Jin,"  1867-8,  was  the  flagship  of  Admiral  Farragut ;  during  the  cruise  of  the 
"bhawmut,"  ascended  the  Itiver  Orinoco  to  Ciudad  Bolivar,  and  recovered 
from  revolutionists  two  steamers  belonging  to  an  American  Company ;  the 
"Shawmut  "  was  the  second  United  States  man-of-war  to  visit  Ciudad  Boli 
var;  in  1880,  commanded  the  U.  S.  S.  "Constellation,"  taking  supplies  to 
suffering  Ireland.  Promoted  to  Captain,  July  11,  1880;  Brooklyn  Navy 
Yard,  1881-2-3 ;  November,  1883,  in  command  of  U.  8.  S.  "  Lancaster  ;  "  on 
European  Station  until  May,  1885 ;  then  ship  attached  to  South  Atlantic 
Station;  commanded  the  station  from  December,  1885,  until  detached  and 
ordered  home  in  September,  1886  ;  in  December,  1886,  ordered  to  command 
League  Island  Navy  Yard,  and  on  May  31,  detached  and  ordered  as  Gov 
ernor  of  the  United  States  Naval  Home.  April  1,  18$1,  detached  and 
ordered  to  command  United  States  receiving-ship  "Minnesota."  In  Janu 
ary,  1893,  was  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  and  from  there,  in  full  of 
1893,  wa,s  ordered  as  Governor  of  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  with  rauk  of 
Commodore,  to  May,  1895.  Ketired,  May  9, 1895. 

Robert  L  Phythian. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  January  28,  1852;  Naval  Academy,  1852-6;  attached  to  frigate  "St. 
Lawrence,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1857-9.  Promoted  to  Master,  1859;  sloop 
"  Jamestown,"  1861.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1861  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1862-3.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  iron-clad 
"  Lehigh,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4;  iron-clad  "New 
Ironsides,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1866-9.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July  13,  1870;  Chief- of  Staff,  Pacific 
Squadron,  1870-2 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1873-4 ;  commanding  nautical 
School-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  1875-8  ;  special  duty,  1879.  Promoted  to  Captain, 
November,  1881 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1882-3 ;  commanding  "  Trenton," 
Asiatic  Station,  1883-6 ;  Superintendent  Naval  Observatory,  1886,  to  June, 
1890  ;  Superintendent  Naval  Academy,  June,  1890,  to  October,  1894.  Com 
missioned  as  Commodore,  September  7,  1894  ;  Superintendent  Naval  Obstr- 
vatory,  November  21,  1894,  to  1897.  Ketired,  189d. 

Rush  R.  Wallace. — Born  in  Tennessee,  November  7,  1835  Appointed 
from  Tennessee,  May  25,  1852  ;  Naval  Academy,  1852-6  ;  attached  to  frigate 
"St.  Lawrence,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1856-9.  Promoted  to  Master,  1859.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  1H61  ;  steamer  " Crusader  "1861  ;  sloop  "Constella 
tion,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1861-3.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  October  1,  1862  ;  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  North  Atlantic  Block 
ading  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  present  at  the  two  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher,  Decem 
ber,  1864,  and  January,  1865  ;  steamer  "  Fort  Jackson,"  Western  Gulf 
Blockading  Squadron,  1865  ;  Naval  Academy,  1866-7  ;  frigate  "  Guerriere," 
flagship,  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868  ;  steam  sloop  '•  Richmond,"  Euro 
pean  Fleet,  1868-9.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  October  25,  1870. 
Commanding  "  Idaho," store-ship,  Asiatic  fleet,  1870-1  ;  commanding  "Ash- 
uelot,"  Asiatic  fleet,  1872.  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Norfolk,  1873-4.  Lijrht 
House  Inspector,  1875-8.  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  1882.  Commanding 
"  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-5.  Promoted  to  Captain,  Febru 
ary,  1882.  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1885-6.  Commandant,  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1886-7.  Member  of  Examining  Board,  1887-90.  Com 
manded  U.  S.  S.  "  Miantonomoh,"  November  13,  1893,  to  August,  1894. 
Commanding  Naval  Station,  Newport,  August  20,  1894,  to  September,  1894. 
Promoted  to  Commodore,  November  11,  1894.  Retired  September,  1897. 

George  Hamilton  Perkins.— Born  at  Hopkinton,  N.  H.,  October  20, 
1836.  Graduated  at  the  Naval  School,  in  1856  ;  October  20,  1856,  ordered 


50          RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.   NAVY. 

on  board  the  "  Cyane,"  Captain  Robb,  to  cruise  in  the  West  Indies  ;  detached 
from  the  "Cyane,"  January  11,  1858;  January  19,  1858,  ordered  to  the 
"Release,"  Commander  William  A.  Parker,  for  the  Mediterranean  and 
Paraguay.  Appointed  Acting  Master  of  the  "Release,"  August  18,1858; 
detached  from  the  "  Release  "  and  ordered  to  the  "  Sabine,"  at  Montevideo, 
Captain  H.  A.  Adams,  March  17,  1859  ;  April  29,  1859,  ordered  to  the 
"Sumter,"  Commander  Armstrong,  as  Acting  Master,  for  cruise  on  the  west 
coast  of  Africa.  September  5,  1859,  appointed  Master',  September  18,  1861, 
detached  from  the  "Sumter;"  December  16,  1861,  ordered  to  the  "  Cayuga," 
Captain  N.  B_.  Harrison  ;  passed  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  April  24, 
1862  ;  passed  the  Chalmette  batteries,  April  25,  1862 ;  engaged  in  several 
skirmishes  up  the  Mississippi  after  the  taking  of  New  Orleans  ;  October  31, 
186:2,  detached  from  the  "  Cayuga,"  and  ordered  as  Executive-Officer  of  the 
"  Pensacola,"  Commodore  H.  W.  Morris.  December  31,  1862,  appointed 
Lieutenant- Commander ;  June,  1863,  given  command  of  the  gunboat  "New 
London,"  to  convey  powder  and  despatches  between  New  Orleans  and  Baton 
Rouge ;  ran  the  batteries  at  Port  Hudson  successfully  five  times  ;  on  the 
sixth  had  a  severe  skirmish  with  the  enemy  at  Whitehall's  Point,  July  9, 
1863 ;  July  31,  1863,  ordered  to  the  command  of  the  "Scioto,"  for  blockade 
duty  off  the  coast  of  Texas ;  April  7,  1864,  captured  the  "  Mary  Sorley," 
blockade-runner,  laden  with  cotton  ;  April  20,  1864,  relieved  from  the  com 
mand  of  the  "  Scioto,"  with  leave  to  proceed  North,  but  volunteered  for  the 
battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  and  took  command  of  the  iron-clad  "  Chickasaw,"  July 
28,1864;  in  the  subsequent  operations,  resulting  in  the  taking  of  Mobile, 
and  in  the  reduction  of  Forts  Powell,  Gains  and  Morgan,  and  in  the  capture 
of  the  "  Tennessee,"  his  ship  was  chiefly  instrumental ;  July  10, 1865,  detached 
from  the  "  Chickasaw,"  with  leave  to  proceed  North  ;  November  12,  1865, 
appointed  Superintendent  of  iron-clads  at  New  Orleans;  April  16,  1866, 
detached  from  iron-clad  duty,  and  ordered  North  ;  May  17,  1866,  ordered  as 
Executive  Officer  of  the  "  Lackawanna"  Captain  Reynolds,  for  duty  in  the 
North  Pacific ;  January  2,  1869,  detached  from  the  "  Lackawanna  ;"  March 
19,  1869,  ordered  for  ordnance  duty  to  the  Boston  Yard.  January  19,  1871, 
appointed  Commander ;  March  3,  1871,  given  command  of  United  States 
storeship  "  Relief,"  to  convey  contributions  to  the  French  ;  from  September, 
1871,  until  January  29,  1876,  on  duty  in  Boston  as  Ordnance  Officer  and 
afterwards  Light-House  Inspector  ;  January  29,  1877,  commanding  the 
"  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1879-81  ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  1882; 
leave  of  absence,  1883-5.  Promoted  to  Captain,  March,  1882;  commanding 
"Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-6.  Waiting  orders,  1887-8;  leave  of 
absence,  1889.  Waiting  orders,  1890  ;  retired  October  1, 1891.  May  9, 1896, 
promoted  to  Commodore  for  his  distinguished  services  during  the  rebellion. 

CAPTAINS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

Silas  Casey. — Born  in  Rhode  Island,  September  11,  1841.  Appointed 
from  New  York,  as  Acting  Midshipman,  September  25,  1856 ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1856-60.  Appointed  Midshipman,  June,  1860  ;  attached  steam-frigate 
"Niagara,"  1860-2.  Promoted  Master,  1861 ;  engagements  with  batteries  at 
Pensacola,  Florida,  October,  1861.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  July,  1862  ; 
Executive  Officer,  gunboat  "  Wissahickon,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1862-3  ;  several  engagements  with  Fort  McAllister,  1862 ;  first 
attack  on  Charleston,  under  Admiral  Dupont,  Executive-Officer  U.  S.  S. 
"  Quaker  City,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  attack  on 


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Fort  Fisher,  December,  1864  ;  Navigating  Officer,  U.  S.  S.  "  Winooski," 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1865— 7 ;  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  Commander,  July 
25,  1866  ;  Naval  Academy,  1867-70  ;  Executive  Officer  frigate  "  Colorado," 
flag-ship  Asiatic  Squadron,  1870-3  ;  command  of  battalion  of  sailor?,  from 
the  fleet  in  the  Corean  Expedition  and  assault  on  Fort  McKee  (Elbow  Fort), 
S£oul  River,  June,  1872 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1873-4. 
Commissioned  as  Commander,  June,  1874;  command  of  training-ship  "Ports 
mouth,"  Pacific  coast,  1875-6;  Inspector  Twelfth  Light-House  District, 
1876-9  ;  command  of  U.  S.  S.  "  Wyoming,"  and  "  Quiimebaug,"  European 
Station,  1880-2  ;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1882-4;  In- 
spector  Fifth  Light-House  District  and  commanding  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"Dale."  1884-9.  Promoted  Captain,  February,  1889;  du-fy connected  with 
the  "Newark,"  July,  1890,  to  February,  1891  ;  commanding""  Newark,"  Feb 
ruary,  1891,  to  May,  1893,  and  then  granted  leave  of  absence ;  commanding 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  April,  1894,  to  February,  1897  ;  commanding  U. 
S.  S.  "New  York,"  March,  1897,  to  December,  1897 ;  ordered  to  command 
League  Island  Navy  Yard,  January,  1898,  to  date. 

William  T.  Sampson. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  September  24,  1857;  Naval  Academy,  1857-60;  frigate  "Potomac," 
1861.  Promoted  to  Master,  1861.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  July  16, 
1862;  practice-ship  "  John  Adams,"  1862-3 ;  Naval  Academy,  1864;  iron 
clad  "Patapsco,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  was  in 
"Patapsco"  when  she  was  destroyed  in  Charleston  harbor,  January  15, 1865  ; 
steam -frigate  "Colorado,"  flag-ship  European  Squadron,  1865-7.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866  ;  Naval  Academy,  1868-71 ; 
"  Congress  "  (second-rate),  special  service,  1872,  and  same  ship,  European 
Station,  1873.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  August  9, 1874  ;  commanding 
"Alert"  (third-rate),  1874—5;  Naval  Academy,  1876-8;  commanding  "Swa- 
tara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-82 ;  Naval  Observatory,  1882-5 ;  Member  of 
International  Prime  Meridian  and  Time  Conference,  1884 ;  in  charge  of 
Torpedo  Station,  1885-6  ;  member  of  Board  on  Fortifications  and  other 
defences,  1885-6  ;  Superintendent  Naval  Academy,  1886-90 ;  delegate  from 
United  States  to  International  Maritime  Conference,  Washington,  1889. 
Promoted  to  Captain,  March,  1889;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  January, 
1893-97  ;  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Iowa,"  June  16,  1897.  Feb 
ruary,  1898,  President  of  Board  of  Inquiry  as  to  cause  of  destruction  of  U. 
S.  S  "Maine"  in  Havana  harbor,  February  15,  1898;  after  declaration  of 
war  with  Spain  was  ordered  to  command  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  with 
rank  of  Acting  Rear-Admiral. 

Barlett  J.  Cromwell. — Born  in  Georgia.  Appointed  from  Nebraska, 
September  21,  1857;  Naval  Academy,  1857-60;  attached  to  frigate  "St. 
Lawrence,"  1861  ;  steamer  "  Quaker  City, '  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1862  ;  steam-gunboat  "  Conemaugh,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1862-3  ;  attack  on  Morris  Island  and  Battery  Gregg  ;  commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  July  16.  1862;  steamer  "Proteus,"  East  Gulf  Squad 
ron,  1863-5  ;  steamer  "  Shawmut,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-6.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866  ;  Naval  Academy,  1868-9  ;  "Ply 
mouth  "  (third-rate),  European  Fleet,  1871-2  ;  "  Powhatan,"  special  service, 
1873-4.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  October  24,  1874;  Inspector  of  Ord 
nance,  Philadelphia,  1875-7  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  1878  ;  commanding 
"Rio  Bravo,"  special  service,  1877-8  ;  commanding  "  Ticonderoga,"  1879-81 ; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1882-5  ;  commanding  Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadel 
phia,  1885  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1886-9.  Promoted  to  Captain, 


52  RECORDS  OF  DIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

March,  1889  ;  ordnance  duty,  1889-90  ;  Captain  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Octo 
ber  29,  1891,  to  December,  1894 ;  commanding  "  Atlanta,"  December  22, 
1894,  to  September,  1895  ;  member  Examining  Board,  November  25,  1895, 
to  date. 

John  W.  Philip.— Born  in  New  York,  August  26, 1840.  Appointed  to 
the  Naval  School  from  New  York,  September  20,  1856.  Midshipman,  Jan 
uary  1, 1861,  and  attached  to  the  frigates  "Constitution"  and  "  Santee." 
Promoted  to  Acting  Master,  June  1,  1861,  and  ordered  to  the  sloop-ot-war 
*' Marion,"  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron;  attached  to  the  "Sonoma,"  James 
Kiver  Fleet,  1862.  Commissioned  a  Lieutenant,  July  16,1862;  Executive 
of  the  "  Chippewa,"  "  Pawnee,"  and  the  monitor  "  Montauk,"  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  during  the  siege  of  Charleston,  from  September,  1862, 
to  January,  1865  ;  wounded  in  the  leg  whilst  attached  to  the  "  Pawnee,"  in 
the  Stono  River;  Executive  of  the  "  Wachusett,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  January, 
1865,  to  September,  1867.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25, 
1886;  Executive  of  the  flag-ship  "Hartford,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  September, 
1867,  to  August,  1868  ;  Executive  of  the  "Richmond,"  European  Squadron, 
December,  1868,  to  November,  1871  ;  Executive  of  the  flag-ship  "Hartford," 
Asiatic  Squadron,  September,  1872,  to  June,  1873,  when  detached  to  com 
mand  the  "  Monocacy ; "  detached  from  the  latter  vessel,  February  28, 1874-6  ; 
on  leave  of  absence  from  the  Department  in  order  to  command  one  of  the 
steamers  of  the  Pacific  Mail  Steam-Ship  Company.  Commissioned  a  Com 
mander,  December  18,  1874  ;  leave  revoked,  July,  1876,  and  ordered  to  com 
mand  the  "  Adams ;  "  detached,  April,  1877,  and  granted  leave  to  command 
the  "  Woodruff  Scientific  Expedition  around  the  World ; "  ordered  to  the 
command  of  the  l<  Tuscarora,"  December,  1877,  engaged  in  surveying  the 
West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  Central  America ;  transferred  from  the  "  Tus 
carora"  to  the  "  Ranger,"  August,  1880,  and  detached  from  the  command  of 
the  latter  vessel  in  October,  1883 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  12th  District, 
April,  1884,  to  April,  1887  ;  in  command  of  the  II.  S  receiving-ship  "  Inde 
pendence,"  at  the  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  May,  1887,  to  May,  1890.  Com 
missioned  as  Captain,  March  31,  1889;  commanding  "Atlanta,"  December, 

1890,  to  December,  1891  ;  General  Inspector  of  "New  York,"  December, 

1891,  and  when  finished,  was  placed  in  command  to  August,  1894 ;  Captain 
of  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  August  24,  1894,  to  October,  1897 ;   command  of 
U.  S.  S.  "  Texas,"  October  18,  1 897,  to  date. 

Henry  F.  Picking. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  January,  1840.  Appointed 
from  same  State,  September  28,  1857;  Naval  Academy,  1857-61.  Appointed 
Acting  Master,  June  4,  1861 ;  attached  to  frigate  "  St.  Lawrence,"  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  July, 
1862  ;  sinking  of  the  privateer  "  Petrel ;  '  engagement  with  the  rebel  ram 
"  Merrimac,"  and  Sewell's  Point  batteries  (monitor  engagement),  1862  ;  East 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862  ;  Naval  Academy,  1864 ;  monitor  "  Na- 
hant,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864;  commanding  "  Nahant/' 
1865;  several  skirmishes  with  batteries  on  Sullivan's  Island  during  1864-5  ; 
steamer  "  Swatara,"  West  India  Squadron,  1865-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant-Commander,  July  25,  1866  ;  steamer  "Swatara,"  European  Squadron, 
1866-8  ;  League  Island,  Pennsylvania,  1868—9  ;  on  duty  at  Naval  Academy, 
1869-71 ;  flag-ship  "  Colorado,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-3  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1873  ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1873-4  :  "  Roan- 
oke  "  (ironclad),  New  York,  1874.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  January 
25,  1875  ;  Naval  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1875  ;  Light  House  Inspector, 
1875-8  ;  commanding  "  Kearsarge,"  1879-81 ;  Light  House  Inspector,  1881- 


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2  ;  Naval  Secretary,  Light  House  Board,  1882-7  ;  commanding  naval  force, 
Northwestern  Lakes  (IT.  S.  S.  "  Michigan  "),  1887-9.  Commissioned  as 
Captain,  August  4,  1889  ;  Hydrographer,  Navy  Department,  1889.  Com 
manding  U  S.  S.  "Charleston"  from  March,  1892,  to  February,  1894. 
Leave  of  absence,  April,  1894.  Commanding  receiving  ship  "  Minnesota," 
November,  1894.  Member  Board  Inspection  and  Survey,  October,  1895,  to 
April,  1897.  Commanding  receiving  ship  "  Wabash,"  April,  1897,  to  date. 

Frederick  Rodgers. — Born  in  Maryland,  October  3,  1842.  Naval 
Academy,  1857-61;  attached  to  frigate  "Wabash,"  1861.  Appointed 
Acting  Master,  U  S.  Navy,  April,  1861.  Appointed  Acting  Master  "  Santee," 
1861-2.  Prize-Master  of  brig  "Delta,"  1861.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant 
July  16,  1862  ;  Executive  Officer  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "Kineo,^  1862-3 ;  engage 
ments  at  Donaldsonville,  Port  Hudson,  and  College  Point,  Louisiana,  Feb 
ruary  and  March,  1862  ;  steamer  "  Grand  Gulf,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron. 
1863-4;  steamer  "Grand  Gulf,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5; 
U.  S.  steamer  "  Semiuole,"  1865.  Commissioned  Lieutenant  Commander 
July  25,  1866;  U.  S.  S.  "Chattanooga,"  1866;  U.  S.  S.  "Sacramento," 
October,  1866,  until  she  was  lost  in  the  Bay  of  Bengal,  June  6,  1867  ; 
"Michigan,"  on  the  lakes,  1868-9;  U.  S.  S.  "Pensacola,"  North  Pacific 
Station,  1869 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  St.  Mary's,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1870  ;  IT.  S.  S. 
"  Saranac,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1871-2 ;  ordnance  duty,  Washington 
Navy  Yard,  1872;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Despatch,"  special  service, 
1873-6.  Commissioned  Commander,  February  4,  1875;  Light-House  In 
spector,  on  the  lakes,  1876-7 ;  commanding  "Adams,"  South  Atlantic  and 
Pacific  Stations,  1877-9  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  Philadelphia,  1881-3 ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Independence,"  18*3-6;  Light-House  Inspector,  in 
charge  of  Light-House  Depot,  1888,  to  September,  1890.  Promoted  to 
Captain,  February  26, 1890  ;  commanding  "Philadelphia,"  September,  1890, 
to  July,  1892  ;  Supervisor  Harbor  of  New  York,  July,  1892,  to  September, 
1893;  Captain  of  New  York  Navy  Yard,  1893-6;  ordered  to  command  U. 
S.  S.  "  Massachusetts,"  June  10,  1896-97  ;  President  Board  Inspections  and 
Survey,  December  1,  1897,  to  date. 

Louis  Kempff. — Appointed  from  Illinois,  September  25, 1857 ;  left  the 
Naval  Academy,  April,  1861,  and  ordered  to  sailing  sloop-ofwar  "  Vanda- 
lia;"  sailed  from  New  York,  June,  1861,  and  blockaded  off  Charleston, 
August,  1861 ;  captured  the  schooner  "  Henry  Middleton,"  of  Charleston, 
which  schooner  he  took  to  New  York,  and  rejoined  the  "  Vandalia  "  in  Octo 
ber  following,  at  Hampton  Roads.  Appointed  Acting  Master,  October, 
1861 ;  attached  to  the  "Vandalia"  during  the  battle  at  Port  Royal,  S-  C  , 
November  7,  1861;  November  11,  1861,  ordered  to  flagship  "Wabash;" 
commanded  a  howitzer  in  the  expedition  against  Port  Royal  Ferry,  under 
General  Isaac  I.  Stevens,  U.  S.  Army,  January  1,  1862;  in  charge  of  boat 
and  howitzer  during  the  expedition  of  the  Navy,  which  resulted  in  the  cap 
ture  of  Fernandina,  Fla.,  St.  Mary's,  Ga.,  Nassau  Inlet  and  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,  and  St.  Augustine;  detached  from  "Wabash"  and  ordered  to  the 
"  Susquehanna,"  March,  1862  ;  was  present  and  took  part  in  bombardment  of 
SewelPs  Point,  Va.,  in  May,  1862,  and  the  re-occupation  of  Norfolk,  Va., 
May  10,  1862  ;  on  board  of  this  vessel  as  Watch  and  Navigation  Officer, 
blockading  off  Mobile  part  of  1862  and  1863.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  August 
1,  1862  ;  detached  from  "Susquehanna,"  May  14,  1863  ;  ship  out  of  commis 
sion  ;  gunboat  "  Sonoma,"  June  22,  1863 ;  detached  from  the  "  Sonoma," 
July  9,  1863 ;  ordered  to  the  "  Connecticut,"  blockading  off  Wilmington, 
N.  C.,  1863  and  1864;  Executive  Officer  of  the  "Connecticut,"  until  Octo- 


54  RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  IT.    S.    NAVY. 

ber  8,  1864,  when  she  was  put  out  of  commission ;  Executive  Officer  gun 
boat  "Suwanee,"  November  15,  1864;  on  duty  in  this  vessel  Pacific  Squad 
ron,  1865,  to  March,  1867.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  26, 
1866;  detached  from  "  Suwanee,"  March  28,  1867,  at  Mare  Island,  Cal., 
and  ordered  east,  via  Panama;  ordered  to  the  apprentice-ship  "  Portsmouth," 
as  Executive  Officer,  May  27,  1867 ;  detached  from  the  "  Portsmouth,"  the 
vessel  going  out  of  commission,  October  2, 1868,  and  ordered  as  Executive  of 
"  Independence,"  at  San  Francisco  ;  ordered  temporarily  as  Executive  of  the 
"  Mohican,"  <June  15,  1869,  and  went  to  Siberia  on  total  eclipse  expedition ; 
ordered  back  to  the  "  Independence,"  September  22,  1869,  and  remained 
until  October,  1870,  when  he  was  ordered  to  the  Pacific  Squadron  for  duty; 
Executive  Officer  of  the  "  Mohican,"  May  2, 1871 ;  detached  from  this  vessel 
when  she  was  put  out  of  commission  at  Mare  Island,  June,  1872  ;  "  Saranac," 
as  Executive  Officer,  July  17,  1872,  to  November,  1872 ;  flagship  "  Cali 
fornia,"  as  Executive,  from  November,  1872,  to  April,  1873  ;  duty  at  Naval 
Rendezvous,  San  Francisco,  August  16,  1873,  to  November,  1874;  Novem 
ber,  1874,  ordered  as  Inspector  of  Thirteenth  Light-House  District ;  detached 
by  request  from  this  duty,  October,  1876,  and  placed  on  waiting  orders. 
Promoted  to  Commander,  March  9,  1876  ;  Senior  Aid  to  Commandant  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  March  21,  1877  ;  this  office  being  abolished,  was  ordered 
as  Equipment  Officer  of  the  same  yard,  March  30, 1878  ;  commanded  Naval 
Rendezvous,  San  Francisco,  September  10,  1880 ;  commanded  "Alert," 
Asiatic  Station,  July,  1881,  to  July,  1882;  ordnance  officer  of  the  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  also  attended  to  duties  of  navigation  officer  of  yard, 
from  January,  1883,  to  October,  1885 ;  commanded  the  "Adams,"  attached 
to  the  Pacific  Station,  from  October,  1885,  to  May,  1888  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare 
Island,  from  June,  1888,  to  July,  1890,  while  stationed  here  was  assigned  by 
the  Commandant  to  the  duties  of  Captain  of  the  Yard  and  in  charge  of  the 
Department  of  Yards  and  Docks ;  ordered  to  duty  as  member  of  the  Board 
of  Inspection.  Promoted  to  Captain,  May  19,  1891 ;  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
July  17,  1890;  ordered  as  General  Inspector  of  the  "Monterey,"  June  3, 
1893,  and  ordered  to  command  this  vessel  February  7,  1893;  vessel  com 
missioned  and  assumed  command  February  13,  1893 ;  detached  February 
13,  1895,  and  granted  two  months'  leave ;  ordered  to  War  College,  on  duty 
there  from  June  1,  1895,  to  October  12, 1895  ;  then  detached  and  ordered  as 
member  of  Examining  and  Retiring  Board,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  reported 
October  17, 1895  ;  detached  from  board  duty  October  1, 1896,  and  ordered  to 
the  command  of  the  United  States  receiving-ship  <4  Independence,"  at  Mare 
Island,  Cal. ;  assumed  command  October  17,  1896,  and  is  now  on  this  duty. 

Francis  J.  Higginson. — Born  in  Massachusetts,  July  19,  1843.  Ap 
pointed  Acting -Midshipman,  September  21, 1857  ;  Naval  Academy,  1857-61  ; 
attached  to  steam  frigate  "  Colorado,"  as  Midshipman,  1861-62,  West  Gulf 
Blockading  Squadron ;  wounded  at  capture  and  destruction  of  rebel  priva 
teer  "  Judith,"  at  Pensacola,  Florida,  1861 ;  Signal  Midshipman  and  Aide  to 
Captain  Theodorus  Bailey,  on  board  the  "  Cayuga,"  at  the  bombardment 
and  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  Mississippi  River,  by  the  fleet 
under  Admiral  Farragut ;  participated  in  the  action  of  the  Chalmette  bat 
teries,  and  the  capture  of  New  Orleans,  April,  1862.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  August  1,  1862 ;  Executive  Officer  steamer  "Vixen,"  South  Atlantic 
Squadron,  1862  ;  steam-sloop  "  Powahatan,"  as  Watch  Officer,  1862  ;  Execu 
tive  Officer  steamer  "  Housatonic,"  when  she  was  blown  up  and  sunk  by 
rebel  torpedo-boat  off  Charleston,  February  17,  1865 ;  commended  by  Gen 
eral  Gilmore,  U.  S.  A.,  for  efficient  service  in  command  of  picket  launches 


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operating  at  night  inside  Morris  Island,  between  Forts  Gregg  and  Sumter ; 
Executive  Officer  monitor  "  Passaic,"  and  engaged  in  bombardment  Fort 
Sumter,  1865  ;  commanded  division  of  boats  in  naval  attack  on  Fort  Sumter 
under  Captain  Stevens,  September  8,  1863 ;  Naval  Academy,  1865  ;  Exec 
utive  Officer  "Marblehead,"  sent  in  pursuit  of  rebel  steamer  "Tallahassee," 
under  Commander  Carpenter.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 
25,  1866 ;  attached  to  "  Hartford,"  flag-ship  Asiatic  Squadron,  as  Watch 
Officer,  1865-8;  Executive  Officer  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  Sep 
tember,  1868;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "Franklin,"  flag-ship  Mediterranean 
Squadron,  as  Watch  Officer,  December,  1868  ;  ordered  to  "  Richmond,"  as 
Navigator,  December,  1869  ;  ordered  to  "  Shenandoah  "  as^xecutive  Officer, 
August,  1871,  to  July,  1873 ;  attached  to  Naval  Academy,  September,  1873 ; 
Executive  Officer  U.  S.  S.  "  Franklin,"  November,  1873,  taking  part  in  the 
squadron  evolutions  at  Key  West,  during  the  "  Virginius  "  excitement ;  or 
dered  as  Executive  Officer  of  "Dictator,"  March,  1874;  commanding  Naval 
Rendezvous,  Boston,  July,  1874;  Executive  Officer  receiving-ship  "  Ohio," 
Boston,  January,  1875;  Torpedo  School,  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  for  instruc 
tion,  May,  1875;  special  duty  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  September,  1875;  em 
ployed  at  West  Point  Foundry,  Cold  Spring,  New  York,  inspecting  rifle 
ordnance.  Commissioned  Commander,  June  10,  1876  ;  ordered  to  Constanti 
nople,  Turkey,  to  command  the  "  Despatch,"  December,  1877 ;  ordered  to 
command  the  "Miantonomah,"  October,  1882;  ordered  to  command  the  U. 
S.  S.  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  August  23, 1883  ;  employed  in  protecting 
American  interests  in  Foo  Chow  during  bombardment  of  the  arsenal  by 
French  fleet  under  Admiral  Courbet ;  commandant  at  Naval  Training  Sta 
tion,  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  October  31,  1887.  Commissioned  as  Captain, 
September  27, 1891 ;  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "Atlanta,"  December  10, 
1891 ;  May  28,  1893,  placed  on  waiting  orders ;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Mare 
Island,  June  29,  1894;  commanded  "Monterey,"  February,  1895  ;  special 
duty  New  York  Navy  Yard,  December,  1895 ;  Captain  of  the  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  June,  1896,  to  July,  1898 ;  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "  Mass 
achusetts,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

George  Watson  Sumner. — Born  in  Constantine,  St.  Joseph's  County, 
Michigan,  December  31,  1841.  Appointed  from  Fifth  Congressional  Dis 
trict,  Kentucky,  September  20, 1858;  at  Naval  Academy,  1858-61  ;  attached 
to  steam-frigate  "Colorado,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861 ;  Mortar 
Flotilla,  1862;  Executive  Officer  of  Senior  Officer's  vessel,  of  Third  Division 
of  Flotilla  ;  bombardment  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  April,  1862  ; 
special  duty  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  Harriet  Lane,"  during  morning  of  passage 
of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip  ;  Vicksburg  batteries,  1862.  Commissioned 
as  Lieut<-nant,  August  1,  1862 ;  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4 ; 
Executive  Officer,  U.  S.  S.  "Pinola  ;"  Navigation  Officer  U.  S.  S.  "Pensa- 
cola;"  Naval  Academy,  Newport,  R.  I.;  U.  S.  S.  "Macedonian  ;"  other  ser 
vice  in  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  etc.,  1861-4;  steamer  "Massasoit," 
Executive  Officer,  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  commanded 
U.S.  S.  "Massasoit"  in  the  latter  part  of  January,  1865,  in  the  James  River, 
Va.,  when  the  rebel  iron-clads  "  Fredericksburg"  and  "Virginia"  came 
down  to  the  obstructions  at  Dutch  Gap,  with  the  intention  of  going  down  to 
City  Point  to  destroy  General  Grant's  transports  and  stores  at  that  place  ; 
and  assisted  U.  S.  S.  "  Onondago  "  in  her  engagement  with  these  vessels, 
defeating  their  plans  and  forcing  them  to  retreat  up  the  James  River ; 
steamer  "De  Soto,"  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7,  as  Navigation  and  as  Execu 
tive  Officer.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25, 1866 ;  steam- 


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frigate  "Franklin,"  flag-ship  European  Squadron,  1868-71 ;  as  Watch  Officer, 
and  as  Navigation  Officer  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1872-6.  Commissioned  as 
Commander,  June  13,  1876;  commanding  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1877-80;  special  duty,  Washington,  1880-1;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1881-6; 
waiting  orders,  1886-7  ;  commanding  "  Galena,"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1888-91;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1891-93. 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  October  2,  1891;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Balti 
more,"  February  to  May,  1893,  during  "Naval  Review  ;"  General  Inspector 
U.  S  S.  "Columbia,"  May,  1893,  to  April,  1894;  commanding  triple-screw 
cruiser  "  Columbia,"  April,  1894,  to  September,  1895  ;  commanded  "  Colum 
bia"  at  ceremonies  of  the  opening  of  the  Kiel  Canal,  Germany,  1895;  raced 
"Columbia"  home,  Southampton,  England,  to  New  York,  making  fastest 
long-distance  run  on  record  for  a  man-of-war;  commanded  monitor  "Monad- 
nock,"  Pacific  Station,  February,  1896,  to  June,  1897  ;  Captain  of  the  Yard, 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July,  1897,  to  date  ;  member  Empire  State  Society, 
Sons  American  Revolution,  and  Honorary  Member  Regular  Army  and  Navy 
Union. 

Benjamin  F.  Day. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio,  September 
20,  1858 ;  Naval  Academy,  1858-61  ;  attached  to  steamer  "  New  London," 
W.  G.  B.  Squadron,  1862-3;  wounded  in  a  night  engagement  at  Madam 
Winchester's  plantation,  July  9, 1863.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  August 
1,1862;  steam-frigate  "Colorado,"  W.  G.  B.  Squadron,  1863-4;  steamer 
"  Saugus,"  N  A.  B.  Squadron,  1864-5;  engagements  with  Hewlett  House 
batteries  in  James  River  ;  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher ;  steam-sloop  "  Tuscorara," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1866-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 
25,  1866  ;  steam-sloop  "  Contocook,"  flag-ship  N.  A.  Squadron,  1868-9  ; 
"  Ticonderoga  "  (second-rate),  1871;  "Congress"  (second-rate),  special  ser 
vice,  1872,  and  same  ship,  European  Station,  1872-3 ;  receiving  ship  "  New 
Hampshire,"  1874-5  ;  commanding  "  Manhattan"  (iron  clad), N.  A. Station, 
1876.  Commi.-sioned  as  Commander,  August  8,  1876 ;  commanding  naval 
force,  Rio  Grande,  1877—8 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1879-81  ;  torpedo  instruc 
tion,  1881  ;  Light  House  Inspector,  1881-4 ;  commanding  "  Mohican,"  Pacific 
Station,  1885-8 ;  waiting  orders,  1888  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1889-92. 
Promoted  to  Captain,  November  5,  1891  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Boston," 
February,  1893,  to  September,  1893,  and  then  placed  on  waiting  orders. 
Commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Baltimore,"  July  12,  1894,  to  February,  1896. 
President  Steel  Board,  April  14, 1896,  to  1897.  Member  Examining  Board, 
January  11,  1897,  to  date. 

Alexander  H.  McCormick.  Born  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  1842. 
Appointed  as  Acting  Midshipman  at  the  Naval  Academy,  from  Texas,  Sep 
tember,  1859  ;  ordered  into  active  service,  April,  1861  ;  served  in  the  steamer 
"  Quaker  City,"  on  the  Chesapeake  Bay  Blockade,  from  June  to  September, 
1861  ;  on  the  receiving  ship  "  North  Carolina  "  from  October  to  December, 
1861 ;  in  the  steamer  "  Norwich,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  from 
January,  1862,  to  April,  1863.  Appointed  a  volunteer  Acting  Master,  April, 
1862 ;  at  the  bombardment  of  Fort  Pulaski,  1862,  and  of  fort  in  Winyaw 
Bay,  S.  C.,  1862.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December,  1862  ;  at  second  occupa 
tion  of  Jacksonville,  Florida,  1863  ;  in  the  "  Housatonic,"  off  Charlestc  n, 
from  April  to  July,  1863  ;  in  the  "  Wabash,"from  July  to  September,  1863. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February,  1864  ;  in  the  steam  sloop-of  war  "  Iro- 
quois,"  on  special  service,  from  March,  1864,  to  October,  1865  ;  in  the  "  Chat 
tanooga  "  from  February  to  August,  1866.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  Com 
mander,  July,  1866 ;  on  duty  in  the  Department  of  Mathematics,  Naval 


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Academy, from  September,  1866,  to  June,  1869  ;  in  the  "Macedonian,"  from 
June  to  September,  1867  ;  in  the  flag-ship  "Lancaster,"  on  the  East  coast  of 
South  America,  from  August,  1869,  to  July,  1872  ;  in  the  "  Portsmouth  " 
from  July  to  September,  1872;  in  the  Department  of  Astronomy  and 
Navigation  at  the  Naval  Academy,  from  September,  1872,  to  July,  1875; 
in  the  steamer  "Fortune,"  from  July  to  September,  1873;  in  the  "  Pensa- 
cola,"  flag-ship  of  the  Pacific  Station,  from  July,  1875,  to  November, 
1876.  Promoted  to  Commander,  September,  1876  ;  on  duty  in  the  Bureau  of 
Ordnance,  from  February,  1877,  to  November,  1881  ;  in  command  of  the 
"  Essex,"  in  a  cruise  around  the  world,  from  November,  1881,  to  January, 
1885  ;  as  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  at  the  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  from  March, 
1885,  to  October,  1888 ;  in  the  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  from  October,  1888,  to 
November,  1889  ;  as  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  at  the  Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn, 
December,  1889,  to  June,  1892.  Promoted  to  Captain,  April  3,  1892  ;  com 
manding  "  Lancaster,"  June,  1892,  to  June,  1894.  Leave  of  absence.  June, 
1894.  Captain  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  October,  1894,  to  July,  1897.  Member 
Armor  Board,  October,  1897. 

Albert  S.  Barker. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  that  State, 
October  25,  1859;  at  Naval  Academy,  1859-61;  in  steam-frigate  "Missis 
sippi,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-3  ;  bombardment  and  passage 
of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  Chalmette  batteries,  and  capture  of  New 
Orleans,  1862;  in  attack  on  and  attempted  passage  of  Port  Hudson,  March 
14,  1863,  where  the  "  Mississippi  "  was  destroyed,  after  which  he  joined  the 
steam-sloop  "  Monongahela,"  and  took  part  in  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson,  in 
the  fight  below  Donaldson ville  and  guerrilla  fighting  generally,  until  the  river 
was  clear.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  February  22,  1862  ;  detached  from  "Mon 
ongahela,"  August  9,  1863,  and  ordered  home  in  the  "  Brooklyn  "  detached, 
August  26,  1863;  steam-frigate  "Niagara,"  special  service,  September  29, 
1863,  to  February  22,  1864.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  22, 
1864;  flagship  "  Lancaster,"  Pacific  Station,  May  1,  1864,  as  Flag-Lieuten 
ant;  transferred  to  flag-ship  "  Powhatan,"  July,  1866,  while  "  Lancaster " 
was  being  repaired ;  witnessed  the  bombardment  of  the  batteries  at  Callao 
by  the  Spanish  fleet  under  Admiral  Nunez.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  July  25,  1866 ;  returned  home  in  "  Lancaster ;"  detached, 
March  18,  1867;  flag-ship  "Guerriere"  and  "  Quinnebaug,"  S.  A.  Station, 
May  21,  1867,  to  July,  1869;  monitor  "Terror,"  November  25,  1869,  to 
November  26,  1870  ;  "  Wachusett,"  European  Station,  June  ],  1871,  to  June 
25,  1873  ;  Torpedo  Station,  September  1, 1873,  to  July  13,  1874;  while  there 
fired  shells  with  dynamite  from  24-pound  howitzers,  using  the  ordinary 
powder  cartridge,  being  the  first  one  to  fire  dynamite  in  shells  on  this  conti 
nent,  as  far  as  known ;  temporary  duty  as  Executive  of  "  Intrepid,"  July 
13,  1874,  to  September  15,  1874  ;  Naval  Academy,  September  15,  1874,  to 
February  20,  1876,  when  was  ordered  to  command  the  "  Palos,"  Asiatic 
Station ;  remained  on  her  one  year,  when  received  orders  to  return  home  for 
examination  for  promotion,  but  was  detained  at  Yokohama,  Japan,  to  take 
command  of  the  IT.  S.  S.  "Alert,"  and  while  in  that  vessel  cruised  among 
the  islands  in  the  vicinity  of  New  Guinea  and  Dampier  Straits,  in  search  of 
a  supposed  shipwrecked  crew  ;  skirted  and  examined  many  islands,  found  the 
object  of  search,  and  returned  to  China  via  Amboyna,  Ternate,  and  the 
Philippine  Islands ;  reached  home,  October,  1877.  Commissioned  as  Com 
mander,  March  28,  1877;  Torpedo  Station,  summer  of  1878;  Light-House 
Inspector,  Eighth  District,  November,  1878,  to  January  1,  1881 ;  command 
ing  monitor  "  Montauk,"  July  24,  1882,  to  December  3,  1882,  when  was 


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ordered  to  command  the  "  Enterprise."  While  on  this  vessel  ran  a  line  of 
deep-sea  soundings  around  the  world,  the  casts  being  taken  at  intervals  of 
about  100  miles.  The  line  between  New  Zealand  and  Magellan  Straits  was 
made  on  a  latitude  47°  to  50°  south.  On  the  way  out,  visited  South  Africa, 
Madagascar,  Zanzibar,  Comoro,  and  Seychille  Islands  ;  reached  the  Straits  of 
Sunda  six  days  after  the  great  eruption  of  Krakatoa,  when  the  accompanying 
tidal-wave  swept  into  the  sea  the  large  town  of  Aujer  and  all  other  settle 
ments  in  the  vicinity ;  rendered  such  assistance  to  the  Dutch  authorities  as 
was  possible  ;  was  present  at  Pagoda  Anchorage,  Mire  River,  China,  when 
the  French  fleet  under  Vice- Admiral  Courbet  sunk  the  Chinese  men-of-war, 
destroyed  the  arsenal,  and  demolished  the  forts  on  each  side  of  the  river, 
1885  ;  returned  home  by  way  of  Australia  and  New  Zealand;  detached  from. 
"Enterprise,"  April  1,  1886;  Light-House  Inspector,  Second  District, 
October  1,  1886,  to  November  15,  18£9 ;  Bureau  Navigation,  January  1, 
1890.  Command  U.  S.  S.  "  Philadelphia,"  July  6,  1892,  to  August,  1894  ; 
leave  of  absence,  September  1,  1894;  Captain  Navy  Yard,  Mares  Island, 
February  11, 1895,  to  March,  1897  ;  command  U.  S.  S.  "Oregon,"  March  20, 

1897,  to  February,  1898  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  February  to  May, 
1898;    commanding  protected  cruiser  "Newark,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  May, 

1898,  to  date. 

Charles  Stanhope  Cotton. — Born  February  15,  1843,  at  Milwaukee, 
Wis.  Appointed  Acting  Midshipman,  at  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md., 
from  First  District  of  Wisconsin,  September  23,  1858  ;  May  10,  1861,  de 
tached  from  the  Naval  Academy,  and  detailed  for  active  duty;  June  7  to 
August  15,  1861,  served  on  board  frigate  "St.  Lawrence;"  on  July  28  she 
captured  the  Confederate  privateer  "Petrel ;  "  August  15  to  November  19, 
duty  in  Philadelphia  in  connection  with  the  trial  of  prisoners  captured  on 
board  the  "  Petrel ; "  November  19,  1861,  to  February  24,  1863,  served  on 
board  frigate  "Minnesota,"  flag-ship,  N.  A.  Blockading  Squadron;  par 
ticipated  in  action  between  "  Merrimac  "  and  "  Monitor  "  and  the  fleet  in 
Hampton  Roads,  on  March  8  and  9,  1862.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  November 
11,  1862  ;  February  24  to  July  13,  1863,  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Iroquois," 
off  Wilmington,  N.  C. ;  March  8, 1864,  to  August  10, 1865,  attached  to  steam- 
sloop  "Oneida,"  W.  G.  B.  Squadron,  except  a  few  weeks  of  service  on  board 
the  "  Hartford  "  and  the  "  Kineo."  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February  22, 
1864  ;  August  5  to  23,  1864,  served  on  board  "  Oneida"  during  the  battle  of 
Mobile  Bay  and  subsequent  operations  to  surrender  of  Fort  Morgan  ;  Novem 
ber  13,  1865,  to  May  3,  1869,  attached  to  steam-stoop  "  Shenaudoah,"  in 
the  East  Indies  and  China.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25, 
1866  ;  from  September  30,  1869,  to  July  29,  1870,  duty  at  Naval  Academy; 
October  1  to  December  23,  1870,  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Kittery ;  January  5 
to  April  24, 1871,  attached  to  frigate  "Tennessee,"  San  Domingo  Expedition  ; 
April  24, 1871,  to  February  16, 1874,  attached  to  steam-sloop  "Ticonderoga," 
as  Executive,  on  the  Brazil  Station  ;  May  1, 1874,  to  June  1,  1876,  duty  at 
Navy  Yard,  Kittery ;  June  1  to  September  9,  1876,  Torpedo  Instruction  at 
Newport ;  September  15  to  October  4,  1876,  Executive  of  receiving-ship 
"Worcester,"  Norfolk  ;  October,  1876,  to  July,  1880,  on  duty  at  New  York 
Navy  Yard.  Promoted  to  Commander,  April  25  1877;  commanding  U.  S. 
S.  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  September,  1880,  to  September,  1883,  except 
a  period  of  six  weeks,  during  which  commanded  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Alert,"  on  that 
station,  June-July,  1881 ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va., 
from  January,  1884,  to  October,  1887;  Inspector  Fifteenth  Light-House 
District,  from  October,  1887,  to  December,  1890  ;  commanding  "  Mohican," 


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April,  1891,  to  May,  1892.  Promoted  to  Captain,  May  28, 1892  ;  command 
ing  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  May,  1892,  to  August  15,  1894 ;  com 
manding  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Philadelphia,"  Pacific  Station  from  August  24, 
1894,  to  September  1,  1897 ;  temporary  duty,  Washington  Navy  Yard,  from 
January  17, 1898,  to  April  1, 1898 ;  commanding  auxiliary  cruiser  "  Harvard," 
N.  A.  Squadron,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Silas  Wright  Terry. — Born  in  Kentucky,  December  28,  1842.  Ap 
pointed  Acting  Midshipman,  Naval  Academy,  September  28, 1858.  Appointed 
Ensign,  September  16,  1862.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864. 
Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866.  Commissioned  Com 
mander,  July  11,  1877.  Upon  the  outbreak  of  the  Kebellion  in  1861,  before 
completing  academic  course,  was  ordered  to  New  York  Nilvy  Yard  for  active 
service,  and,  from  June,  1861,  to  September,  1862,  attached  to  the  sloop 
"  Dale,"  blockading  on  the  Atlantic  coast ;  engagement  with  rebel  sharp 
shooters  on  a  boat  expedition  up  South  Edisto  River,  April,  1862 ;  attached 
to  flag-ship  "  Wabash,"  September  and  October ;  "  Alabama  "  in  November  ; 
December,  1862,  aide  on  staff  of  Rear- Admiral  Lee;  from  March  to  July, 
1863,  steam-sloop  "  Dakotah,"  blockading  mouth  of  Cape  Fear  River ;  flag 
ship  "  Black  Hawk,"  Mississippi  Squadron,  from  September,  1863,  to  October, 
1864  ;  took  part  in  Red  River  Expedition,  and  at  Alexandria,  La. ;  was  placed 
in  command  of  transport  "  Benefit,"  with  a  detchment  of  fifty  men  and  two 
brass  howitzers,  to  carry  despatches  and  supplies  to  Admiral  Porter.  In  a 
letter  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  dated  May  4,  1864,  Admiral  Porter  says  : 
"I  endeavor  to  do  justice  to  all  officers  under  my  command,  but  have  failed 
to  mention  the  gallant  conduct  of  Ensign  S.  W.  Terry  on  the  expedition  up 
Red  River.  He  was  placed  on  board  of  the  transport  '  Benefit '  to  take  de 
spatches  to  me  at  Springfield  Landing.  I  had  a  field-piece  and  a  twenty-four 
pounder  howitzer  placed  on  this  vessel,  and  a  part  of  the  crew  of  the  flag 
ship  to  go  to  her.  About  fifty  miles  above  Grand  Ecore  Mr.  Terry  discov 
ered  a  battery  of  four  guns  facing  down  the  river,  on  which  he  opened  fire 
with  his  howitzers  and  steamed  on.  The  battery  opened  a  quick  fire  on  him, 
striking  the  little  vessel  almost  every  time.  The  river  captain  of  the  '  Bene 
fit  '  was  killed,  together  with  three  other  men,  but  the  little  transport  fought 
her  way  through  and  brought  me  the  despatches,  which  were  important. 
Such  cool  and  brave  conduct  gives  promise  of  a  good  officer.  I  commend 
him  to  the  notice  of  the  Department."  The  President,  "  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  the  Senate,"  advanced  Lieutenant  Terry  five  numbers  in  his  grade 
"  for  gallant  conduct  on  the  expedition  up  Red  River."  In  May,  1864,  was 
appointed  Detail  Officer  on  the  staff  of  Admiral  Porter,  and  served  in  this 
capacity  until  the  Admiral  was  relieved  at  the  close  of  the  war,  May  5, 1865. 
Was  present  during  the  operations  of  the  naval  force  under  Admiral  Porter 
against  Forts  Fisher  and  Anderson,  and  at  the  capture  of  Wilmington  in 
February,  1865  ;  afterwards  in  the  culminating  events  in  James  River,  and 
present  at  the  fall  of  Richmond ;  accompanied  President  Lincoln  and  Ad 
miral  Porter  when  they  entered  Richmond  the  morning  it  was  occupied  by 
the  army  of  General  Grant ;  from  August,  1865,  to  November,  1868,  served 
on  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  European  Station ;  Naval  Academy,  1869  to 
1871 ;  Executive  Officer  of  the  flag-ships  "  Severn  "  and  "Worcester,"  from 
March,  1871,  to  June,  1873;  1873  to  1874,  Naval  Observatory;  1874  to 
1877,  Naval  Academy;  1877  to  1880,  Inspector  Fifth  Light-House  District; 
May,  1881,  to  December,  1882,  commanding  "Marion,"  South  Atlantic  Sta- 
ion  ;  while  at  Montevideo  in  November,  1881,  was  ordered  by  cable  to  "pro 
ceed  to  Heard  Island,  lat.  53°  20'  S.,  long.  73°  30'  E.,  to  rescue  crew  of  bark 


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'Trinity/  suppose  to  be  there."  Left  Montevideo  November  14,  1881, 
stopping  for  coal  and  supplies  at  Cape  Town  ;  reached  Heard  Island  January 
15,  and  rescued  thirty-three  of  the  "Trinity's"  crew,  who  had  been  wrecked 
October,  1880,  and  just  in  time  to  save  them  from  starvation,  as  the  little 
food  saved  from  the  wreck  had  been  exhausted  several  months  before,  and 
they  were  existing  upon  such  sea-fowls  and  their  eggs  as  could  be  obtained  on 
this  desolate  island.  From  Cape  Town  Commander  Terry  wrote  the  Depart 
ment,  December  20,  that  he  would  sail  for  Heard  Island  on  the  24th,  and 
hoped  to  be  back  by  the  20th  of  February.  His  hopes  were  realized,  for  on 
the  20th  of  February,  1882,  the  "Marion"  anchored  off  Cape  Town,  and 
Commander  Terry's  cable  despatch  anno  jncing  the  rescue  of  the  "Trinity's" 
crew  was  received  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  the  same  afternoon.  "The 
day  after  reaching  Cape  Town,  Commander  Terry  was  requested  by  Lloyd's 
agents  to  render  assistance  to  the  English  ship  "  Poonah,"  stranded  on  the 
beach  about  ten  miles  northeast  of  the  port.  The  request  was  complied  with, 
though  it  was  known  the  commander  of  the  English  Squadron,  then  lying  off 
Simonstown,  had  declined  to  render  any  assistance.  Fortunately,  the  efforts 
of  the  "Marion"  were  successful  in  hauling  the  "Poonah"  off,  and  she  was 
soon  able  to  continue  her  voyage  to  India.  For  this  service  Commander 
Terry  received  the  thanks  of  the  Colonial  Government,  embodied  in  a  resolu 
tion  of  the  ministry,  accompanied  by  a  flattering  letter  from  the  Governor 
and  High  Commissioner,  Sir  Hercules  Robinson ;  also  the  thanks  of  Her 
Majesty's  Government,  transmitted  through  the  British  Minister  at  Washing 
ton,  to  the  Department  of  State  and  the  Navy  Department.  From  April, 
1883,  to  October,  1884,  League  Island  Navy  Yard  ;  October  14,  1884,  to 
May  26, 1886,  commanding  the  training-squadron,  comprising  "  Portsmouth," 
"Jamestown,"  and  "Saratoga;"  October,  1887,  appointed  member  of  the 
Naval  Examining  and  Retiring  Board  to  May,  1893.  Promoted  Caj)tain, 
January  9,1893;  commanding  U.S.  S.  "Newark,"  May,  1893,  to  June, 
1895  ;  was  present  under  command  of  Rear- Admiral  Benham  during  the  in 
surrection  in  Rio,  from  October,  1893,  to  March,  1894 ;  from  July,  1895,  to 
to  date,  commanding  the  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  Norfolk,  Va. 

Merrill  Miller. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio,  November  28, 
1859 ;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61  ;  attached  to  frigate  "  Potomac,"  Atlantic 
coast,  1861-62.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  October  13,  1862  ;  Mississippi  Squad 
ron,  1862-63  ;  battle  of  Arkansas  Post,  1863  ;  Haiues'  Bluff,  1863  ;  in  charge 
of  mortar-boats,  at  siege  of  Vicksburg,  for  tw7enty-three  days,  in  1863.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864  ;  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1864-65  ;  expedition  up  James  River,  1864;  both  attacks  on  Fort 
Fisher  ;  attached  to  iron-clad  "  Monadnock  "  on  her  passage  from  New  York 
to  San  Francisco,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25, 
1866;  Naval  Academy,  1867-69  ;  steam-sloop  "  Lancaster,"  flag-ship.  South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1869-72;  "  Worcester"  flag-ship  N.  A.  Station,  1872-74; 
Naval  Academy,  1875-79  Commissioned  as  Commander,  1878;  command 
ing  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1880  ;  Light-House  Inspector, 
1881-84;  commanding  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-88  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  1888-89  ;  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  1889,  to  September,  1892; 
Light-House  Inspector,  September,  1892,  to  April,  1893.  Promoted  Cap 
tain,  February  25,  1893;  commanding  U.S.  receiving-ship  "Franklin," 
June,  1893,  to  April  17, 1894 ;  commanding  U.  S  S.  "  Raleigh,"  from  April 
17,  1894,  to  January  6,  1897  ;  commanding  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Vermont," 
from  March  17,  1897,  to  date. 


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John  J.  Read. —  Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  from  New  Jersey, 
September  21,  1858;  Naval  Academy,  1858-61;  Atlantic  Squadron,  1861  ; 
steam-sloop  "Hartford,"  flagship,  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862; 
in  all  of  Farragut's  battles,  from  the  Southwest  Pass  of  the  Mississippi  River 
to  Vicksburg,  1862-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  November  22,  1802;  South 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  Feb 
ruary  22, 1864  ;  steamer  "  R.  R.  Cuyler,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1864-5  ;  steamer  "  De  Soto,"  Atlantic  Squadron,  1865-6.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant- Commandtr,  July  25, 1866  ;  steamer  "  Rhode  Island,"  Atlantic 
Squadron,  1867  ;  steam-sloop  "Susquehanna,"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic 
Squadron,  1867-8;  steamer  "Michigan,"  on  the  lakes,  1869;  "Guerriere" 
(second-rate),  European  Station,  1870-2  ;  "  Richmond,"  (^second  rate),  North 
Pacific  Station,  1873-6  ;  commanding  "  Richmond  "  flag-ship,  South  Pacific 
Station,  1876-7  ;  Bureau  Yards  and  Docks,  1877-9.  Promoted  to  Com- 
mander,  December,  1877 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1879-83  ;  commanding 
"  Michigan,"  18*3-6  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  188b  to  December,  1890  ;  com 
manding  "  Iroquois,"  March,  1891,  to  July,  1892;  Light-House  Inspector, 
July,  1892,  to  May,  1893.  Promoted  Captain,  April  27,  1893  ;  waiting 
orders,  May,  1894;  temporary  duty  Newport,  July,  1894;  commanding 
receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  August,  1894 ;  commanding  "  Olympia," 
February,  1895,  to  July,  1897  ;  waiting  orders,  November,  1897,  to  date. 

Mortimer  L/.  Johnson. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from 
Massachusetts,  November  29,  1859-;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61 ;  attached  to 
steam-sloop  "  Susquehanna,"  May  to  August,  1861 ;  frigate  "  Sabine,"  August 
to  November,  1861 ;  steam  frigate  "  Wabash,"  November,  1861,  to  August, 

1864,  all  in  South  Atlantic  Squadron ;  was  in  all  operations  on  that  coast 
under  Admirals  Du  Pont  and  Dahlgren.     Promoted  Ensign,  September  16, 
1862  ;  and  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864.    From  August,  1864,  to  January, 

1865,  steam  frigate  "  Colorado,"  at  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher;  January, 
1865,  to  September,  1865,  West  Gulf  Squadron,  as  flag-lieutenant  and  com 
manding  U.  S.  S.  "Estrella;"   October,  1865,  to  August,  1868,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Dacotah  "  and  "  Wateree  "  on  Pacific  Station.    Promoted  Lieutenant  Com 
mander,  July,  1866 ;  November,  1868,  to  March,  1870,  U.  S.  S.  ".Plymouth," 
European   Station;    Navy   Yard,   Portsmouth,   N.   H.,   1870-1;    U.  S.  S. 
"Wyoming,"  as  executive  officer,  1871-3;  receiving  ship  "Sabine,"  1873; 
U.  S.  S.   "  Powhatan,"  on  special  service,  1874—5;  receiving  ships  "Ohio" 
and  "Wabash,"  1875-8.    Promoted   Commander,  May,  1878 ;  commanding 
"  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-81 ;  special  duty,  1882  ;  Navy  Yard,  Bos 
ton,  1883-7;  leave  Europe,  1887-8;  U.  S.  S.  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  fetation, 
1889-91;  leave,  1892;  Equipment  Officer,  Portsmouth,  N   H,  1893.     Pro 
moted  Captain,  May,  1893;  commanding  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1894- 
5;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Cincinnati,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  August,  1895, 
to  April,  1897 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "San  Francisco,"  European  Station, 
April,  1897,  to  October,  1897  ;  leave  to  March,  1898,  when  ordered  to  U.  S. 
S.  "  Miantonomah,"  N.  A.  Squadron. 

Edwin  M.  Shepard. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
November  24,  1859  ;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61  ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Vincen- 
nes,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2  ;  passes  of  the  Mississippi 
River.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  November  22,  1862  ;  steam-sloop  "Mississippi," 
West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3 ;  remained  on  board  the  "Missis 
sippi  "  until  her  destruction  ;  ordered  thence  to  gunboat  "  Essex ;  "  remained 
on  board  during  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson,  and  served  with  naval  battery  of 
19  guns  on  shore  with  the  army  for  several  weeks  ;  received  a  commendatory 


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letter  from  General  Arnold,  General  Banks' s  Chief  of  Artillery ;  attached 
to  monitor  "  Mahopac  "  during  the  siege  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  and 
in  James  River;  steam  sloop  "  Wachusett,"  special  service,  1864-5  ;  capture 
of  rebel  privateer  "  Florida,"  October  7,  1864.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
February  22,  1864  ;  steamer  "  Yanderbilt,"  June,  1865  ;  during  the  trial- 
trip  of  the  "Dictator;"  steamer  "Tacony,"  Atlantic  Squadron,  1865-6. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866  ;  steamer  "  Osceola," 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1867  ;  apprentice-ship  "Saratoga,"  1868-9  ;  "  California  " 
(second  rate),  1871  ;  torpedo  service,  1872;  "Hartford"  (second-rate)  flag 
ship,  Asiatic  Squadron,  1872-5  ;  during  Asiatic  cruise,  from  1872  to  1875, 
twice  ordered  to  commands,  first  the  "  Palos  "  for  a  short  time,  and  the 
"  Yantic  "  for  several  months  in  1875  ;  ordnance  duty,  Washington,  1875-6  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1876-8.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
June,  1878 ;  Naval  Academy,  1878-81  ;  commanding  "  Constitution,"  1879- 
81  ;  commanding  "  Enterprise,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882  ;  commanding  nautical 
school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1882-6;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1886-9; 
May,  1889,  commanded  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Kearsarge  "  for  four  months  ;  ordered 
to  command  of  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Squadron,  February,  1890,  to  August, 
1891  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  August,  1891,  to  May,  1893  ;  Equipment 
Officer,  Navy  Yard,  New  York ;  May,  1893,  to  August,  1893,  commanding 
U.  S.  S.  "Minnesota,"  August,  1893.  Promoted  to  Captain,  May  15,  1893 ; 
ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "San  Francisco,"  November  21,  1&94,  to  July, 
1897  ;  command  U.  S.  receiving  ship  "  Richmond,"  September  25,  1897,  to 
April,  1898;  L.  H.  District,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Robley  D.  Evans. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Utah,  Septem 
ber  20,1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  October  1, 
1863;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Powhatan,"  West  India  Squadron,  1864 ; 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher, 
January  15,  1865 ;  in  the  land  attack  on  Fort  Fisher  received  two  severe 
wounds  from  rifle  shots  ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1866.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  July  25,  1866 ;  ordnance  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1867;  steam-sloop  "  Piscataqua,"  flag-ship,  Asiatic  Squadron,  1869.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  12,1868;  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  1870-1;  Naval  Academy,  1871-2;  "Shenandoah"  (second-rate), 
European  Fleet,  1873  ;  "  Congress  "  (second-rate),  European  Fleet,  1873-6  ; 
commanding  training-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1877-8.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
July,  1878  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1881-2  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1882- 
6  ;  Chief  Inspector  of  Steel,  new  cruisers,  1886-7  ;  Secretary  Light-House 
Board,  1887-89;  leave  of  absence,  October,  18«9,  to  July,  1891  ;  command 
ing  U.  S.  S.  "  Yorktown,"  July,  1891,  to  November,  1892;  Secretary  Light- 
House  Board,  November,  1892-94.  Commissioned  Captain,  18^3 ;  ordered 
to  command  New  York,  August,  1894,  to  January,  1896 ;  ordered  to  com 
mand  "  Indiana,"  January,  1896-97  ;  member  of  Light-House  Board,  January 
1897  ;  ordered  to  command  the  battle-ship  "Iowa,"  March,  1898,  and  is  now 
serving  with  Rear- Admiral  Sampson's  fleet  operating  against  the  Spanish  in. 
West  Indian  waters. 

Henry  Glass. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Appointed  from  Illinois,  Septem 
ber  24,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  May  24, 

1863  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Canandaigua,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-5  ;   all  the  general  engagements  with  forts  and  batteries  in 
Charleston  Harbor,  from  July  8  to  September  28,  1863 ;  engagements  with 
batteries  in  Stono  River,  S.  C.,  December  28,  1863,   and  July  3  and  11, 

1864  ;  engagement  with  batteries  in  North  Edisto  River,  February  9,  1865  ; 


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capture  of  Georgetown,  S.  C.,  February  5,  1865  Promoted  to  Master,  No 
vember  10,  1865  ;  steam-sloop  "  Powhatan,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1865-8.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  November  10,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  March  12,  1868 ;  steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  North  Atlantic 
Squadron,  1869  ;  "  Mohican"  (third-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-1 ;  command 
ing  "  Nyack,"  in  Pacific  Station,  in  1870,  for  six  months  ;  staff-duty,  Pacific 
Station,  from  March,  1871,  to  August,  1872  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1872  ;  "  Iro- 
quois  "  (third-rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1872-3  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence," 
1875;  commanding  Nautical  S.  S.  "Jamestown,"  1876-8.  Promoted  to 
Commander,  October,  1879;  commanding  "Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station, 
1881-2  ;  commanding  "  Jamestown,"  and  senior  officer  in  Alaska,  in  charge 
of  Indian  affairs  in  the  Territory,  1880  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1883-6; 
ommanding  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-8  ;  Nav&l  Academy,  1888, 
to  May,  1891  ;  member  Examining  Board,  May,  1891,  to  March,  1892  ; 
Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  March,  1892  ;  Captain  of  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  August,  1893  ;  commissioned  as  Captain,  January  23, 
1894  ;  ordered  to  command  "  Cincinnati,"  June,  1894-95  ;  ordered  to  com 
mand  "Texas,"  January,  1896  ;  Captain  of  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  April, 
1897,  to  May,  1898;  commanding  cruiser  "Charleston,"  Asiatic  Station, 
May,  1898,  to  date. 

Philip  Henry  Cooper.— Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  September  28, 1860  ;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
May  28,  1863  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Richmond,"  West  Gulf  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-5;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864.  Promoted  to 
Master,  November,  1865  ;  steam-sloop  "  Powhatan,"  South  Pacific  Squadron, 
1865-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  November  10, 1866  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1867-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  •Commander,  March  12,  1868  ;  frigate 
"  Sabine,"  special  cruise,  18H9;  T.  and  N.  Surveying  Expedition,  1870-1; 
Naval  Academy,  1872-4;  Torpedo  Station,  1875;  Experimental  Battery, 
Annapolis,  1875-6';  Coast  Survey  Office,  1877-9.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
November,  1879;  special  navigation  duty,  1879-81 ;  commanding  "Swatara," 
Asiatic  Station,  1881-4;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1886-8;  commanding 
"Swatara,"  March,  1890,  to  December,  1891  ;  special  duty,  December,  1891, 
to  June,  1892  ;  Board  Inspection  and  Survey,  June,  1892  to  July,  1894  ; 
commanding  "  San  Francisco  "  to  November,  18d4 ;  Superintendent  Naval 
Academy,  November  15,  1894,  to  date. 

Henry  Clay  Taylor.— Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  from 
Ohio,  September  28,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
May  28,  1863  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4 ;  steam-sloop  "  Iroquois,"  special  service, 
1864-5.  Promoted  to  Master,  November  10, 1865 ;  steamer  "  Rhode  Island," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  November 
10,  1866  ;  steam-sloop  "  Susquehanna,"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  12,1868;  store- 
ship  "Guard,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9;  Naval  Academy,  18H9-71  ; 
Executive  of  flag-ship  of  Pacific  Squadron,  U.  S.  S.  "Saranac,"  1872-4; 
commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler,"  1874-7;  Hydrographic  Office, 
1877-8 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1879-80.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
December,  1879 ;  commanding  "Saratoga*  (training-ship),  1880-4;  special 
duty,  New  York,  1884-5  ;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  1885-7  ;  leave  of 
absence,  1888  ;  commanding  "  Alliance,"  Asiatic  Station,  1890,  to  September, 
1891  ;  leave  of  absence,  September,  1891,  to  December,  1892;  special  duty, 
December,  1892,  to  June,  1893  ;  President  Naval  War  College,  Newport, 


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R.  I.,  November,  1893.  Commissioned  Captain,  April,  1894,  to  November, 
1896;  December,  1896,  ordered  to  command  battle-ship  "  Indiana,"  and  is 
now  serving  with  N.  A.  Squadron  operating  against  the  Spanish  iii  the  West 
Indies. 

George  Henry  Wadleigh. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed  from 
New  Hampshire,  September  26,  1860 ;  graduated  Naval  Academy,  May, 
1863.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  May  28,  1863,  and  ordered  to  steam-sloop 
"  Lackawanna,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron ;  active  blockade  duty 
until  end  of  war;  present  at  attack  on  Fort  Powell,  March  2,  1864;  battle 
of  Mobile  Bay,_August  5,  1864,  and  subsequent  operations  resulting  in  sur 
render  of  Fort  Morgan,  August  23,  1864;  ordered  to  steam-sloop  "Rich 
mond,"  March,  1865 ;  officer  of  deck  and  beat  to  quarters  when  the  rebel 
ram  '•  Webb  "  attempted  to  escape  from  the  Mississippi  River,  April  24, 
1835  ;  upon  finding  she  was  recognized,  the  '•  Webb  "  was  run  on  shore  and 
burned.  Commissioned  Master,  November  10,  1865;  steam-sloop  '  Ticon- 
deroga,"  European  Station,  1865-9.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  November, 
1866.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  March,  1868  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1869-70  ;  torpedo  duty,  1870-1  ;  Executive  Officer  "  Shawmut  "  (third  rate), 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1871-3.  During  this  cruise  the  '  Shawmut,"  Com 
mander  E.  E.  Potter  commanding,  ascended  the  Orinoco  River,  250  miles,  to 
Bolivar,  and  compelled  the  revolutionists  to  restore  two  steamers  belonging 
to  United  States  citizens  ;  Executive  Officer  iron-clad  "  Canonicus,"  receiving- 
ship  *'  Ohio,"  1873-4  ;  Ordinance  duty  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1874  ;  Executive 
Officer  nautical  school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1874-6;  Executive  Officer  steam- 
sloop  ''  Pensacola "  (flag-ship),  Pacific  Station,  1876-8 ;  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1879-81.  Commissioned  Commander,  March,  1880; 
applied  for  and  ordered  to  command  steam-sloop  "Alliance,"  special  Arctic 
cruise  in  search  of  "  Jeannette,"  summer  of  1881,  and  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1881-2.  While  in  the  Arctic  Ocean,  northwest  of  Spitzbergen,  the  "Alli 
ance  "  reached  the  latitude  of  80°  10';  Light-House  Inspector,  1883-6;  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  1887-9;  commanding  steamer  "Michigan,'  Northwestern 
Lakes,  1889  to  December,  1891  ;  leave  of  absence,  December,  1891,  to  Feb 
ruary,  1892 ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Boston  Navy  Yard,  February,  1892, 
to  July,  1894.  Commissioned  Captain,  July,  1894;  commanding  receiving- 
ship  "  Richmond,"  July  to  December,  1894  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Minne 
apolis,"  North  Atlantic  and  European  Stations,  December,  1894,  to  June, 
1897  ;  Inspector  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  July  to  October,  1897 ;  Captain,  Yard, 
October,  1897,  to  date. 

Arent  Schuyler  Crowninshield. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed 
from  New  York,  September  21,  1860  ;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  May  28,  1863;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher ;  steam- 
sloop  "Hartford,"  East  India  Squadron,  1865-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  November  10, 1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March 
10,1868;  steam-sloop  "Richmond,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9;  "Rich 
mond"  (second-rate),  European  Fleet,  1870-1;  "Lackawanna"  (second- 
rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1872-4 ;  leave  of  absence  in  Europe,  1875  ;  ordnance 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1875-8  ;  commanding  "  Portsmouth  "  (train 
ing-ship),  1878-82.  Promoted  to  Commander,  March,  1880;  Light-House 
Inspector,  1882-5;  member  of  Advisory  Board,  1885-6;  commanding 
school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1887  to  October,  1891;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
October,  1891,  to  March,  1892;  commanding  "  Kearsarge,"  March,  1892,  to 
September,  1893 ;  member  Board  of  Inspectors,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  at 


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present  time.  Promoted  to  Captain,  July  21,  1894  ;  commanding  U.  S. 
receiving-ship  "Richmond,"  December  11, 1894  ;  command  U.  S.  S. "  Maine," 
September  17,  1895,  to  April,  1897;  Chief  Bureau  of  Navigation,  April  8, 
1897,  to  date. 

Frank  Wildes. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Naval  Academy,  September 
21, 1860  ;  graduated,  May  28, 1863,  appointed  Ensign  same  day ;  steam  sloop 
"Lackawanna,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  June  15,  1863;  battle  of  Mobile  and 
Naval  Battery,  until  surrender  of  Fort  Morgan;  monitor  "  Chickasaw " 
during  operations  in  Mobile  Bay,  March  and  April,  1865,  till  occupation  of 
Mobile;  iron-clad  "  Monadnock,"  about  October  1,  1865,  to  San  Francisco; 
on  being  put  out  of  commission,  to  "  Vanderbilt,"  about  June,  1866  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  1866,  and  to  Lieutenant,  1867 ;  steamer  '/Suwanee,"  spring 
of  1867,  until  her  wreck  on  north  coast  of  Vancouver's  Island,  July,  1868. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  12,  1868;  steam-sloop  "  Pensa- 
cola,"  August  1,  1868;  ordered  home  September  1,  1868:  frigate  "Frank 
lin,"  January,  1869,  until  her  return  home,  November,  1871 ;  Boston  Navy 
Yard,  about  February  1,  1872;  Executive  of  steam-sloop  "Wyoming," 
August  1, 1873  ;  in  West  Indies  until  April,  1874,  when  transferred  to  steam- 
sloop  "  Wachusett,"  as  Executive;  arrived  Boston,  December,  1874;  Torpedo 
School,  Newport,  June  1,  1875,  detached  October  9,  1875  ;  Executive  iron 
clad  "  Dictator,"  Port  Royal,  South  Carolina,  May  15,  1876 ;  detached  on 
being  put  out  of  commission,  Philadelphia,  June  7,  1877 ;  special  ordnance 
duty,  Cold  Spring,  New  York,  January  1,  1878-81.  Promoted  to  Com 
mander,  April,  1880;  commanding  "Yantic,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882-5;  Navy 
Yard,  Portsmouth,  1885-8 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  First  District,  1889  to 
October,  1892  ;  commanding  "  Yorktown,"  October,  1892,  to  September, 
1893  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1893-4.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  July,  1*94 ; 
waiting  orders,  November,  1894 ;  commanding  receiving-ship  "  Independ 
ence,"  1895 ;  commanding  protected  cruiser  "  Boston,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1896-8 ;  took  part  in  battle  of  Manila,  May  1,  1898. 

James  H.  Sands. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  from 
Maryland,  November  22,  1859;  Naval  Academy,  1859-63.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  May  28,  1863;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora, "  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4;  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  and  evacuation  of  Charleston,  South 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher,  and  twice 
recommended  by  Boards  of  Admirals  to  be  advanced  in  grade  for  gallantry 
on  shore  during  second  attack;  steam-sloop  "  Hartford,"  flag-ship  East- 
India  Squadron,  1865-8;  in  skirmish  with  savages  on  Island  of  Formosa, 
and  mentioned  twice  in  Squadron  General  Orders.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  November  10,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March 
12,  1868;  steam-sloop  "  Richmond,"  European  Squadron,  1869-70;  "  Cali 
fornia,"  flag-ship  Pacific  Fleet,  1871-2;  Hydrographic  Office,  1873-4; 
"Minnesota"  (first-rate),  training  ship,  New  York,  1875-6;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1876-80;  special  duty,  Washington,  1880-2.  Promoted  to 
Commander,  November,  1880;  commanding  l<Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station, 
1882-4;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1884-6;  leave  of  absence,  1886-90; 
commanding  "  Monongahela,"  March,  1891,  to  November,  1892;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  November,  1892,  to  May,  1893  ;  Equipment  Officer, 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  May,  1893-5.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  September, 
1894;  captain  of  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  May,  1895;  commanding 
"  Columbia,"  September,  1895-8.  This  cruiser  is  now  serving  in  N.  A.  Patiol 
Squadron. 
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66  RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.   S.    NAVY. 

Yates  Stirling. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from  Maryland,  Sep 
tember  27,  1860  ;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  May  28, 
186  * ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah ; "  was  detached  from  "Shenan- 
doah,"  April  13,  1864,  while  that  vessel  was  undergoing  repairs  at  Phila 
delphia,  and  reassigned  to  her  in  June  following ;  during  that  time  served  in 
the  flag-ship  N.  A.  B.  S  monitor  "Onondaga,"  in  James  River;  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher; 
steamer  "  Mohongo,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1865-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  November  10,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  -  Commander, 
March  12,  1868 ;  "  Wampanoag,"  during  trial  trip,  1868;  steam-sloop 
"  Contocook,"  flag-ship  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-9;  receiving  ship 
"  Independence,"  1871-2  ;  sick  leave,  1873-5  ;  receiving  ship  "  Worcester," 
1875-6;  torpedo  duty,  1877;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1877-8;  <4  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-8L.  Promoted  to  Com 
mander,  November  26,  1880;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1882-4 ;  command 
ing  "  Iroquois  "  Pacific  Station,  1884-6  ;  commanding  receiving  ship  "Dale," 
1887-90;  commanding  "Dolphin,"  March,  1890,  to  June,  1891;  Light- 
House  Inspector,  December,  1892,  to  December,  1894.  Commissioned 
Captain,  September,  1894.  Waiting  orders,  December,  1894,  to  May,  1895; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Newark,"  Slay,  1895,  to  July,  1896;  commanding 
IT.  S  S.  "  Lancaster,"  July,  1896,  to  June,  1897  ;  July,  1897,  commanding 
South  Atlantic  Station  to  December,  1897  ;  member  Light-House  Board,  1898. 

William  Clinton  Wise. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky  to  the  Naval  Academy,  September,  1860.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  Octo 
ber  1,  1863.  Master,  May  10,  1866.  Lieutenant,  July  21,  1867.  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  March  12,  1868.  Commander,  February  24,  1881.  At 
Naval  Academy,  1860-3  ;  October,  1863,  attached  to  and  serving  on  the 
"New  Ironsides,"*  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  off  Charleston,  S.C. ; 
on  picket  duty,  and  various  attacks  on  Charleston  and  the  Jacksonville  ex 
pedition  ;  steam-frigate  •*  Minnesota,"  1864-5  ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher, 
N.  C.,  1865  ;  commanding  flag  ship  "  Malvern  "  in  the  attacks  on  Forts  An 
derson  and  Strong,  and  various  operations  on  Cape  Fear  River ;  commanding 
the  ''  Malvern  "  on  the  James  River  during  the  final  movements  against 
Richmond,  the  "  Malvern  "  being  the  first  U.  S.  vessel  to  reach  the  city,  and 
having  President  Lincoln  on  board  ;  recommended  for  promotion  for  war  ser 
vices  by  Board  of  Admirals  in  1866  ;  flag-ship  "Hartford,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1865-6  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Wachusett,"  1866-7  ;  same  station  with  landing  party  in 
Northern  China  in  capturing  and  breaking  up  a  band  of  robbers ;  practice- 
ship  "Dale,"  1869;  U.  S.  S.  " Miantonomah,"  1869-70;  U.  S.  S  "Brook 
lyn,"  European  Station,  1870-3  ;  U.  S.  S  "  Ajax,"  West  India  Station,  1873- 
4 ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  1874-5;  flag-ship  "  Ten  net-see,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1875-6 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Palos,"  same  station,  1877-8  ;  In 
spector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1878-81 ;  commanding  U  S. 
S.  "Portsmouth,"  1882-4  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth, 
N.  H,  1884-7;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Juniata,"  1888-9;  Equipment  Of 
ficer,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va,,  1889-90  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  November, 
1890,  to  June, 1894.  Promoted  to  Captain,  November  19, 1894;  commanding 
"U.  S.  S.  Amphitrite,  from  April,  1895,  to  April,  1897  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S. 
"  Texas,"  from  April,  1897,  to  October,  18,  1897  ;  Captain  of  Yard,  Navy 
Yard,  Norfolk,  Va  ,  November  1,  1897,  to  1898.  Since  April,  1898,  com 
manding  auxiliary  cruiser  "Yale,"  N.  A.  Squadron. 

Purnell  Frederick  Harrington. — Born  in  Dover,  Delaware,  June  6, 
1844      Appointed  Midshipman  at  the  N^val  Academy,  September  10,  1861. 


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Promoted  to  Ensign,  and  ordered  to  steam-sloop  "  Ticondergoa,"  October  1, 
1863;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "Monongahela,"  West  Gulf  Blockading 
Squadron,  1864-5;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864,  and  all  the  opera 
tions  against  the  rebel  defences  at  the  entrance  of  Mobile  Bay  during  the 
summer  of  1864;  steam-sloop  "Monongahela,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1865-8.  Promoted  to  Master,  May  10,  1866;  to  Lieutenant,  February  21, 
1867;  and  to  Lieutenant-  Commander,  March  12,1868;  attached  to  Naval 
Academy,  1868-70;  steam-frigate  "  California,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-1; 
Executive-Officer  of  the  flag  ship  "  Pensacola,"  South  Pacific  Squadron, 
1872-3;  Naval  Academy,  l«73-6  ;  Executive- Officer  of  the  "Hartford," 
flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Station,  1877-9  ;  and,  in  consequence  of  the  illness 
and  death  of  the  late  Captain  Henry  A.  Adams,  in  command  of  that  ship 
during  fourteen  months ;  Naval  Academy,  1880-3.  Promoted  to  Com 
mander,  May  28,  1881;  command  practice-ship  "Dale"  during  summer 
cruises  of  1881  and  1882;  commanded  steam-sloop  "Juniata,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1883-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1886-9  ;  commanded  practice-ship  "  Con 
stellation,"  summer  cruises  of  1888  and  1889  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  May, 
1890,  to  July  1893  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  '•  Yorktown,"  September,  1893-94; 
special  duty,  March  6,1894;  President  of  Steel  Board,  September,  1894-96. 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  March  1,  1895;  commanding  <%  Terror,"  1896-7; 
commanding  "  Puritan  "  since  March,  1898. 

Nicoll  Ludlow. — Born  at  Islip,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  September  11, 
1842;  entered  Naval  Academy  October  28,  1859,  from  First  Congressional 
District  of  New  York;  attached  to  steam-sloop  '  Wachusett,"  1863-1864; 
"Wachusett"  captured  Confederate  cruiser  "  Florida,"  October  7,  1864,  in 
the  harbor  of  Bahia,  Brazil  ;  attached  to  iron-clad  monitor  "  Dictator," 
1864-5 ;  attached  to  iron-clad  monitor  u  Monadnock,"  1865-6,  on  her  pas 
sage  from  Philadelphia  to  Mare  Island,  Cal. ;  returned  home  overland  in 
1866,  and  was  ordered  to  the  "  Iroquois,"  steam-sloop,  in  November.  1866, 
made  the  cruise  on  the  China  Station  and  returned  home  in  April,  1870; 
Naval  Academy  as  instructor  in  gunnery,  1870-3;  ordered  to  steam-sloop 
'•  Monongahela,"  October,  1873  ;  on  South'  Atlantic  Station,  returning  home 
as  executive  of  flag-ship  "  Brooklyn,"  in  1876 ;  torpedo  school,  Newport,  R.  I , 
1876-7;  executive  officer  flag-ship  {t  Trenton,"  on  European  Station,  1877- 
80,  returning  home  in  1880  in  the  "  Constellation ; "  ordnance  inspector 
West  Point  Foundry,  South  Boston  Iron  Works  and  Midvale  Steel  Works, 
1880-3;  in  command  of  steam-sloop  "  Quiunibaug,"  European  Station, 
1883-6;  light-house  inspector  Twelfth  District,  1887-1890;  inspector  of 
ordnance,  Mare  Island,  Navy  Yard,  1890-1  ;  light-house  inspector  Ninth 
District,  1891-2  ;  commanding  steam-sloop  "Mohican,"  1893,  as  flag-ship 
Pacific  Squadron ;  January  to  May  and  May  to  November  as  senior  officer  in 
command  of  Bearing  Sea  Squadron;  on  leave,  1894;  War  College,  1895; 
in  command  of  "Monterey,"  February  to  November,  1896;  member  of 
Examining  and  Retiring  Boards  until  July  8,  1897,  when  ordered  to  present 
command  of  "  Terror,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron.  Ensign,  October  1,  1863 ; 
Master,  May  10,  1866;  Lieutenant,  February  21,  1867;  Lieutenant  Com 
mander,  March  12,  1868 ;  Commander,  October  1,  1881 ;  Captain,  May  21, 
1895. 

Francis  A.  Cook. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massachu 
setts,  September  20,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
October  1,  1863;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "Seminole,"  West  Gulf  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-5;  steamer  "  Vanderbilt,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  18o5-7. 
Promoted  to  Master,  November  10,  1866;  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867-8. 


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Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  21,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  March  12,  1868;  Naval  Academy,  1869;  "Saranac" 
(second-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-71  ;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1872; 
"Richmond,"  flag-ship,  S.  P.  Station,  1872-4;  receiving-ship  "Sabine," 
1875-6  ;  "  Plymouth  "  (second-rate),  N.  A.  Station,  1876-8;  Naval  Academy, 
1880-3.  Promoted  to  Commander,  October,  1881  ;  Light-House  Inspector, 
1883-6;  commanding  "Ranger,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1886-9;  waiting 
orders,  1890;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  March,  1890,  to 
May,  1893  ;  Assistant  Bureau  of  Navigation,  May,  1893,  to  December,  1896. 
Promoted  to  Captain,  February  28,  1896  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn," 
December  1,  1896,  to  date.  The  "Brooklyn"  is  now  flagship  of  Flying 
Squadron. 

C.  M.  Chester. — Born  in  Connecticut.     Appointed  from  Connecticut, 
October  31, 1859  ;  Naval  Academy,  1859-63.     Promoted  to  Ensign,  October 

I,  1863;  ordered  to  "Richmond"  (second-rate),  October  21, 1863;  took  part 
in  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864,  and  bombardment  and  capture  of 
Fort  Morgan,  August  22,1864;  temporary  duty  monitor  "Kickapoo,"  taking 
part  in  operations  against  and   capture  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  April   12,  1865  ; 
returned  to  the  "  Richmond,"  April  14,  and  detached  from  that  vessel,  July 

II,  1865  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Powhatan  "  (first-rate),  September  16, 1865,  which 
vessel  joined  the  South  Pacific  Station  as  flag-ship.    Promoted  to  Master,  May 
10,  1866      Promoted   to  Lieutenant,  Ftbruary  21,  1867;   detached   from 
"Powhatan,"  November  16,  1867.      Promoted   to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
March  12,  1868 ;   ordered  to  the  "  Contocook "  (first-rate),  afterwards  the 
"Albany,"  flag-ship  of  the  North  Atlantic  Station,  April  1,  1868;  detached 
and  ordered  as  executive  of  the  "  Gettysburg,"  May  12, 1868  ;  detached  from 
the  "  Gettysburg,"  October  12, 1869  ;  ordered  to  the  "Alaska  "  (second-rate), 
December  1,  1869,  and  joined  the  Asiatic  Station;   had  charge  of  steam 
launches  of  squadron,  for  surveying  Salee  River,  Corea,  when  fired  upon  by 
the  fortifications  at  its  entrance,  June  2,  1871;   became  executive  of  the 
"  Alaska,"  October,  1871 ;  detached  from  that  vessel,  March  4, 1873 ;  ordered 
to  torpedo  station,  August  19,  1873;  ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy,  July 
24, 1874;  executive  of  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  during  summer  of  1875  ; 
detached  from  the  Naval  Academy,  September  1, 1877 ;  ordered  to  the  United 
States  Coast  Survey,  October  2,  1877 ;  commanded  steamer  "  Bache,"  until 
December  1,  1880,  when  became   Hydrographic  Inspector.     Promoted   to 
Commander,  October  15,  1881 ;   detached  from  Coast  Survey,  October  25, 
1881;  took  command  of  the  "Galena"  (third-rate),  October  31,  1885;  the 
"  Galena"  rendered  assistance  to  the  British  steamer  "Historian,"  which  ves 
sel  was  stranded  on  the  Magdalena  River  bar,  December  21,  1885,  for  which 
the  officers  received  a  set  of  silver  from  the  owners,  and  the  thanks  of  the 
British  Government ;  also  seized  filibustering  steamer  "  Central  America,"  at 
St.  Andrew  Island,  February,  1886,  which  vessel  was  condemned  for  breaking 
the  neutrality  laws  and  sold  ;  detached  from  the  "  Galena,"  December  1, 1888  ; 
appointed  member  of  commission  to  select  a  site  for  a  Navy  Yard  on  the 
Pacific  coast  of  the  United  States,  north  of  the  forty-second  parallel  of  north 
latitude,  November  27,  1888;  ordered  as  member  of  Board  on  Organization, 
Tactics,  and  Drill,  July  1,  1889,  and  detached  from  Navy  Yard  Commission, 
September  30,  1889;  Bureau   of  Navigation,  1890  to  April,  1891;  Naval 
Academy,  April,  1891,  to  1894;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  November,  1894, 
to  December,   1895;    Commander  Receiving  Ship  "Richmond,"  January, 
1896.     Commissioned    Captain,  June,  1896 ;    Commanding   United   States 
steamer  "  Newark,"  December,  1896,  to  March,  1897  ;  Commanding  "Minne- 


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apolis,"  May,  1897 ;  Commanding  South  Atlantic  Station,  January,  1898 ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Cincinnati,"  N.  A.  Squadron  in  West  Indies,  since 
January,  1898. 

Charles  Edgar  Clark.— Born  in  Vermont,  September  29,  1840;  Naval 
Academy,  1860-3,  Promoted  to  Ensign,  October  1,  1863 ;  steam  sloop 
"  Ossipee,"  Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  battle  of  Mobile 
Bay,  August  5,  1864;  bombardment  of  Fort  Morgan,  August  V3,  1864. 
Commissioned  as  Master,  November  10,  1866  ;  steamer  "  Vanderbilt,"  Pacific 
Station,  1865-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  21,  1867.  Com 
missioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  12,  1868;  steamer  "  Suwanee  " 
(wrecked  July  7,  1868),  1867-8;  receiving  ship  "  Vaudalia."  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  1868-9  ;  North  Atlantic  Station,  steamer  "  Semiable  "  and  ironclad 
"Dictator,"  1869-70;  Naval  Academy,  1870-3;  " Saratoga,"  practice  cruise 
of  1871  ;  North  Atlantic  Station,  ironclad  "  Mahopac,"  1873-4 ;  Asiatic 
Station,  steamers  "Hartford,"  "  Monocacy,"  and  "Kearsarge,"  1874-7; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1877-80;  training  ship  ''New  Hampshire,"  1881. 
Commissioned  as  Commander,  November  15,  1881  ;  training  ship  "  New 
Hampshire,"  1882-3  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1883  ;  steamer  "  Hanger,"  survey  of 
the  North  Pacific,  1883-6  ;  Light  House  Inspector,  1887  to  May,  1891  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  May,  1891,  to  September,  1893;  command 
ing  "  Mohican,"  September,  1893,  to  December,  1894.  Leave  of  absence 
December  9,  1894,  to  January,  1895.  Special  duty,  January  30,  1895. 
Command  U.  S.  receiving  ship  "Independence,"  November  18,  1895,  to  Sep 
tember,  1896.  Promoted  to  Captain,  June  21,  1896.  Command  U.  S.  S. 
"Monterey,'  September  30,  1896,  to  January,  1898,  when  he  was  ordered  to 
command  of  battle-ship  "  Oregon,"  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  and  at  this 
date,  May  23d,  the  safe  arrival  of  the  "  Oregon  "  at  Key  West,  has  just  been 
officially  announced  after  a  cruise  around  the  Horn,  which  will  always  be 
memorable  in  naval  annals. 

Charles  James  Barclay. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from 
Pennsylvania.  September  21,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  October  1, 1863  ;  steam-sloop  "  Wachusett."  Brazil  Squadron,  186  '-4  ; 
steam  sloop  '  Kearsarge,"  European  Squadron,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  Mas 
ter,  November  10,  1866;  steam-frigate  •*  Susquehanna,"  special  service,  1867. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  21,  1867  ;  steam -frigate  "Minnesota," 
special  service,  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  12, 
1868  ;  steamer  "  Michigan,"  on  the  lakes,  1869  ;  Pacific  Fleet.  1870-2  ;  Tor 
pedo  Station,  1873;  commanding  "Saugus"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1874;  "Dictator"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6; 
commanding  "Onward,"  1877-79;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1880-1.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  November,  1881 ;  commanding  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Sta 
tion,  1883-6;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1887,  to  November, 
1891;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  November,  1891,  to 
May,  1893  ;  commanding  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  May,  1893 ;  command 
ing  U.S.S."  Mohican,"  November  30, 1893,  to  May,  1895;  leave  of  absence, 
May  24,  1896;  Inspector  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  July  17,  1894. 
Promoted  to  Captain,  October  1,  1896 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Raleigh," 
December  26,  1896 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Amphitrite,"  January  6,  1897, 
to  date 

Joseph  Bullock  Coghlan. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Appointed  from  Illi 
nois,  September  27,  1860  ;  Naval  School,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
May  28,  1863  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Sacramento,"  special  service,  1863- 
5.  Promoted  to  Master,  November  10,  1865  ;  steam-sloop  "  Brooklyn,"  flag- 


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ship  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  November  10, 
1866;  Executive  Officer  "  Pawnee,"  1867  ;  steam-frigate  "  Guerriere,"  1867- 
8;  sailing-sloop  "Portsmouth,"  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  March  12,  1868 ;  steam-sloop  "  Richmond,"  European  Squadron, 
1868-71  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1871-3 ;  sick  leave,  1873-4  ;  commanding 
"  Saugus "  iron-clad,  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6;  receiving-ship  "  Col 
orado,"  1877.  "  Monongahela,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-9  ;  receiving  ship 
"  Independence,"  1879.  Promoted  to  Commander,  February,  1882  ;  com 
manding  ''Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-4;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
1886-8 ;  commanding  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1888-90 ;  Inspector 
Ordnance,  League  Island  Navy  Yard,  January,  1891-4 ;  Light-House  In 
spector,  1894-7.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  November  18,  1896;  command 
ing  "  Raleigh,"  Asiatic  Station,  1897,  to  date ;  took  part  in  battle  of  Manila, 
May  1,  1898. 

Charles  Vernon  Gridley. — Born  in  Indiana.  Appointed  from  Mich 
igan,  September  26,  1860  ;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
October  1,  1863;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "Oneida,"  West  Gulf  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-5 ;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864 ;  steam  sloop 
"  Brooklyn,"  flag-ship  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  No 
vember  10,  1866  ;  steam  sloop  "  Kearsage,"  South  Pacific  Squadron,  1867-9. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  21,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  March  12,  1868;  "Michigan"  (fourth-rate),  1870-2;  "Mo 
nongahela"  (second-rate),  South  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4;  Naval  Academy, 
1875-9;  Executive  Officer  of  practice-ship  "  Constellation  "  during  summer 
cruises  of  1877  and  '78  ;  Executive  Officer  of  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Trenton," 
European  Station,  from  December,  1879,  to  November,  1881.  Promoted  to 
Commander,  March  10,  1882 ;  in  attendance  at  Torpedo  Station  during 
summer  of  1882  ;  Navigation  Officer  at  Boston  Navy  Yard  from  October, 
1882,  to  February,  1884;  ordered  to  command  training-ship  "Jamestown," 
February  5,  1884;  detached  and  ordered  to  command  training-ship  "Ports 
mouth"  on  May  11,  1886;  detached  from  "  Portsmouth,"  December  10, 
1886.  Senior  officer  of  Cruising  Training  Squadron  from  June,  1886,  till 
November,  1886;  Inspector  of  Tenth  Light-House  District,  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
July,  1887,  to  October,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  October,  1891,  to 
July,  1892;  commanding  '•  Marion,"  July,  1892-4;  Light-House  Inspector, 
1895-7.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  March,  1897  ;  commanding  "  Olympia," 
Asiatic  Station,  July,  1897,  to  date;  took  part  in  battle  of  Manila,  May  1, 
1898. 

Charles  D.  Sigsbee. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
September  27,  1859;  Naval  Academy,  1859-63.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  Oc 
tober  1, 1863  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Monongahela,"  West  Gulf  Squadron, 
1863-4 ;  "  Brooklyn,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1864  ;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay, 
August  5,  1864;  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1865;  both  attacks 
on  Fort  Fisher,  and  final  assault  on  the  same  ;  steam-sloop  "  Wyoming," 
Asiatic  Squadron,  1865-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  May  10,  1866.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  21, 1867 ;  steamer  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Squad 
ron,  1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander ,  March  12,  1868  ;  on 
duty  at  Naval  Academy,  1869-71 ;  "  Severn  "  and  "  Worcester,"  flag-ships, 
N.  A.  Station,  1871-  '  ;  "  Canandaigua,"  1872-3  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1873^ 
4;  Coast  Survey,  1874-5;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Blake," 
1875-8;  Hydrographic  Office,  1878-82.  Promoted  to  Commander,  May  11, 
1882 ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-5  ;  commanding  practice-ship  "  Dale,"  sum 
mers  of  1883-4 ;  commanding  *•  Kearsarge,"  European  Station,  1885-6  ;  spec- 


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ial  duty,  Navy  Department,  September,  1887  ;  member  Examining  and  Re 
tiring  Board,  1887  ;  Naval  Academy,  1887-90;  commanding  practice-ship 
"Constellation,"  part  of  summer,  1889;  commanding  training-ship  Ports 
mouth,  1891-92  ;  Hydrographer,  Navy  Department,  1893-97.  Commis 
sioned  as  Captain,  March  21,  1897;  commanding  battle-ship  "Maine," 
April,  1897,  and  until  this  splendid  vessel  was  destroyed,  February  15, 1898, 
in  Havana  harbor,  by  an  act  of  dastardly  treachery  ;  commanding  auxiliary 
cruiser  "St.  Paul"  since  April,  1898. 

Richard  Phillips  Leary. — Born  in,  and  appointed  from,  Maryland; 
graduated  from  N.  A.,  class  of  1860.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  October,  1863. 
Promoted  to  Master,  May,  1866.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February,  1867. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March,  1868.  Attached  to  Blockading 
Squadrons  off  Charleston,  S.  C.,  1863-5  ;  attached  to  "  Canandaigua,"  Eu 
ropean  Station,  1865-8 ;  attached  to  "  Dictator,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1870-3  ; 
"  Constellation,"  special  service,  1879  ;  "  Pensacol a,"  Pacific  Station,  1879- 
81;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1881-2.  Promoted  to  Commander.  June, 
1882;  commanding  receiving-ship  "Wyandotte,"  1883-5;  commanding 
"  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-8;  commanding  ''Adams,"  Pacific  Station, 
1888-9  ;  was  Senior  Officer  at  Samoa  during  the  Revolution  of  1888,  when 
the  Tamasese  government  was  overthrown  ;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  September,  1890-3  ;  General  Inspector  of  the  "Katahdin,"  Novem 
ber,  1893  ;  ordered  to  Naval  War  College,  1894  ;  General  Inspector  of  "  Ka 
tahdin,'"  1895  ;  Ordnance  Instructor,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1896  ;  order*  d 
to  command  "  Katahdin,"  February,  1896.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  April, 
1897  ;  ordered  to  command  receiving-ship  "  Richmond,  July,  1897  ;  ordered 
to  command  "  San  Francisco,"  September  28  1897,  to  date;  the  "San  Fran 
cisco  "  is  now  flagship  of  N.  A.  Patrol  Squadron. 

William  Henry  Whiting.— Born  in  New  York  City,  July  8,  1843. 
Appointed  from  Wisconsin,  September  21,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  October  1,  1863;  attached  to  flag-ship  "Hartford," 
West  Gulf  Squadron,  1863-5 ;  honorable  mention  by  Admiral  Farragut  in 
Squadron  General  Orders,  for  gallant  conduct  at  the  burning  of  the  block 
ade-runner  "  Ivanhoe,"  under  the  guns  of  Fort  Morgan  on  the  night  of  July 
5,  1864 ;  honorable  mention  by  the  Captain  of  the  "  Hartford,"  at  the  battle 
of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864 ;  at  the  surrender  of  Fort  Gaines,  August  8, 
1864 ;  hauled  down  the  Confederate  flag  and  hoisted  the  United  States  flag  ; 
bombardment  and  surrender  of  Fort  Morgan,  August  24,  1864 ;  steam-sloop 
"Kearsarge,"  European  Squadron,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  Master,  November 
10,  1866;  steamer  "Frolic,"  European  Squadron,  1866-8.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  February  21, 1867.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander, 
March  12,  1868;  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9; 
"Swatara"  (fourth-rate),  N.  A.  Squadron,  1869-71;  "Benecia"  (second- 
rate),  N.  P.  Station,  1872-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1875-6 ;  Torpedo 
School,  Newport,  R.  1 ,  1876  ;  "  Constitution,"  special  service,  1878-9  ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  1881-4.  Promoted  to  Commander,  July,  1882  ;  command 
ing  training-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1884-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1886-9 ; 
commanding  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  1889  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
February,  1890,  to  October,  1892;  commanding  "Alliance,"  October,  1892, 
to  October,  1893;  commandant  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  January,  1894,  to 
July,  1896;  commandant  Port  Orchard  Naval  Station,  August,  1896,  to 
June,  1897.  Promoted  to  Captain,  June  19,  1897.  Commanding  "jMonad- 
nock  "  (second-rate),  Pacific  Station,  June,  1897,  to  date. 


72  RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

N.  Mayo  Dyer  — Entered  the  volunteer  navy  in  1861  as  a  Master's  Mate, 
and  served  in  that  grade  in  Western  Gulf  Squadron,  until  he  was,  for  gallant 
and  meritorious  conduct,  promoted  to  Acting  Ensign,  May  18,  1863,  and  ap 
pointed  to  command  the  "Eugenie,"  afterwards  called  the  "Glasgow,"  block 
ading  off  Mobile  and  despatch  duty.  January  12,  1864,  promoted  to  Acting 
Mader  in  consideration  of  gallant  and  faithful  service;  July,  1864,  granted 
two  months'  leave  ;  but  relinquished  it  upon  arriving  at  New  Orleans  en  route 
North,  upon  learning  of  the  near  prospect  of  an  attack  upon  the  Mobile 
forts  Returning  off  Mobile,  and  soliciting  orders,  was  assigned  to  the  "  Me- 
tacomet,"  July  J9,  1864,  in  which  vessel,  as  the  consort  of  the  "Hartford," 
took  part  in  the  passage  of  the  forts  and  capture  of  the  rebel  fleet,  receiving 
the  surrender  of  the  "Selma  "  in  person.  Upon  the  surrender  of  Eort  Mor 
gan  accepted  his  leave,  before  relinquished,  and  upon  his  return  therefrom 
October  28,  1864,  was  ordered  to  the  "  Hartford,"  flag-ship  of  Admiral  Far- 
ragut.  Upon  that  vessel's  return  North,  December,  1864,  Mr.  Dyer  was 
appointed  to  the  command  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "Rodolph,"  with  which  command 
he  co  operated  with  the  forces  under  General  Granger  during  the  winter  of 
1864-5,  in  their  operations  against  Mobile  from  Pascagoula,  rendering  im 
portant  service  in  this  connection  in  Mississippi  Sound  and  Pascagoula  River. 
In  the  advance  upon  the  defences  of  Mobile,  in  the  spring  of  1865,  via 
Blakely,  his  vessel,  the  "  Rodolph,"  was  sunk  by  a  torpedo  in  Blakely 
River,  April  1,  1865.  April  22,  1865,  Mr.  Dyer  was  promoted  to  an  Acting 
Volunteer  Lieutenant,  and  upon  the  surrender  of  the  rebel  fleet  under  Com 
modore  Farrand,  in  the  Tombigbee  River,  May  10,  1865,  Mr.  Dyer  was 
selected  to  command  successively  two  of  the  surrendered  vessels,  the  "  Black 
Diamond"  and  ''Morgan;"  appointed  to  command  the  "Elk"  in  June, 

1865,  and  in  July  ordered  to  command  the  "  Stockdale,"  and  proceed  to  Missis 
sippi  Sound  for  the  protection  of  the  people  along  that  shore  and  to  "  culti 
vate  friendly  relations  with  the  people  lately  in  rebellion  ;  "  September,  1865, 
"  Stockdale"  ordered  to  New  Orleans  to  be  sold,  Mr.  Dyer  was  transferred  to 
the   uMahaska"   at  Apalachicola,  Florida ;  in  October  detached  from  the 
"  Mahaska  "  and  ordered  to  command  the  "  Glasgow  "  at  Pensacola  ;  April, 

1866,  detached  and  ordered  North  to  report  to  the  Bureau  of  Navigation ; 
on  special  duty  in  the  Bureau  until  May,  1868.    Commissioned  a  Lieutenant 
in  the  regular  navy,  March  12,  1868  ;  July,  1868,  ordered  to  the  "Daeotah," 
South  Pacific  Squadron,  joining  at  Valparaiso,  August  27.     December  18, 

1868,  commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander ;  "  Dacotah  "  being  ordered  to 
San  Francisco,  upon  her  arrival  there  Mr.  Dyer  was  ordered,  September, 

1869,  to  command  the  "  Cyane  "  and  proceed  to  Sitka,  Alaska,  where  he 
remained  until  March,  1870,  from  whence  he  was  ordered  to  San  Francisco 
to  join  the  "  Pensacola  ; "  ordered  to  "  Ossipee."  July,  1870,  on  a  short  cruise 
to  Lower  California  and  the  Mexican  coast.     While  the  "  Ossipee  "  was  pro 
ceeding  North  from  the  Mexican  coast  she  encountered  a  hurricane  which 
left  the  sea  in  a  troubled  state,  and  in  the  morning  whilst  making  sail  a  man 
fell  overboard  from  maintopsail-yard    the  halyards    carrying  away  while 
hoisting  top-sails.     Striking  in  main-chains  he  was  knocked  senseless,  and 
was  drifting  astern.     Dyer  was  taking  an  observation  on  the  poop-deck,  and, 
immediately  turning  a  bowline  in  the  end  of  boat  fall,  jumped  into  the  sea  and 
saved  the  man  from  sharks  or  drowning.     For  this  he  was  publicly  thanked 
by  Commodore  W.  R.  Taylor,  Commander-in-Chief,  and  received  a  medal, 
etc.     In  September,  to  the  South  Pacific  Station  ;    detached  and  ordered 
home,  August  22,  1871 ;  November  7,  1871,  ordered  to  Boston  Navy  Yard  ; 
September  1,  1873,  to  Torpedo  School  at  Newport ;  November  24,  to  com- 


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mand  torpedo-boat  "  Mayflower  "  at  Norfolk,  for  duty  on  the  North  Atlantic 
Station  ;  April  10,  1874,  transferred  to  command  of  the  "  Pinta  ;  "  February, 
1876,  detached  from  the  "  Pinta  "  and  ordered  as  Executive  of  the  "  New 
Hampshire,"  fitting  out  at  Norfolk,  for  permanent  flag-ship  at  Port  Royal ; 
December,  1876,  detached  from  "New  Hampshire,"  ordered  home,  ordered 
to  equipment  duty,  Boston  Navy  Yard,  1877-9  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash," 
•1879-81;  attached  to  '•  Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1881-3.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  April,  1883  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1883-7  ;  com 
manding  "  Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1887-90  Waiting  orders,  June,  1893  ; 
Naval  War  College,  June,  1894 ;  waiting  orders,  November,  1894 ;  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  June,  1895,  to  May,  1896  ;  light-house  inspector,  June,  1896,  to 
July,  1897 ;  commissioned  Captain,  July,  1897 ;  commanding  protected 
cruiser  "Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  August,  1897,  to  date.  Took  part  in 
battle  of  Manila,  May  1,  1898. 

Charles  O'  Neil  —Born  in  England  in  1842.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Navy  as 
Master's  Mate,  in  July,  1861,  on  board  the  sloop  "Cumberland,"  and  was 
attached  to  that  vessel  at  the  capture  of  Forts  Hatteras  and  Clarke,  August, 
1861,  and  in  the  engagement  with  Confederate  iron-clad  "  Merrimac,"  March 
8,1862;  rescued  Lieutenant  Morris  from  drowning,  and,  being  favorably 
mentioned,  was  promoted  to  Acting  Master,  May  1,  1862;  attached  to  gun 
boat  "  Tioga,"  during  latter  part  of  1862  to  July,  1864  ;  cruised  in  Wilkes's 
Special  West  India  Squadron,  and  East  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron  ;  steamer 
1  Rhode  Island,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  j  both  attacks 
on  Fort  Fisher, — favorably  mentioned  for  the  same.  Promoted  to  Actiny 
Volunteer  Lieutenant,  May  30,  1865 ;  receiving-ship  "  Princeton,"  at  Phila 
delphia,  part  of  1865-6;  steam-gunboat  "Shamrock,"  European  Squadron, 
part  of  1886-7, — visited  west  coast  of  Africa,  islands  in  Atlantic,  Spain, 
France,  and  Italy  ;  store-ship  "  Guard,"  European  Squadron,  part  of  1867-8. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  11,  1868.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  December  18,  1868;  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  Boston,  1869; 
Aide  to  Port-Admiral  Hiram  Paulding,  at  Boston,  1870;  iron-clad  "Dicta 
tor,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1870-1;  receiving  ship  "Boston,"  1872; 
"Wasp"  (fourth-rate),  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1873-6;  training-ship 
"Minnesota,"  1876-7;  commanding  " Supply,"  (fourth- rate),  1877;  "Swa- 
tara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-9  ;  ordnance  duty,  Boston  Navy  Yard,  1879-82  ; 
"Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-4;  special  ordnance  duty,  1884-6.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  July,  1884 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1886-9;  commanding  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  1889-90;  General  In 
spector  of  the  "  Marblehead,"  September,  1892-96  ;  Inspector  Ordnance, 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  April,  1896  to  1897 ;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Ord 
nance,  June,  1897,  to  date,  with  relative  rank  of  Commodore.  Commissioned 
as  Captain,  July,  1897. 

Caspar  Frederick  Goodrich. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed 
from  Connecticut,  December  9,  1861  ;  Naval  Academy,  1861-4;  graduated 
at  the  head  of  the  class  of  1864;  attached  to  steam-frigate  "Colorado,"  flag 
ship  European  Squadron,  1865-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  December  1,  1866  ; 
steamer  "  Frolic,"  European  Squadron,  1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieulenanf, 
March  12,  1868;  sloop  "Portsmouth,"  and  steam-sloop  "Lancaster,"  South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-71.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander,  De 
cember  18,  1868;  Naval  Academy,  1871-3;  "Tennessee"  (second-rate), 
Asiatic  Squadron,  1875-6;  "Kearsarge"  (third-rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1876-8  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  1878-80;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881-4;  Naval 
attache  Staff  of  Lieuteuant-General  Sir  Garnet  WTolseley,  during  the  Tel-elr 


74  RECORDS  OF   LIVING   OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

Kebir  campaign,  1882  :  Special  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  1884-6  ;  member  of 
the  Endicott  Board  of  Fortifications,  1885.  Promoted  to  Commander,  Sep 
tember,  1884;  in  charge  Torpedo  Station,  1886-9;  commanding  "Constel 
lation,"  November,  1891,  to  June,  1893;  commanding  "Concord,"  June, 
1893,  to  1895;  Lecturer  at  Naval  War  College,  1896-7 ;  President  Naval 
War  College,  1897  to  date.  Gold  Medallist  Naval  Institute. 

French  Ensor  Chadwick. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia,  September  28, 1861  ;  Naval  Academy,  1861-4  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop 
"  Susquehanna/*  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-6;  steam-sloop  "Jimiata,"  South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  December  1, 1866  ;  appren 
tice-ship  "  Sabine,"  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  12,  1868; 
steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  South  Pacific  Squadron,  1868-70.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant-  Commander,  December  18,1868;  "  Guerriere  "  (second-rate), 
European  Squadron,  1870-2;  Naval  Academy,  1873-4;  "  Powhatan " 
(second-rate),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-8;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1879-80;  Special  Light-House  Duty,  1880-2;  Naval  Attache,  London, 
1882-9.  Promoted  to  Commander,  December,  1884 ;  commanding  "York- 
town,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  April,  1889,  to  July,  1891  ;  special  duty, 
Navy  Department,  and  on  Board  of  Labor  Re-organization,  July,  1891,  to 
September,  1892  ;  Chief  Intelligence  Officer,  September,  1892.  to  July,  1893  ; 
Chief  Bureau  of  Equipment,  with  rank  of  Commodore,  July,  1893,  to  Novem 
ber,  1897.  Commissioned  Captain,  November,  1897 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S. 
"  New  York,"  armored  cruiser,  flagship  of  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  De 
cember,  1897,  to  date, 

Theodore  Frelinghuysen  Jewell  — Born  in  Georgetown,  D.  C.  Ap 
pointed  Acting  Midshipman  from  Virginia,  and  entered  Naval  Academy, 
November  29,  1861.  Midshipman,  July  16, 1862  ;  in  June,  1863,  the  invasion 
of  Maryland  by  Lee's  army  being  imminent  and  the  defences  of  Washington 
being  threatened,  was  ordered  to  report  to  the  Commandant  of  the  Washing 
ton  Navy  Yard  and  Potomac  Flotilla  for  duty  ;  organized  a  battery  of  field 
artillery  from  the  crews  of  the  vessels  of  the  Potomac  Flotilla,  with  which  he 
served  in  the  defense  of  the  capital  until  the  end  of  July  ;  graduated  from 
the  Naval  Academy,  November  22,  1864 ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  at 
New  York,  until  April,  1865  ;  frigate  "  Colorado,"  flagship  of  the  European 
Squadron,  April,  1865,  to  December,  1866.  Promoted  Ensign,  November  1, 
1866.  Master,  December  1,  1866.  Lieutenant,  March  12,  1868;  steam- 
sloop  "  Canandaigua  "  and  steamer  "  Frolic,"  from  December,  1866,  to  May, 
1868  ;  Hydrographic  Office  from  October.  1868,  to  May,  1869.  Promoted 
Lieutenant- Commander,  March  26,  1869;  frigate  "Sabine,"  May,  1869,  to 
August,  1870;  Naval  Observatory,  September,  1870,  to  March,  1871 ;  Naval 
Academy,  assistant  in  Department  of  Physics  and  Chemistry,  March,  1871, 
to  May,  1872;  "Tuscarora,"  from  May,  1872,  to  October,  Ib74,  during 
which  assisted  in  a  survey  of  an  inter-oceanic  canal  route  ;  served  as  Execu 
tive  Officer  of  the  "  Tuscarora,"  during  her  deep-sea  sounding  expedition  in  the 
North  Pacific  Ocean ;  in  command  of  a  force  of  sailors  and  marines  landed 
at  Panama  in  1873  for  the  protection  of  American  property ;  also  in  com 
mand  of  a  force  landed  from  the  "  Tuscarora  "  at  Honolulu,  in  February, 
1874,  on  the  election  of  Kalakaua  as  king,  the  city  being  in  the  hands  of  a 
mob.  Naval  Academy,  Instructor  in  Physics  and  Chemistry,  December, 
1874,  to  June  1878  ;  in  command  of  steamer  "  Gedney,"  Coast  Survey,  June, 
1878,  to  August,  1879  ;  Executive  Officer  of  frigate  "  Constitution,"  training- 
ship  for  apprentices,  August,  1879,  to  May,  1881  ;  Torpedo  Station,  June, 
1881,  to  Junerf  1886.  Promoted  Commander,  January  26, 1885;  commanded 


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"  Essex,"  on  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1886,  to  May,  1889;  member  of  Board 
of  Organization,  etc.,  October  and  November,  1889  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance 
in  charge  of  Torpedo  Station  from  December,  1889,  to  January,  1893 ; 
Superintendent  of  the  Naval  Gun  Factory  at  Washington  Navy  Yard,  from 
January  4,  1893,  to  February  10,  1896  ;  in  command  of  "  Marblehead," 
European  and  North  Atlantic  Stations  from  March  15,  1896,  to  March  16, 
1897;  Inspector  Tenth  Light  House  District,  April  1,  1897,  to  March  12, 
1898.  Promoted  to  Captain,  February  1,  1898;  in  command  of  "Minne 
apolis,"  protected  cruiser,  March  15,  1898. 

William  Mayhew  Folger. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio, 
September  21,  1861  ;  at  Naval  Academy  until  November  22,  1864;  receiv 
ing-ship  "  North  Carolina,"  at  New  York,  and  school-ship  "  Sabine,"  New 
London,  from  February  6,  1865,  to  July  25,  1865;  steam-sloop  "Hartford," 
flagship  Asiatic  Squadron,  July  25,  1865,  to  August  6,  1868,  Promoted  to 
Ma4er,  December  1,  1866  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  11, 1868.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  December  18,  1868;  at  Norfolk  Navy 
Yard,  October,  1868,  until  ordered  to  the  "Franklin;"  in  steam-frigate 
"Franklin,"  flagship  European  Squadron,  1868-71 ;  European  Fleet,  1872  ; 
ordnance  duty,  1873-4;  leave  Europe,  1875-6;  "Marion"  (third-rate), 
European  Station,  1877;  Naval  Academy,  1877-79;  "Swatara,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1879-82 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1882 ;  ordnance  duty,  Annapolis, 
1882-85.  Promoted  to  Commander,  March,  1885 ;  commanding  "  Quinnebaug," 
European  Station,  1886-88  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  1888-90;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  with  rank  of  Commodore,  from 
February,  1890,  to  January,  1893;  command  of  U.  S.  S.  "Yorktown,"  in 
Behring  Sea  and  China  Station,  1894-95 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1896-7. 
Promoted  to  Captain,  February,  1898  ;  commanding  protected  cruiser  "New 
Orleans,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Benjamin  Peffer  Lamberton. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed 
from  Pennsylvania,  Sept.  21,  1861  ;  Naval  Academy,  1861-5 ;  attached  to 
steam-sloop  "  Susquehanna,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-6  ;  steam-sloop  "  Juni- 
ata,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  December  1, 
1866  ;  apprentice-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1867-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
March  12,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  December  18, 
1868;  "Mohican"  (third-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-2;  " Dictator"  (iron 
clad),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1873-4;  torpedo  service,  1875;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  1876  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1876-7  :  "Alaska," 
Pacific  Station,  1877-9;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  1879-82;  "  Vandalia," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1882-4;  Light  House  Inspector,  1885-8.  Promoted 
to  Commander,  June,  1885;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1888-9;  commanding 
training-ship  "  Jamestown,"  1889  to  November,  1891  ;  Bureau  Yards  and 
Docks,  November,  1891,  to  October,  1894.  Light  House  Inspector,  1894-7. 
Promoted  to  Captain,  May  17,  1898;  reported  for  duty  on  Asiatic  Station 
April,  1898  ;  served  as  Chief  of  Staff  to  Admiral  Dewey  at  the  battle  of 
Manila,  May  1,  1898. 

CAPTAINS   ON   THE   RETIRED   LIST. 

Retired  on  their  own  application,  after  forty  years'  service. 

Milton  Haxtun. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
October  19,  1841  ;  attached  to  brig  "Dolphin,"  Home  Squadron,  1841-3; 
frigate  "Congress,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1843-5;  brig  "  Bainbridge,"  Brazil 
SquadroD,'lS46 ;  Home  Squadron,  1846-7  ;  attack  on  Alvarado,  1846 ;  Naval 


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School,  1847-8.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  August  10,  1847  ;  mail- 
steamer  "  Ohio,"  1850 ;  mail-steamer  "  Baltic,"  1851 ;  sloop  "  Plymouth,"  East 
ludia  SquadroD,  1852-4.  Attack  on  and  capture  and  destruction  of  Impe 
rial  Chinese  fortified  camp  (defended  by  several  thousand  troop-),  by  a  party 
of  about  three  hundred  American  and  British  "  blue-jackets  "  and  marines, 
at  Shanghai,  April,  1854.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September,  15, 1855 ; 
sloop  '•  John  Adams,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1856-8 ;  receiving-ship  New  York, 
1858  ;  steamer  "  Mystic,"  coast  of  Africa,  1860-1 ;  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1862.;  attack  and  capture  of  Fort  Ma  con,  April  26,  1862.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1862;  commanding  steam- 
gunboat  "  Kineo,"  Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863;  commanding 
steamer  "  Maratanza,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864 ;  com 
manding  steamer  "Mercidita,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ; 
Naval  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1866  ;  receiving- ship  New  York,  1866.  Com 
missioned  as  Commander,  December  29,  1866 ;  Naval  Rendezvous,  New 
York,  1868  ;  commanding  the  store-ship  "Onward,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1869-71  ; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1871-5  ;  commanding  "  Vandalia"  (third-rate),  N. 
A.  Station,  1876  ;  commanding  <l  Despatch  "  (fourth-rate)  special  service, 
Europe,  1877-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1878-81.  Promoted  to  Captain,  Feb 
ruary,  1878.  Retired,  February,  1883,  on  his  own  application,  after  more 
than  forty  years'  service. 

S.  Livingston  Breese. — Born  in  Illinois.  Appointed  from  Illinois, 
May  14,  1846  ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Germantown,"  Home  Squadron,  1846-8  ; 
participated  in  the  capture  of  Tuspan  and  Tobasco;  sloop  "  St.  Mary's,"  East 
India  Squadron,  1849-50  ;  brig  "  Bainbridge,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1851 ;  Naval 
Academy,  1852.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  8,  1852  ;  brig 
'•  Dolphin,"  special  service,  1853  ;  sloop  "  Cyane,"  Home  Squadron,  1853-4  ; 
while  on  the  "  Cyane,"  assisted  in  the  destruction  of  Graytown  ;  Coast  Survey, 
1855-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  September  16,  1855 ;  steam-frigate 
"  Merrimac."  Pacific  Squadron,  1858-60;  steam-sloop  <l  Richmond,"  Medi 
terranean  Squadron,  1860 ;  steamer  "  Crusader."  1861 ;  commanded  yacht 
"  Wanderer,"  as  despatch-vessel,  in  the  Gulf,  1861 ;  steamer  "  Quaker  City," 
South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  engaged  with  rebel  iron-clads 
off  Charleston,  in  January,  1863.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander, 
July  16, 1862  ;  commanding  steam-gunboat  "  Ottawa,"  South  Atlantic  Block 
ading  Squadron,  1863-4  ;  Inspector,  etc.,  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  Florida, 
1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  April  14,  1867  ;  commanded  the 
steam-gunboat  "  Galena,"  1869;  Naval  Observatory,  1870-1;  commanding 
R.  S.  "Vandalia,"  1871-2;  commanding  R.  S.  "Potomac,"  1872-3;  equip 
ment  duty,  Norfolk,  1874;  commanding  "Ossipee"  (third-rate),  N.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1875-8.  Promoted,  April,  1878;  commandiner  R.  S.  "  Wabash," 
1878-81 ;  commanding  "  Lancaster,"  S.  A.  Station,  1886-8.  Retired,  March, 
1888. 

Allen  V.  Reed. — Entered  the  Naval  Academy  as  Acting  Midshipman, 
September  26,  1854 ;  two  practice-ship  cruises  in  "  Preble, '  Commander 
Joseph  H.  Green,  in  1855-7  ;  graduated  June  10,  1858  ;  joined  "  Mace 
donian,"  Key  West,  July  12,  1858  ;  went  to  Mediterranean  Squadron, 
waiting  orders,  July  28,  1860  ;  final  examination,  January  5,  1861.  Pro 
moted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  January  9, 1861  ;  joined  u  Pawnee,"  February 
12.  Promoted  to  Master,  February  28, 1861 ;  transferred  to  "  Water-Witch," 
March  8,  Gulf  Squadron,  as  Navigator  and  Watch -Officer.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  April  18,  1861 ;  joined  flag-ship  "  Colorado,"  September  16,  as 
Watch-Officer;  joined  "Potomac"  in  December,  1861,  as  Watch-Officer, 


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and  afterwards  was  Executive-Officer  for  one  year  ;  joined  "  Lackawanna  "  as 
Executive-Officer,  August  17,  1863  ;  detached  November  12,  and  ordered 
North;  waiting  orders  till  February  6,  1864;  then  joined  "Tuscarora"  at 
Beaufort,  North  Carolina,  as  Executive-Officer,  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron  ;  detached  at  Baltimore,  June  1,  and  took  the  crew  on  to  New 
York;  joined  the  "Pawtuxet"  (double-ender),as  Executive-Officer,  June  6. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  3,1865;  in  command  of  the 
"Pawtuxet"  for  two  months  ;  detached  July  15,  1865;  waiting  orders  till 
September  14  ;  then  joined  "  Miantonomah"  as  Executive-Officer  ;  detached 
April  29,  1866;  wailing  orders  till  July  11 ;  then  at  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
as  assistant  to  the  Executive  Officer  till  September  26  ;  theji  joined  *  Resaca," 
as  Executive  Officer,  and  went  to  Pacific  Station ;  transferred  to  "  Saranac," 
February  20,  1868 ;  officers  and  crew  transferred  to  "  Jamestown,"  January 
25,  1869 ;  detached  July  1,  and  ordered  home ;  joined  receiving-ship  "  Ver 
mont,"  September  11,  as  Executive-Officer  ;  equipment  duty  at  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  from  May,  15,  1870,  to  September  26  ;  navigation  duty  (same 
yard)  from  September,  1870,  to  May,  1872.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
April  1,  1872  ;  waiting  orders  till  July*23  ;  joined  "  Kansas  "  at  Key  West, 
August  9  ;  in  command  till  June  20,  1874 ;  connected  with  the  Nicaragua 
Surveying  Expedition  and  the  North  Atlantic  Station ;  waiting  orders  till 
November  19  ;  then  attached  to  Hydrographic  Office,  and  as  Assistant 
Hydrographer  since  September  20,  1875-80.  Commanding  "Alliance," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1882-4.  Promoted  to  Captain,  July,  1884;  com 
manding  training-ship  <;  Minnesota,"  1884-6;  waiting  orders,  1887-8  ;  Com 
manding  "Richmond,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1888-90;  commanding  Navy 
Yard,  Pensacola,  December,  1890,  to  June,  1894;  waiting  orders,  June,  1894, 
to  November,  1894  ;  commanding  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Novem 
ber,  1894,  to  January,  1896.  Retired,  June,  1896. 

Alfred  T.  Mahan. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
September  30,  1856;  Naval  Academy,  1856-9;  Brazil,  1859-61;  steamer 
"  Pocahontas,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  August  31,  1861;  Naval  Academy,  1862-3;  steam-sloop, 
"  Seminole,"  Western  Gulf  Squadron,  1863-4 ;  steamer  "  James  Adger, "South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1864-5.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  Commander,  June 
7,  1865;  steamer  "  Muscoota,"  Gulf  Squadron,  1865-6;  steamer  "  Iroquois," 
Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-9;  commanding  steamer  "  Aroostook,"  Asiatic  Fleet, 
18^9  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1870-71  ;  steamer  "  Worcester,"  1871 ;  R.  S., 
New  York,  1872.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  November  20,  1872;  com 
manding  "  Wasp  "  (fourth -rate),  South  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  1876-7;  Naval  Academy,  1877-80;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1880-3  ;  commanding  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-5,  Promoted  to 
Captain,  1885 ;  Naval  War  College,  1885  ;  President  Naval  War  College, 
1886-9  ;  President  of  a  Commission  for  selecting  site  for  Navy  Yard  on 
Northwest  Coast,  1889  ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1889,  to  July, 
1892  ;  President  War  College  and  Torpedo  School,  July,  1892,  to  May,  1893  ; 
commanding  "Chicago,"  May,  1893,  to  May,  1895.  Retired  upon  his  own 
app  ication,  after  forty  years'  service,  November  17,  1896.  May,  1898, 
ordered  to  duty  at  Navy  Department  as  member  of  Naval  War  Board. 

Henry  B.  "Seely.— Born  at  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.,  July  7,  1838.  Ap 
pointed  from  New  York,  May  26,  1852;  Naval  Academy,  1852-7  ;  "  Minne 
sota,"  East  India  Squadron,  1857-9.  Passed  Midshipman,  June  25,  1860. 
Master,  October  24,  1860;  "  Iroquois,"  European  Station,  1860-1.  Lieuten 
ant,  April  17,  1861;  "Keystone  State,"  West  Indies  (cruising),  1861; 


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"Sumler,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2;  "  Saranac," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1863-5.  Lieutenant- Commander,  February  21,  1864; 
"Bienville,"  West  Indies.  1866;  "  Guerriere  "  and  "Pawnee,"  1867-9; 
commanding  "Kansas,"  Paraguay  River,  1869;  Rendezvous,  Boston,  1873. 
Commander,  August  24,  1873 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1873-6 ;  torpedo 
instruction,  1878  ;  commanding  "Ajax,"  1878-80;  in  charge  of  Rendezvous, 
New  York,  1881  ;  commanding  "  Nipsic,"  European  and  South  Atlantic 
Squadrons,  1881-4.  Captain,  December  13,  1886 ;  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  Captain  of  Yard,  1884-8 ;  commanding  receiving-ship  "  St.  Louis," 
1886-7 ;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1888,  to  March,  1891  ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster,"  March,  1891,  to  June,  1892,  when  he  was 
placed  on  the  retired  list.  Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  long  and 
faithful  service. 

Francis  Lowry. — Born  in  Vermont.  Appointed  from  Vermont,  August 
3,1831;  attached  to  flag-ship  "Fairfield,"  West  India  Squadron,  1831-2, 
visiting  St.  Domingo,  Windward  and  Leeward  Islands,  and  Gulf  of  Mexico ; 
in  July,  1832,  took  passage  in  schooner  "Shark,"  and  in  September  joined 
schooner  "  Grampus,"  at  Pensacola,  visited  Key  West  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  ; 
detached,  February,  1834;  receiving-ship,  New  York,  1834;  frigate  "  Brandy- 
wine,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1834-6  to  April,  1837;  part  of  years  1837-8  at 
Naval  School,  New  York.  Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  June  23,  1838  ; 
Coast  Survey,  1838-40 ;  in  1841-2,  steamer  "  Fulton,"  part  of  the  time  as 
Acting  Master ;  receiving-ship,  Boston,  1842-3.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
July  4,  1843;  latter  part  of  1843,  at  Naval  Rendezvous,  New  York;  sloop 
"John  Adams,"  Gulf  of  Mexico,  1845-7;  retired  in  1855;  Naval  Rendez 
vous,  Portland,  Maine,  1861.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  1867. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  long  and  faithful  service. 

Francis  S.  Haggerty. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Penn 
sylvania,  February  17,1832;  attached  to  schooner  "Experiment,"  Chesa 
peake  Bay,  1832-3,  and  also  in  Charleston  Harbor  during  the  time  of  nulli 
fication,  1833;  sloop-of-war  "Ontario,"  coast  of  Brazil,  1833-4;  frigate 
"Constitution,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1835-7.  Promoted  to  Passed  Mid 
shipman,  July  23,  1838;  frigate  "Constitution,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1838- 
41 ;  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1841-2;  Coast  Survey,  1842-5.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  December  19, 1843  ;  steamers  "  Mississippi,"  and  "  Princeton," 
Home  Squadron,  1844-6 ;  brig  "  Bainbridge,"  coast  of  Africa,  1849-51 ; 
receiving-ship  "New  l^ork,"  1851-2  ;  steam-frigate  "Powhatan,"  Japan  Ex 
pedition,  Commodore  Perry,  1852-5;  Naval  Observatory,  Washington, 
1855-7  ;  steam  frigate  "Saranac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1857-9  ;  brig  "Perry," 
East  Gulf  Squadron,  1860;  at  the  commencement  of  the  Rebellion,  was  em 
ployed  on  the  river  Potomac,  in  command  of  the  brig  "  Perry  ;  "  was  trans 
ferred  to  the  sloop-of-war  "  Vandalia,"  belonging  to  the  Squadron  under  com 
mand  of  Commodore  Dupont,  Port  Royal  Expedition ;  convoyed  the  powder 
and  store-ships  to  the  place  of  destination  ;  commanded  the  sloop-of-war 
"  Vandalia,"  in  the  attack  on  the  rebel  batteries  at  Port  Royal,  November  7, 
1861 ;  taking  an  active  part  in  the  reduction  of  the  batteries,  and  subsequently 
in  blockading  duty  in  the  mouth  of  Savannah  River  ;  was  placed  on  the  retired 
list  in  consequence  of  injuries  received  in  line  of  duty  ;  received  the  thanks 
of  Congress  for  meritorious  service  and  conduct  in  conjunction  with  the  other 
officers  engaged  in  the  above-mentioned  conflict ;  ordnance  duty,  Boston, 
1861-6.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  October  11, 1861.  Commissioned  as 
Captain,  1867  ;  retired,  March,  1867,  in  charge  of  iron  clads,  New  Orleans, 


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1867-9 ;    Light-House   Inspector,   Seventh   District,    Key   West,   Florida, 
1870-1. 

Theodore  F.  Kane.— Born  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  August  19,  1840. 
Appointed  from  New  York,  September  27,  1865;  Naval  Academy,  1855-9; 
attached  to  flag-ship  "  Constellation  "  and  steamer  "  Mystic,"  West  Coast  of 
Africa,  1859-61.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  August,  1861,  executive- 
officer,  "  Bainbridge,"  Blockading  Squadron,  coast  of  Florida,  1861-2; 
"  Sonoma,"  James  River  Flotilla  ;  engagements  with  rebel  batteries  on  James 
River,  1862;  Naval  Academy,  1862-3;  commanded  U.  S.  schooner  yacht 
"America,"  summer  of  1863;  sent  in  search  of  the  pirate  "Tacony"  and 
others;  "Neptune,"  Flying  Squadron,  West  India  Squadron,  1863-5; 
apprentice-ship  "  Savannah,"  summer  of  1865.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander  September,  1865;  Naval  Academy,  Instructor  in  Gunnery, 
1865-8;  "  Mohongo,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1868-9  ;  "  Juniata,"  European 
Fleet,  1869-71 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1871-2;  commanded  "Fiolic," 
1872.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  December,  1872 ;  special  duty,  Aide 
to  the  Admiral  of  the  Navy,  1873-6;  commanded  "Alliance,"  European 
Station,  1876-9;  Naval  Observatory,  1879-80;  Naval  Academy,  command 
ing  "Santee, '  1880;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1881-4;  commanded  "  Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1884-5  ;  was  Senior 
Officer  at  Aspinwall,  March,  1885,  during  revolt  and  fire,  his  action  receiv 
ing  Department's  approval ;  commanded  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1886-8. 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  May,  1886;  commanded  flag-ship  "Lancaster;" 
President  Board  Inspection  of  Merchant  Vessels,  New  York,  November, 
1893;  waiting  orders,  November,  1894;  Court  Martial  duty,  June,  1895 ; 
commanding  "Monterey,"  September,  1895-96.  Retired,  June,  1896. 

John  R.  Bartlett.— Bora  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  Rhode  Island, 
November  25,  1859;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61;  attached  to  steam-sloop 
"  Mississippi,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2  ;  bombardment  and 
passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  Chalmette  batteries  and  capture  of 
New  Orleans ;  attack  on  Vicksburg,  June,  1862 ;  steam-sloop  "Brooklyn," 
West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  September 
8,  1863;  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864;  steam-sloop  "Susquehanna,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  bombardment  of  Fort  Fisher,  December, 
1864;  on  shore  with  assaulting  party  at  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  January, 
1865;  steam-sloop  "  Susquehanna,"  special  service,  1866.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant-  Commander,  July  25,  1866  ;  steamer  "  Nipsic,"  Atlantic  Squad 
ron.  1866-7;  Naval  Academy,  1867-9;  frigate  "Sabine,"  special  cruise, 
1869  ;  T.  and  N.  Surveying  Expedition,  1870-1 ;  special  duty,  1871-2  ;  ord 
nance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1872-4  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1877.  Com 
missioned  as  Commander,  1877 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  1877-9 ;  command 
ing  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Blake,"  1879-82;  in  charge  of  Hydrographic 
Office,  1882-8;  leave  of  absence,  1889  to  December,  1890;  commanding 
"Marion,"  April,  1891,  to  December,  1892.  Captain,  July  1,  1892  ;  special 
duty,  December,  1892,  to  May,  1893,  and  then  ordered  to  command  "Atlan 
tic;"  on  sick  leave,  December,  1894;  special  duty,  War  College,  June,  1895; 
member  Light  House  Board,  November,  1895 ;  commanding  "  Puritan," 
December,  1896.  Retired,  July,  1897. 

George  W.  Coffin. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massa 
chusetts,  September  20,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  October  1, 1863  ;  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  North  Atlantic  Block 
ading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher;  wounded  by  a  Minie- 


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ball  in  right  leg  at  land  assault  on  Fort  Fisher;  steamer  "Shawmut,"  Brazil 
Squadron,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  July  25,  1866  ;  steam-frigate 
"Franklin,"  European  Squadron,  1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  March  12,  1868  ;  Naval  Academy,  1868-9  ;  Chief  of-Staff,  S.  S. 
of  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870-1 ;  "  Constellation  "  (gunnery-ship),  1871-2; 
Naval  Academy,  1873-4;  "Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875; 
"Hartford,"  flagship,  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6;  Coast  Survey  (com 
manding  "Hassler"),  1876-8.  Promoted  to  Commander,  November,  1878; 
Light-House  Inspector,  1881-4;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1884-6;  commanding  steamer  "Alert,"  Greeley  Relief  Expedition,  1884; 
commanding  steamer  "  Quinnebaug,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1886-7 ; 
Light-House  Inspector,  1888-9;  Secretary  Light  Board,  1889-90;  leave  of 
absence,  November,  1892;  commanding  "  Charlestown,"  February,  1894-6; 
member  of  Examining  Board,  October,  1896 ;  member  Board  Inspection 
and  Survey,  April,  1897.  Retired,  September,  1897. 

William  Bainbridge-Hoff. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from 
Pennsylvania,  October  24,  1860;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  October  1,  1863;  attached  to  steam-frigate  "Niagara,"  1864;  East 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  taking  part  in  the  expedition  to  capture 
St.  Mark's,  Fla.,  which  terminated  in  the  Battle  of  Natural  Bridge ;  steamer 
"Shawmut,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  Master,  May  10,  1866 ; 
steam-frigate,  "Franklin,"  flagship,  European  Squadron,  1867-8.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  21,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  March  12,  1868;  Naval  Academy,  1869;  "Kansas"  (fourth-rate), 
T.  and  N.  Expedition,  1870-1 ;  torpedo  service,  1872;  Senior  Aide  to  Rear- 
Admiral  Pennock,  Commander-in-chief,  Pacific  Station  ;  "Saranac"  (second- 
rate  >,  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-4;  special  duty,  Washington,  1875;  commanding 
"Alarm  "  (torpedo-boat),  1875-6 ;  League  Island  Station,  1876-7 ;  aide  to 
Admiral  Porter,  1877-81.  Promoted  to  Commander,  August,  1881 ;  com 
manding  training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1881-3  ;  torpedo  station,  1883  ;  special 
duty  (Chief  Signal-Officer),  Navy  Department,  1883-6 ;  commanding 
"Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1886-8;  commanding  "  Dale"  (school 
for  seamen  gunners),  January,  1890,  to  March,  1892 ;  author  of  several 
works  on  Naval  Tactics,  "Avoidance  of  Collisions  at  Sea,"  and  originator  of 
the  system  of  tactics  officially  adopted  in  the  Navy  (1890)  ;  duty  in  connec 
tion  with  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  as  Commissioner  to  Great 
Britain  (London,  England),  March,  1892,  to  October,  1893 ;  special  duty 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  1895  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster,"  September, 
1895  ;  transferred  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "Newark,"  spring  1896;  placed  on 
retired  list  of  Navy  for  serious  illness,  spring  of  1897. 

Retired  as  not  recommended  for  promotion. 

Thomas  G.  Corbin. — Born  in  Virginia,  August  13,  1820.  Appointed 
from  Alabama,  May  15, 1838.  Midshipman,  May  15, 1838  ;  frigate  u  Brandy- 
wine,"  May  15, 1839 ;  detached  May,  1842  ;  "  Fairfield,"  May,  1842-3  ;  "  Pre- 
ble,"  1843.  Passed  Midshipman,  May  15,  1844  ;  surveying  schooner  "  Nau 
tilus,"  1844-8  ;  frigate  "  Columbia,"  1845-7.  Acting  Lieutenant,  latter  part 
ot  cruise;  Coast  Survey,  1848-50,  "  St.  Mary's,"  as  Acting  Master,  1850-3. 
Lieutenant,  June  10,  1852  ;  "  Princeton,"  West  India  Squadron,  1853-5  ; 
"Active,"  1855-6,  Pacific  and  Puget  Sound  ;  "  John  Adams,"  1856-7,  Pacific 
Ocean;  frigate  "  Wabash,"  1858-60,  Mediterranean;  Naval  Rendezvous, 
Philadelphia,  1860-1 ;  "Wabash,"  Executive  Officer,  April,  1861  ;  August, 
1861,  engaged  in  the  capture  of  the  forts  at  Hatteras  Inlet;  and  in  the  same 


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vessel,  in  the  capture,  November  7,  of  Port  Koyal,  South  Carolina ;  and, 
1862,  in  the  fall  of  St.  Augustine,  Fernandina,  etc.  Commander,  July  16, 
1862  ;  1862-3,  in  command  of  flag-ship  "  Wabash,"  South  Atlantic  Block 
ading  Squadron,  S.  F.  Dupont,  Rear-Admiral ;  July,  1863,  Commandant  of 
Midshipmen  at  Naval  Academy,  and  Ordnance  Officer,  Philadelphia  Navy 
Yard;  "Augusta,"  1864-5,  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron;  Fleet 
Captain,  West  India  Squadron,  1866.  Captain,  July  22, 1866  ;  May,  1867-8, 
commanding  flag-ship  "  Guerriere,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron  ;  1869-74, 
Courts  Martial,  Examining  Boards,  and  Inspector  of  Light-Houses,  Fourth 
District.  Retired,  January  5,  1874. 

The  cause  of  Captain  Corbin's  retirement  is  fully  explained  in  the  follow 
ing  report  of  the  Naval  Committee  to  the  House  of  Representatives  : 

The  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs,  to  whom  was  referred  the  bill  (H.  R.  3532)  for  the  relief  of 
Capt.  Thomas  G.  Corbin,  having  had  the  same  under  consideration,  respectfully  submit  the,  fol 
lowing  report  : 

Captain  Corbin  was  appointed  an  acting  midshipman  in  1838.  He  passed  through  all 
the  intermediate  grades  of  the  service  and  in  July,  1866,  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  captain.  On  the  21st  of  May,  1873,  Captain  Corbin  was  ordered  to  report  in  Wash 
ington  for  examination  preliminary  to  promotion.  On  appearing  before  the  examining 
board,  he  was  informed  that  he  would  be  required  to  submit  to  an  oral  examination  to 
test  his  proficiency  in  the  knowledge  of  his  profession.  He  thereupon  filed  a  paper, 
electing,  under  section  3  of  the  Act  of  April  26,  1864,  section  1500,  Revised  Statutes,  to 
be  absent  during  the  examination  of  his  case,  which  paper  is  as  follows : 

"  MR.  PRESIDENT  AND  GENTLEMEN  OF  THE  BOARD:  I  am  now  given  to  understand 
that  the  board  proposes  to  examine  me  in  person,  by  interrogatories,  to  ascertain  my 
proficiency  in  one  or  more  branches  of  professional  knowledge. 

"  I  respectfully  object  to  any  such  examination,  as  entirely  beyond  the  purview  of  the 
several  acts  of  Congress  under  which  the  board  is  constituted. 

"I  call  the  attention  of  the  board  to  the  accompanying  paper,  marked  A,  embodying 
briefly  the  construe!  ion  of  the  Act  of  1864,  which  much  careful  consideration  convinces 
me  is  the  only  tenable  one.  1  refrain  from  presenting  to  the  board  at  this  time  arguments 
which  make  it  seem  to  me  impossible  that  Congress  should  ever  mean  to  subject  a  naval 
officer  of  the  rank  of  Captain,  after  thirty-five  years'  service,  to  the  same  sort  of  examina 
tion  as  a  clerk  in  one  of  the  executive  departments. 

"  For  at  le;ist  eighty  years  of  our  national  history  the  rank  which  I  now  hold  was  the 
highest  to  which  an  officer  of  the  navy  could  attain.  I  should  esteem  myself  wanting, 
not  only  in  self-respect,  but  in  the  duty  which  you  and  I,  gentlemen,  alike  owe  to  the 
honor  and  dignity  of  our  professions,  should  I  willingly  consent  to  such  an  examination 
as  is  now  proposed.  Happily,  as  1  think,  the  law  requires  from  me  no  such  degra 
dation. 

"  The  Act  of  1864  leaves  it  optional  with  me  to  be  present  or  absent  during  the  pend 
ing  investigation,  and  I  hereby  elect  to  be  absent.  In  doing  so,  I  enter  my  solemn  pro 
test  against  such  withdrawal  being  allowed  any  weight  in  framing  your  report  in  my 
case.  Upon  every  principle  of  honor  with  which  I  am  acquainted,  a  failure  to  report  an 
officer  as  fitted  for  promotion  is  equivalent  to  the  expression  of  an  opinion  that,  for  some 
reason,  you  deem  that  officer  unfit  for  promotion.  If  from  any  testimony  before  the 
board,  from  any  record  in  the  department,  or  from  any  answer  to  written  interrogatories, 
the  board  shall  find  matter  requiring  personal  explanation  from  me,  I  will  cheerfully 
answer  the  summons  of  the  board  upon  being  '  duly  notified '  as  required  by  third  sec 
tion  of  the  Act  of  April  21,  1864. 

"  I  respectfully  request  the  board  to  examine  and  consider  the  accompanying  paper. 
4<  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"  THOMAS  G.  CORBIN, 
"  Captain  United  States  Navy." 

He  filed  therewith  an  argument,  which  is  as  follows  : 

"  Before  examining  the  purport  of  the  law,  it  is  to  be  observed  that  the  board  is  to  be 
governed  solely  by  the  act  of  Congress  itself,  which  confers  no  other  power  upon  the  ex- 
cutive  department  of  the  government  than  to  appoint  the  members  of  the  board.  In  this 
respect  it  differs  from  some  other  acts  of  a  similar  character,  as  for  instance  the  Act  of 
February  28,  1855,  which  directed  the  board  of  officers  '  to  perform  their  duty  under  such 
regulations  as  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy.'  Accordingly,  the  Secre- 

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tary  embodied  his  '  instructions '  in  a  letter  to  the  board  dated  June  20,  1855,  acting,  as 
he  expressly  said,  under  the  power  conferred  by  Congress.  The  act  under  consideration 
gives  no  such  power,  and,  therefore,  there  is  no  right  in  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  or  the 
President  to  prescribe  rules  for  the  government  of  the  board.  They  must  be  governed 
by  the  act,  and  the  act  alone. 

"Taking  up  the  act  itself,  it  seems  clear  that  the  normal  mode  of  procedure  was  in 
tended  to  be  without  the  presence  of  the  party  whose  fitness  is  to  be  investigated. 

"1.  The  first  section  is  evidently  intended  to  embody  all  that  was  expected  to  be 
usually  essential  for  the  decision  of  the  case.  It  says  nothing  of  the  presence  of  the  party 
or  of  any  such  thing  as  a  literary,  quasi-scientific  or  professional  interrogation  of  the 
officer  himself.  It  looks  entirely  to  the  ascertaining  of  the  officer's  fitness  by  examina 
tion  of  witnesses  arid  records. 

"  2.  That  a  decision  in  this  matter  was  thought  possible,  and  was  expected  also,  to  be 
the  usual  mode,  is  made  manifest  by  the  3d  section,  which  states  explicitly  that  any 
officer  to  be  acted  on  by  said  board  shall  have  the  right  to  be  present  if  he  desires  it.  How 
could  it  be  made  more  clear,  that  if  he  does  not  desire  it,  he  need  not  appear? 

"  The  right  to  appear  is  evidently  based  upon  the  supposition  that  something  may 
occur  to  make  it  desirable  for  him  to  rebut  testimony  unfavorable  to  his  professional 
character.  In  that  case,  he  is  given  the  right  to  make  his  own  '  statement  of  his  case/ 
to  call  witnesses,  and  to  have  the  statement,  the  testimony  of  the  witnesses,  and  his  own 
'examination'  'recorded.'  This  is  the  only  '  examination'  mentioned  in  the  whole  act 
(except  where  the  first  section  speaks  of  examining  records),  and  it  most  clearly  points  to 
his  examination  as  a  witness  in  regard  to  some  fact  or  facts  then  under  consideration.  It 
has  no  relation  at  all  analogous  to  that  in  the  new  civil  service  system. 

"  3.  If  such  an  examination  as  that  just  referred  to  had  been  in  contemplation  of  the 
act,  it  would  certainly  have  clearly  prescribed  the  nature  and  scope  of  the  different  sub 
jects  to  be  taken  up  for  the  different  classes  of  officers,  and,  in  various  ways,  have  ex 
pressed  such  a  purpose. 

"4.  rl  he  last  clause  of  section  3  requires  a  word  of  comment.  It  must  be  noted  that  it 
expressly  looks  to  the  case  of  an  officer  declining  to  appear,  after  notice,  and  it  does  not 
say  that  his  failing  to  appear  shall  be  ipso  facto  ground  for  an  unfavorable  verdict,  nor 
even  for  censure.  Its  meaning  is  simply  this.  It  says  to  the  officer:  'Something  has 
turned  up  in  this  investigation  which  it  was  thought  you  might  wish  to  explain  or  deny, 
and  you  were  notified  to  appear.  You  preferred  to  remain  absent,  and  you  are  stopped 
from  any  objection  on  that  score.'  His  absence,  after  notice,  is  not  to  enter  into  consi 
deration  at  all  as  an  element  in  making  up  the  judgment  of  the  board. 

"  Kespectfully  submitted, 

"THOMAS  G.  CORBIN, 
"  Captain  United  States  Navy." 

In  support  of  his  right  not  to  submit  to  an  oral  examination,  as  was  required  of  him 
by  the  board,  acting  in  pursuance  to  a  circular  of  the  department  issued  on  the  25th  of 
January,  1869,  directing  examining  boards  "to  ascertain  the  fitness  of  the  candidate  for 
promotion  by  a  rigorous  personal  examination  as  to  his  professional  knowledge  and  qual 
ifications."  The  Act  of  April  21,  1864,  defines  the  duties  of  the  examining  board,  and 
confers  upon  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  no  authority  to  make  any  regulations  in  the 
premises,  an  authority  which  had  been  conferred  by  the  Act  of  February  28,  1855.  The 
omission  of  such  authorization  in  the  Act  of  1864,  it  is  evident,  was  intentional  on  the 
part  of  Congress,  and  not  the  result  of  accident.  Still  less  could  the  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  assume  the  power  to  subject  an  officer  to  an  oral  examination  when  the  third  sec 
tion  of  the  Act  of  1864  expressly  leaves  it  optional  with  the  officer  to  appear  or  not  in 
person  before  the  board,  as  he  may  elect. 

Captain  Corbin  refused,  therefore,  to  appear  before  the  board,  which  refused  to  recom 
mend  him  for  promotion.  The  Secretary  of  the  Navy  thereupon  offered  Captain  Corbin 
an  opportunity  to  reconsider  his  determination  not  to  appear  before  the  examining  board, 
of  which  he  refused  to  avail  himself.  The  papers  in  the  case  were  then,  by  request  of 
Captain  Corbin,  placed  before  the  President,  who  sustained  the  action  of  the  department. 

Captain  Corbin  still  refusing  to  appear  before  the  board  for  the  purpose  of  an  oral 
examination,  on  January  5,  1874,  he  was,  by  order  of  the  Secretary,  placed  upon  the  re 
tired  list. 

Captain  Corbin  then  preferred  a  request  to  be  furnished  with  a  copy  of  the  report  of 
the  examining  board  and  of  all  matter  on  the  files  and  records  of  the  department  touch 
ing  his  case,  which  was  refused. 

Your  committee,  having  maturely  examined  the  facts  and  the  law  in  the  case  of  Cap- 


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tain  Corbin,  have  reached  the  conclusion  that  the  department  had  no  power  to  extend 
the  scope  of  an  act  of  Congress  by  requiring  of  an  officer  an  oral  examination  as  a  pre 
requisite  to  promotion.  It  is  evident  that  in  imposing  such  a  condition  as  a  prerequisite 
to  promotion  the  department  exceeded  its  powers  and  practically  usurped  the  functions  of 
the  law-maker.  At  most  it  can  be  contended  that  the  department  can  make  such  regu 
lations  as  are  necessary  to  give  effect  to  the  act  of  Congress,  but  the  circular  of  1869  goes 
much  further,  and,  in  fact,  violates  section  3  of  the  Act  of  1864.  The  act  says,  ''any 
officer  shall  have  the  right  to  be  present  if  he  desires."  The  department  tells  him,  "you 
must  be  present  or  you  shall  not  be  promoted."  Such  action  is  a  clear  usurpation  ;  and 
your  committee  are  further  satisfied  that  the  circular  of  1869  was  not  intended  to  apply 
to  officers  m  the  higher  grades  of  the  service,  but  solely  to  those  young  men  who,  because 
of  the  extraordinary  demand  for  officers  caused  by  the  outbreak  of  the  late  civil  war, 
were  graduated  before  they  had  completed  the  regular  course  at  the  Naval  Academy. 
They  are  fortified  in  this  opinion  by  the  information  that  until  JJB72,  when  this  novel 
construction  was  placed  upon  the  act,  no  oral  examination  was  ever  required  for  promo 
tion  to  the  higher  grades  in  the  service. 

The  cases  of  Captains  Pennock  and  Case  and  of  Commander  Davenport  support  this 
conclusion  of  your  committee.  The  facts  in  the  case  of  Captain  Case  are  pari  passu  with 
those  in  the  case  under  consideration.  Captain  Case  declined  to  be  present  at  the  sittings 
of  the  board,  but  he  was  recommended  for  promotion  without  questioning  his  right  to 
absent  himself — this  in  1868.  Commander  Davenport  likewise  refused  to  attend  upon 
the  board,  and  Captain  Pennock  during  his  examination  was  absent  upon  a  cruise— this 
also  in  1868. 

You  committee  are  clear  that  it  was  never  the  intention  of  the  act  to  subject  officers 
of  high  rank  and  long-established  reputation  to  the  humiliation  of  an  oral  technical 
examination,  required  in  no  other  service  in  the  world,  and  utterly  ineffectual  to  any 
good  purpose,  when  left  to  the  arbitrary  limitation  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  or  an 
examining  board.  They,  therefore,  recommend  the  passage  of  the  bill. 

Again,  in  1882  Mr.  Morse,  from  the  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs,  made  an  equally 
strong  report,  this  time  with  the  strong  endorsement  of  Secretary  Hunt ;  but,  owing  to 
the  pressure  of  public  business,  neither  report  was  acted  upon  by  Congress,  and  Captain 
Corbin  remains  a  Captain  on  the  retired  list. 

COMMANDERS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

John  Schouler. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
from  Massachusetts,  September  25,  1861 ;  was  graduated  November,  1864. 
Ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York.;  attached  to  steam-frigate  "  Colorado," 
flag-ship  European  Station,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  Master,  December  1, 1866  ; 
steamer  "  Frolic,"  European  Station,  1866-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
March  12,  1868;  sloop  "Portsmouth,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1868-70; 
flag-ship  "  Lancaster,"  same  Station,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  June  3,  1869  ;  Executive  of  "  Terror"  (double-turret  monitor), 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1871-2;  Hydrographic  Office,  1872-3;  Naval 
Academy,  1873-6;  practice-ship  "Constellation, "1874;  Executive  of  "Essex," 
North  Atlantic  and  South  Atlantic  Stations,  1876-9 ;  Naval  Academy, 
1880-84;  commanding  practice-vessel  "  Mayflower,"  1881;  Executive  of 
"  Lancaster,"  flag-ship  European  Station,  1884-5.  Commissioned  as  Com 
mander,  June  8,  1885  ;  Naval  Academy,  1885-8  ;  commanding  training- 
ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1889-91  ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1891-2  ; 
Member  of  Examining  and  Retiring  Boards,  1893;  Chief  of  Staff,  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1895-7  ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  May,  1897, 
to  date. 

Francis  William  Dickins. — Born  in  Beekmanville,  Dutchess  County, 
N.  Y.,  November  2,  1844.  Entered  United  States  Naval  Academy  as  Acting 
Midshipman,  from  the  Fourth  Congressional  District  of  Connecticut,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861  ;  promoted  to  Midshipman,  July  16,  1862 ;  was  put  into  an 
advanced  class,  and  graduated  in  three  years,  November  22,  1864;  on  leave 


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until  Febiuary,  1865;  then  on  duty  on  board  the  receiving-ship  "North 
Carolina,"  until  April,  1865,  when  he  reported  for  duty  on  board  the  "  Colo 
rado,"  flag-ship  of  the  European  Fleet.  Commissioned  as  Ensign,  November 
1,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Master,  December  1,  1866;  transferred  to  the 
"Augusta,"  March,  1867,  and  convoyed  the  monitor  "  Miantonomah  "  about 
the  Mediterranean,  and  home  via  the  Canaries,  Cape  de  Verdes,  and  West 
Indies;  detached  from  the  "Augusta,"  at  New  York,  July,  1867;  on  leave 
until  October,  1867,  and  then  ordered  to  the  apprentice-ship  "  Sabine  ;  "  de 
tached  from  the,  "  Sabine,"  April,  1868,  and  ordered  to  "  Tuscarora,"  fitting 
out  for  South  Pacific  Station,  Mare  Island,  Cal.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
March  12,  1868;  in  June  sailed  in  "Tuscarora"  for  Souih  Pacific  Station; 
on  duty  there  until  May,  1869,  and  then  "  Tuscarora  "  joined  West  India 
Station.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  June  12,  1869  ;  remained 
in  West  Indies  until  January,  1871,  and  then  sailed  for  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
and  went  out  of  commission  ;  on  leave  until  June,  1871,  and  then  ordered  to 
duty  at  U.  S.  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R.  I. ;  detached  from  Torpedo 
Station,  January,  1872,  and  ordered  to  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  at  New 
York;  detached  from  "Vermont,"  March,  1872,  and  ordered  to  the  "Lan 
caster,"  flag  ship  of  the  South  Atlantic  Station,  but  could  not  go  on  account 
of  illness ;  on  leave  until  October,  1872,  and  then  joined  the  "  Kansas,"  as 
Executive  Officer,  and  sailed  on  the  Nicaragua  Inter-oceanic  Canal  Survey 
ing  Expedition;  detached  from  "Kansas,"  May,  1873,  and  then  ordered  to 
Asiatic  Station,  and  joined  the  "  Monocacy,"  as  Executive  Officer ;  when 
"  Monocacy  "  visited  Bangkok,  was  presented  with  a  silver  medal  by  the 
King  of  Siam,  acceptance  of  same  being  authorized  by  Congress ;  January, 
1875,  was  transferred  to  the  "  Kearsarge,"  as  Executive  Officer ;  was  trans 
ferred  to  "  Yantic  "  for  three  months  as  Executive,  and  then  ordered  back  to 
"  Kearsarge  ;  "  in  April,  1876,  was  ordered  to  command  the  "  Yantic  ;  "  was 
relieved  in  August,  1876,  and  arrived  home  in  December,  1876;  on  leave 
until  January,  1*79,  and  ordered  to  duty  at  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy  as 
Instructor  in  Mathematics ;  commanded  the  U.  S.  practice-ship  "  Standish  " 
during  the  summer  cruise  of  1879;  then  rejoined  the  Naval  Academy  as 
Instructor  in  Seamanship,  Naval  Tactics,  and  Naval  Construction  ;  detached 
from  Naval  Academy,  August,  1880  ;  in  December,  1880,  ordered  as  a 
member  of  the  board,  convened  at  the  Navy  Department,  to  determine  the 
dates  of  precedence  of  the  officers  of  the  Navy;  May,  1881,  ordered  to  the 
training-ship  "Constitution,"  flag-ship  of  the  Apprentice  Training  Squadron, 
as  Executive  Officer ;  detached  from  the  "  Constitution,"  October,  1881,  owing 
to  an  injury  from  a  falling  spar ;  ordered  to  the  Hydrographic  Office, 
December,  1881;  detached  from  the  U.  S.  Hydrographic  Office,  May,  1882, 
and  ordered  to  "  Kearsarge,"  as  Executive  Officer,  on  North  Atlantic  Sta 
tion ;  detached  from  "Kearsarge,"  October,  1882,  and  granted  leave;  in 
June,  1883,  ordered  to  command  store  ship  "Onward,"  stationed  at  Callao, 
Peru;  detached  from  the  "Onward,"  November,  1884,  as  vessel  was  sold, 
arriving  home  December,  1884.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  Septem 
ber  23,  1885;  employed  on  several  general  courts-martial  until  May, 
1887,  and  then  ordered  to  command  the  "  Tallapoosa,"  on  the  South 
Atlantic  Station  ;  in  March,  1889,  rescued  the  British  steamer  "  Zarate," 
which  had  gone  ashore  on  Lobos  Island,  off  Maldonado,  Uraguay ;  for 
this  service,  received  complimentary  letters  from  the  Navy  Department 
and  the  Admiral  commanding  the  squadron ;  also  received  for  this  service, 
from  a  Maritime  Association  of  London,  England,  through  the  British  Min 
ister  at  Washington,  a  present  of  $7,500  to  the  officers  and  crew  of  the  "Tal- 


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lapoosa;"  arrived  home,  November,  1889;  during  January,  1890,  employed 
on  general  court-martial  duty  at  the  Navy  Yard,  New  York ;  September, 
1890,  ordered  to  the  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  about  two  and  one- 
half  years  of  the  time  at  the  Washington  Navy  Yard  filled  the  position  and 
performed  duties  of  civil  engineer  of  the  YWd ;  received  from  Chief  of 
Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks  commendatory  letter  for  taking  down  the  West 
Ship  House;  in  June,  1892,  was  sent  to  the  Asiatic  Station  for  temporary 
duty  as  member  of  a  general  court-martial;  returned  to  the  United  States, 
September  of  the  same  year,  and  resumed  duties  at  the  Navy  Yard ;  Jan 
uary,  1893,  ordered  on  special  duty  at  Fremont,  Ohio,  as  the  Representative 
of  the  President  of  the  United  States  to  attend  the  funej^al  of  ex-President 
R.  B.  Hayes;  March,  1893,  was  ordered  to  special  duty,  under  the  State 
Department,  for  two  months,  as  Representative  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  in  charge  of  the  courtesies  to  the  Duke  of  Veragua,  lineal  descendant 
of  Christopher  Columbus,  who  came  as  a  guest  of  the  nation  ;  for  this  service 
received  a  commendatory  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  and  was  deco 
rated  as  Knight  of  the  Cross  of  Naval  Merit  by  the  King  Alphonso  XIII. 
of  Spain,  through  the  Queea  Regent ;  this  decoration  he  was  permitted  to 
receive  by  Act  of  Congress;  July  22,  1893,  was  detached  from  the  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S  training-ship 
"  Monongahela,"  made  a  summer  cruise  in  command  of  her  to  Europe ;  Jan 
uary,  1894,  placed  the  "  Monongahela  "  out  of  commission ;  was  detached 
from  her,  and  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S.  training-ship  "  Essex  "  on  the 
same  day;  cruised  with  the  "Essex"  on  the  Home  Station  until  detached, 
July  9,  1894;  August  20,  was  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  Training  Station 
at  Newport,  R.  I.,  and  U.  S.  training  ship  "  Constellation  ; "  December  15, 
1896,  detached  from  command  of  Training  Station  and  training  ship  "Con 
stellation."  and  reported,  on  December  17,  as  Assistant  to  the  Chief  of 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  Navy  Department,  which  is  his  present  duty. 

George  F.  F.  Wilde. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massa 
chusetts,  November  30,  1861 ;  Naval  Academy,  1861-5;  attached  to  steam- 
sloop  "  Susquehanna,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-6;  steamer  u  Nipsic,"  South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  December  1,  1866.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  12,  1868  ;  steam-sloop  "  Contocook,"  flag-ship, 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander, 
December  1 8, 1868  ;  "  Tennessee  "  (second-rate),  special  service,  1871;  "  Wa- 
bash,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  1872;  commanding  "Canonicus"  (iron 
clad),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1873-4;  Torpedo  Station,  1875;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  1875-7;  Inspector  Ordnance  at  South  Boston,  February,  1878,  to 
1879 ;  "  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-81 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston, 
1882-3  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1883-5.  Promoted  to  Commander,  October, 
1885;  commanding  "  Dolphin,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1886-9;  Light- 
House  Inspector,  1889-90.  While  serving  on  United  States  ship  "  Vandalia," 
as  Executive-Officer,  twice  received  letter  of  thanks  from  Secretary  of  Navy. 
Waiting  orders,  December,  1893;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1894 ;  Secre 
tary  Light- House  Board,  August,  1894,  to  1898;  April,  1898,  ordered  to 
command  U.  S.  S.  "Katahdin,"  North  Atlantic  Patrol  Squadron. 

Charles  Henry  Davis. — Born  in  Massachusetts  Appointed  from 
Massachusetts,  November  29,  1861;  Naval  Academy,  1861-4;  receiving- 
ship,  New  York  Station,  winter  of  1864-5;  attached  to  steam-frigate 
"Colorado,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1865-7;  "Augusta"  (second- 
rate),  1867;  and  "Idaho"  (store  ship),  1867.  Promoted  Ensign,  Novem 
ber  1,  1866;  and  Master,  December  1,  1866  ;  steam-sloop  "  Guerriere,"  1867- 


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9;  sloop  "Portsmouth,"  1869-70;  both  on  South  Atlantic  Station.  Pro 
moted  Lieutenant,  March  12,  1868,  and  Lieutenant- Commander,  June  30, 
1869  ;  receiving-ship,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1871-2  ;  "Omaha"  (second-rate),  1872  ; 
and  "  Pensacola "  (second-rate),  1873-4,  on  the  Pacific  Station  ;  Naval 
Observatory,  1875-7  ;  from  1877  to  1885  connected  with  the  several  expedi 
tions  for  the  determination  of  differences  of  longitude  by  means  of  submarine 
telegraph  cables  from  Europe  to  the  Atlantic  Islands  and  east  coast  of  South 
America ;  in  India,  China,  Japan,  and  the  Indian  Archipelago  ;  in  Mexico 
and  Central  America ;  and  on  the  west  coast  of  South  America  ;  k<  Powhatan  " 
(second  rate),  1885.  Promoted  to  Commander,  October  30,  1885 ;  com 
manding  sloop  "Saratoga"  and  cruising  training  squadron,  1886-8;  com 
manding  the  "  Quinnebaug  "  (third-rate),  European  Station,  1888-9 ;  Chief 
Intelligence  Officer,  Navy  Department,  1889,  to  September,  1892  ;  General 
Inspector  of  Montgomery,  December,  1891,  to  June,  1894;  commanding 
Montgomery  (third-rate),  North  Atlantic  Station,  June,  1894,  to  July,  1896; 
Member  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  July,  1896,  to  July,  1897. 
Superintendent  of  the  Naval  Observatory,  July,  1897,  to  April,  1898 ;  com 
manding  auxiliary  cruiser  "  Dixie,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  May,  1898, 
to  date. 

Bowman  H.  McCalla — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  from  New 
Jersey,  November  3  ,  1861  ;  Naval  Academy,  1861-4  ;  attached  to  steam- 
sloop  "  Susquehanna,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-6 ;  steam-sloop  "  Brooklyn," 
flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  December 
1,  1866  ;  steam-sloop  "  Kearsarge,"  South  Pacific  Squadron,  1867-8.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  12,  1868;  steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  South 
Pacific  Squadron,  1868-71.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  De 
cember  18,  1868  ;  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  1872  ;  "  Wachu- 
sett"  (third  rate),  European  Fleet,  1873;  Naval  Academy,  1875-8;  "  Pow 
hatan,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1878-81 ;  Assistant  Bureau  Navigation, 
1881-87,  Promoted  to  Commander,  November,  1884;  commanding  "  En 
terprise,"  European  Station,  1887-90.  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  October  4,  1893,  to  April,  1897.  Naval  War  College.  April 
28,  1897.  Commanding  "  Marblehead,"  protected  cruiser,  North  Atlantic 
Squadron,  September  11,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  J.  Train. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massachu 
setts,  November  27,  1861;  Naval  Academy,  1861-4;  steam  frigate  "Colo 
rado,"  flag-ship,  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1866-7.  Promoted  to  Master, 
December  1,  1866  ;  steam  sloop  "Frolic,"  European  Squadron,  1868.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  12,  1868  ;  steam  frigate  "  Sabine,"  special 
cruise,  1869-70.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  June  30,1869; 
Naval  Academy,  1871-2 ;  special  duty,  1873  ;  special  duty  (transit  of  Venus), 
1874-5;  "Tuscarora"  (third  rate),  N.  P.  Station,  1875-6;  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  1877;  "  Lackawanna "  (second  rate),  N.  P.  Station,  1877; 
Naval  Academy,  1877-81  ;  "•  Powhatan,"  special  service,  1881-4 ;  Bureau 
of  Equipment  and  Recruiting,  1884—6.  Promoted  to  Commander,  January, 
1886  ;  commanding  training  ship  "  Jamestown,"  1886-8  ;  commanding  train 
ing  ship  "Constellation,"  1888-9  ,  Light  House  Inspector,  1889-90.  Ordered 
to  command  "  Machias,"  July  20,  1893;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1894; 
Naval  Member  of  Atlanta  Expedition,  October,  1894-6  ;  Light  House  In 
spector.  4th  District,  June,  1896-8  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Prairie,"  auxil 
iary  cruiser,  North  Atlantic  Patrol  Squadron,  March,  1898. 

Edwin  White. — Born  in  Ohio,  and  appointed  from  that  State  to  the 
United  States  Naval  Academy,  November  29,  1861 ;  graduated  November, 


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1864 ;  February,  1865,  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  and  attached  to 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont ;  "  April  of  the  same  year  ordered  to  frigate  "  Colo 
rado,"  flag-ship  of  European  Station.  Promoted  to  Ensign  November  ], 
1866  ;  to  Master,  December  1,  1866  ;  and  in  March,  1867,  ordered  to  steamer 
"Shamrock,"  on  the  same  station.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  12, 
1868;  and  in  September  following  was  ordered  to  steamer  "Yantic"  as 
navigator ;  served  in  that  capacity  in  the  West  Indies  until  November,  1869, 
when  her  commander  and  others,  having  died  of  yellow  fever,  the  ship  was 
put  out  of  commission  at  New  York.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander 
September  15,  1869  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  Navy  Department,  January  to 
September,  1870  ;  Naval  Academy,  October,  1870,  until  April,  1871;  Navy 
Yard,  Philadelphia,  until  following  September,  when  ordered  as  Executive 
Officer  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Kansas ;  "  ship  sent  to  Havana  upon  report  of  mas 
sacre  of  students  in  November,  where  she  remained  for  the  protection  of 
American  citizens  pending  an  expected  outbreak ;  March,  1872,  the  ship 
detailed  to  receive  on  board,  at  Key  West,  a  Nicaraguan  surveying  expedi 
tion,  under  command  of  Commander  Crossman,  and  convey  the  party  to 
Greytown ;  Commander  Crossman,  in  attempting  to  land  at  Greytown,  hav 
ing  been  drowned,  the  command  of  the  expedition  devolved  upon  Com 
mander  Hatfield,  of  the  "  Kansas,"  who  landed  with  the  party,  and  directed 
Lieutenant-Commander  White  to  command  the  ship.  While  in  command, 
having  proceeded  to  Aspinwall  for  coal  and  other  supplies,  he  found  the 
Spanish  man-of-war  "  Pizarro  "  blockading  the  American  steamer  "  Virgin- 
ius,"  which  steamer,  at  that  time,  had  acquired  the  reputation  of  having 
successfully  run  the  Spanish  blockade  on  the  Cuban  coast.  The  master  of 
the  "  Virginius  "  appealed  to  Lieutenant-Commander  White  for  protection, 
and  the  Captain  of  the  "  Pizarro  "  informed  him  in  person  that  he  had  orders 
to  prevent  the  "  Virginius  "  from  going  to  sea.  When  the  "  Virginius  "  was 
ready  for  sea,  Lieutenant-Commander  White  requested  the  United 'States 
Consul  to  bring  her  papers  to  him  for  examination ;  and,  having  carefully 
considered  the  case,  was  convinced  that  no  power  had  the  right  to  interfere 
with  the  steamer ;  that  whatever  had  been  her  past  record,  there  was  nothing 
in  evidence  at  that  time  which  would  warrant  detention  by  a  foreign  cruiser. 
He  then  sent  an  officer  with  the  Consul  to  deliver  the  steamer  her  papers,  and 
informed  the  commanding  officer  of  the  "Pizarro,"  by  letter,  that,  having 
investigated  the  present  status  of  the  "  Virginius,"  he  considered  her  free  to 
sail  without  molestation,  and  trusted  that  no  attempt  would  be  made  to 
detain  her.  To  this  letter  no  reply  was  received,  and  upon  the  "  Virginius  " 
making  preparations  for  sea,  the  "  Pizarro  "  followed  suit.  When  the  "  Vir 
ginius  "  got  under  way,  the  "  Kansas,"  being  in  readiness  for  sea,  and  for 
action  as  well,  was  interposed  between  the  "Virginius"  and  the  "Pizarro." 
The  latter  vessel  got  under  way  at  once,  and  the  three  vessels  proceeded  to  sea 
in  that  order.  After  a  few  hours'  run  it  became  evident  that  the  "  Pizarro  " 
was  no  match  for  the  "  Virginius  "  in  point  of  speed  and,  the  master  of  the 
latter  vessel  having  declared  that  he  feared  nothing  further  from  the 
"  Pizarro,"  the  "  Kansas  "  returned  to  Aspinwall,  and  the  "  Virginius  "  pro 
ceeded  to  the  Venezuelan  port  for  which  she  had  cleared.  In  relation  to  the 
protection  and  convoying  to  sea  of  the  "  V7irginius,"  the  Navy  Department 
addressed  him  a  letter,  saying:  "Your  whole  course  is  approved  in  every  re 
spect;"  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Onward,"  on  the  Peruvian  coast  from  Sep 
tember,  1872,  to  March,  1875,  where,  for  months  at  a  time,  he  was  senior 
officer  during  the  frequent  turbulent  periods ;  his  reports  of  the  condition  of 
affairs  on  shore  were  commended  by  the  commander-in-chief,  and  by  the 


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Navy  Department;  1875-7  served  on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Tennessee,"  as 
principal  aide  to  Rear-Admiral  Reynolds,  commander-in-chief  on  the  Asiatic 
Station ;  1878,  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R.  I. ;  1879-82,  Instructor  in 
Seamanship,  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md. ;  commanded  the  practice- 
ship  "  Dale,"  with  naval  cadets  on  board,  during  the  summer  of  1880 ;  June, 
1882,  ordered  to  the  "  Hartford,"  flagship,  Pacific  Station  ;  served  as  Execu 
tive  Officer  until  April,  1884.  when  invalided  home;  speci<il  duty  Navy  De 
partment,  December,  1884,  to  April,  1885 ;  May,  1885,  Training  Station, 
R.  I.  Promoted  to  Commander,  March  4,  1886 ;  during  summer  of  1886, 
Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R.  I.  ;  December,  1886,  to  October,  1888,  com 
manding  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  with  naval  apprentices,  cruising  to  the 
coast  of  Europe  during  the  summer  months,  and  in  the  winter  through  the 
West  India  Islands ;  November,  1888,  ordered  as  Equipment-Officer  at  the 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H  ;  ordered  to  the  command  of  the  U.  S.  S. 
"Concord,"  April,  1892.  Ascended  the  Mississippi  River  to  Memphis, 
Tenn.,  to  participate  in  the. celebration  of  the  opening  of  the  bridge  across 
the  river  at  that  point.  Afterwards  went  to  Cairo,  Illinois,  and  anchored  in 
the  Ohio  River.  This  novel  cruise  for  a  vessel  of  sixteen  feet  draft  attracted 
much  attention  throughout  the  country ;  on  the  return  of  the  ship  to  the  sea, 
stopping  at  all  important  river  towns,  much  enthusiasm  prevailed,  and  the 
display  of  patriotism  at  sight  of  a  national  vessel  in  those  waters  was  very 
marked.  Cruised  with  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  during  summer  of 
1892 ;  proceeded  under  telegraphic  orders  to  Venezuela,  September,  1892,  to 
protect  American  interests  during  a  prolonged  revolution,  and  where  our 
mail  steamers  had  been  interfered  with ;  on  the  arrival  of  Admiral  Walker, 
ordered  to  Colon  to  restore  the  traffic  on  the  Isthmus,  which  had  been  inter 
rupted  by  local  authority.  Attached  to  the  fleet  of  Admiral  Gherardi,  in 
March,  1893,  and  participated  in  the  Naval  Review  at  Hampton  Roads  and 
New  York;  July,  1893,  ordered  as  Equipment  Officer  of  the  Navy  Yard, 
New  York  ;  June,  1895,  ordered  to  Naval  War  College,  Newport,  R.  I. ; 
November,  1895,  ordered  as  Commandant  of  Cadets,  U.  S.  Naval  Academy, 
Annapolis.  Crossed  the  Atlantic  during  the  summers  of  1896  and  1897,  in 
command  of  Cadet  Practice  Ship  Monongahela.  Present  duty,  Commandant 
of  Cadets. 

George  W.  Pigman.— Born  in  Indiana.  Appointed  from  Indiana, 
September  28,  1861 ;  Naval  School,  1861-4  ;  steam-sloop  "  Brooklyn,"  flag 
ship,  Brazil  Squadron,  1866-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  December  1,1866; 
steam-sloop  "  Kansas,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  March  12,  1868  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  Octo 
ber  28,  1869;  iron-clad  "  Saugus,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870;  Naval 
Academy,  1871-3;  "Hartford,"  flagship  Asiatic  Station,  1873-5;  Naval 
Observatory,  1876-8;  "  Wachusett,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82 ;  Hy- 
drographic  Office,  1882-4;  Torpedo  Station,  1884-5;  "  Tennessee,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1885-6  Promoted  to  Commander,  October,  1886 ;  com 
manding  "Alliance,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1888-9;  League  Island  Navy 
Yard,  1890,  to  October,  1891;  commanding  monitors  at  Richmond,  Va., 
March,  1892,  to  July,  1895;  commanding  "  Bennington,"  July,  1895,  to 
April,  1897  ;  Inspector  Ordnance,  Newport  News,  to  date. 

John  McGowan. — Born  in  Delaware.  Appointed  from  New  Jersey, 
Master's  Mate,  March  8,  1862 ;  duty  in  Potomac  Flotilla.  Promoted  to 
Acting  Master,  May  8,  1862,  and  ordered  to  command  "  Wyaudank,"  Poto 
mac  Flotilla  ;  detached,  February,  1863,  and  ordered  to  the  "  Florida," 
North  Atlantic  Station  ;  detached,  November,  1864,  and  ordered  to  the 


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"  State  of  Georgia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  until  after  fall  of  Fort  Fisher, 
and  then  South  Atlantic  Station  ;  April,  1865,  after  fall  of  Charleston,  to 
Colon,  N.  G.,  protecting  American  interests;  detached  from  "State  of 
Georgia,"  August,  J  865,  and  in  November  ordered  to  "  Monongahela,"  North 
Atlantic  Squadron;  January,  1867,  detached  from  "Monongahela,"  and  in 
February  ordered  to  "  Tacony,"  Gulf  Squadron;  detached  from  "Tacony," 
October,  1867,  and  ordered  same  month  to  the  receiving  ship,  Navy  Yard, 
Philadelphia.  Commissioned  Master,  March  12, 1868 ;  detached  from  receiv 
ing  ship,  Philadelphia,  September,  1868,  and  ordered  to  Asiatic  Squadron. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December  18,1868;  January,  1869,  "Unadilla ;" 
November,  1869,  "Iroquois ;"  detached  from  "  Iroquois,"  April,  1870,  and 
ordered  to  Ordnance  Duty,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia.  Promoted  to  Li&uten- 
ant- Commander,  April  22,1870;  detached  from  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia, 
October,  1870,  and  ordered  to  "Terror;"  detached  from  "Terror;"  August, 
1871,  granted  leave;  November,  1871,  to  Ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Phila 
delphia ;  July,  1872,  leave,  Europe;  May,  1873,  "  Wachusett,"  European 
Station  ;  April,  1874,  "  Juniata,"  European  Station  ;  December,  1875,  leave, 
Europe;  June,  1876,  Hydrographic  Office;  September,  1879,  "Marion," 
South  Atlantic  Station  ;  detached,  December,  1882  ;  February,  1883,  Navy 
Yard  League  Island;  July,  1883,  Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia;  Septem 
ber,  1885,  Navy  Yard,  New  York.  Promoted  to  Commander,  January  27, 
1887  ;  March  1,  1888,  to  command  "  Swatara,"  South  Atlantic  and  Asiatic 
Stations;  April,  1890,  detached  and  granted  sick  leave,  Europe;  January, 
1891,  commanding  Nautical  School-ship,  St.  Mary's;  March,  1894,  de 
tached,  and  to  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.;  May,  1894,  to  command 
training-ship  "  Portsmouth ;"  January,  1895,  transferred  to  training-ship 
"Alliance"  October,  1895,  detached,  and  to  Bureau  of  Navigation  ;  Decem 
ber,  1896,  command  of  training-ship  and  station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  to  date 
(May,  1898). 

James  G.  Green. — Entered  the  volunteer  service  as  an  Acting  Ensign, 
and  at  the  close  of  the  Rebellion  was  transferred  to  the  regular  navy.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander,  July  3,  1870 ;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-1; 
"Saco"  (third-rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1872-6;  commanding  "Palos,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1877-81;  Hydrographic  Office,  1881-3;  "Galena,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1883-6.  Promoted  to  Commander,  March,  1887  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1886-7  ; 
commanding  "Alert,"  January,  1889,  to  August,  1890 ;  Light-House  Inspec 
tor,  August,  1890,  to  October,  1894;  Ordnance  Instructor,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  October  15,  1894,  to  February,  1895;  waiting  orders,  February  5, 
1 895  ;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  December  16, 1895,  to  April, 
1896;  commanding  U..  S.  S.  "Marion,"  April  23,  1896,  to  June,  1897; 
commanding  Puget  Sound  Naval  Station,  June  19,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  H.  Rockwell. — Was  born  in  Chatham,  Massachusetts,  April 
29,  1840.  He  entered  the  naval  service  of  the  United  States  as  an  Acting 
Master,  July  5,  1862 ;  served  on  board  the  receiving-ship  "  North  Carolina  ' 
for  a  few  weeks,  and  was  then  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Penguin ; " 
served  as  Executive  Officer  on  the  ship  in  the  East  Gulf  Squadron  until  May 
10,  1863,  when  he  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  schooner  "  Wanderer ; "  on  July 
6, 1863,  he  was  detached  from  the  "  Wanderer"  and  ordered  to  command  the 
U.  S.  schooner  "Two  Sisters;"  during  the  time  that  he  held  this  command 
active  and  important  services  were  performed  on  the  west  coast  of  Florida, 
calling  forth  a  commendatory  letter  from  the  Commander-in-Chief,  who 
recommended  Mr.  Rockwell  for  promotion  ;  December  16  1863,  the  Depart 
ment  promoted  him  to  Acting  Volunteer  Lieutenant,  "in  consideration  of 


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good  service ;  "Jon  December  29,  1863,  Lieutenant  Rockwell  was  detached 
from  the  command  of  the  "  Two  Sisters  "  and  ordered  to  command  the  bark 
"  Gem  of  the  Sea  ;  "  on  November  5,  1864,  Mr.  Rockwell  was  detached  from 
the  command  of  the  "  Gem  of  the  Sea,"  and  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S. 
steamer  "  Hendrick  Hudson  ; "  while  in  command  of  this  ship,  and  of  the 
force  blockading  off  St.  Marks,  Florida,  he  organized  and  directed  an  expe 
dition  against  rebel  salt  works,  dispersing  the  armed  force  at  the  entrance  to 
the  river,  and  destroying  a  large  amount  of  property.  This  called  forth 
another  letter  of  commendation  from  the  Commander-in-Chief.  On  February 
22, 1865,  an  expedition  under  Brigadier-General  John  Newton  was  organized 
to  operate  in  the  vicinity  of  St.  Mark's,  and  at  the  request  of  General  Newton, 
Lieutenant  Rockwell  was  assigned  to  duty  with  the  expedition,  and  was 
appointed  Naval  Aide  on  the  Staff  of  the  Commanding-General,  and  placed 
in  charge  of  the  transportation  of  the  troops.  The  forces  landed  at  St. 
Mark's,  and  an  engagement  followed  at  Newport,  and  a  bloody  battle  at  a 
point  known  as  Natural  Bridge,  eight  miles  below  Tallahassee.  In  this 
expedition,  Lieutenant  Rockwell  served  constantly  on  the  Staff  of  General 
Newton,  receiving  from  him  a  letter  of  thanks  for  his  services  on  the  return 
of  the  expedition.  Resuming  command  of  the  "Hendrick  Hudson,"  he  was 
on  March  27,  1865,  promoted  to  the  grade  of  Ading  Volunteer  Lieutenant 
Commander.  He  remained  in  command  of  this  ship  until  August  8,  1865, 
when  he  was  detached  and  granted  four  months'  leave  of  absence,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  from  the  naval  service  December  8,  1865.  In  Novem 
ber,  1866,  Mr.  Rockwell  was  examined  for  the  regular  service,  and  on  the 
19th  of  that  month  was  re-appointed  Acting  Master  in  the  Navy ;  he  served 
on  board  the  U.  S  steamer  "  Osceola  "  in  the  West  Indies  until  September, 
1867  ;  in  October  of  that  year  he  took  passage  in  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Idaho  "  to 
Brazil,  and  served  on  the  flagship  "  Guerriere "  until  her  return  to  the 
United  States  in  July,  1869.  On  March  12,  1868,  he  was  commissioned  a 
Master  in  the  regular  service,  and  on  December  18,  of  the  same  year,  was 
promoted  to  Lieutenant.  After  a  short  service  on  the  receiving-ship  "  Van- 
dalia"  at  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  he  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Palos,"  and  proceeded  in  her  to  China,  commanding  her  there  until  Octo 
ber,  1872,  when  he  returned  to  the  United  States  in  the  "Alaska."  During 
the  time  Lieutenant  Rockwell  was  in  command  of  the  "  Palos  "  he  partici 
pated  in  the  actions  with  the  Corean  forts  in  the  expedition  under  the  com 
mand  of  Rear- Admiral  John  Rodgers.  From  March,  1873,  until  September, 
1874,  he  was  on  duty  at  the  Portsmouth  Navy  Yard ;  from  the  latter  date 
until  April,  1875,  he  served  on  the  "Plymouth"  and  "Colorado,"  and  on 
June  1,  1875,  became  Light-House  Inspector  of  the  Fourteenth  Light-House 
District.  On  June  1, 1876,  was  ordered  as  Executive  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "Adams." 
On  February  26,  1878,  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander ;  served 
at  Torpedo  School,  and  on  May  1st  joined  U.  S.  S.  "  Jamestown,"  as  Execu 
tive,  and  served  in  that  ship  in  Alaska  until  September,  1881 ;  was  on  duty 
at  the  Boston  Navy  Yard  until  October  1,  1882  ;  1883  was  on  the  receiving- 
ship  "Franklin,"  at  Norfolk,  Virginia;  in  September,  1884,  took  a  large 
draft  of  men  to  the  Isthmus  for  the  Pacific  Squadron  ;  was  again  at  the  Tor 
pedo  School  in  1885  and  at  the  War  College ;  from  April,  1886,  to  October, 
1888,  served  on  the  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  at  New  York.  October  31, 
1888,  was  promoted  to  Commander,  and  February  20,  1889,  took  command 
of  the  U.  S.  S.  "Yantic,"  until  October,  1891;  commanding  receiving-ship 
"St.  Louis,"  from  October,  1891,  to  1894;  later  commanded  the  receiving- 
ship  "  Richmond."  From  July  20, 1894,  to  date,  Commandant  of  Naval  Sta 
tion,  Port  Royal,  S.  C. 


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James  M.  Forsyth.— Entered  the  volunteer  navy,  September  25,  1861, 
as  an  Acting  Master's  Mate ;  served  through  the  Rebellion,  being  attached  at 
various  times  to  the  North  and  South  Atlantic  and  West  Gulf  Squadrons, 
and  participating  in  the  capture  of  Forts  Clarke  and  Hatteras,  August  27, 
1861  ;  the  engagements  under  Farragut,  on  the  Mississippi,  from  Forts  Jack 
son  and  St.  Philip  to  Vicksburg;  and  the  engagement  with  rebel  ram 
"  Arkansas;"  and,  while  attached  to  the  S.  A.  Squadron,  took  part  in  the 
various  engagements  with  Sumter,  Moultrie,  and  other  fortifications  in 
Charleston  Harbor.  Promoted  to  Acting  Ensign,  September  5,  1862,  and  to 
Acting  Master,  August  1,  1864  ;  Executive  Officer  steamer  "  Nyack,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1865-8.  Commissioned  as  Master  in  the  regular  navy,  March  12, 
1868,  and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  December  18,  ^1868 ;  Executive 
Officer  steamer  "Purveyor,"  special  service,  1868;  receiving  ship  "Poto 
mac,"  May,  1869,  to  May,  1870;  Executive  Officer  ironclad  "  Saugus," 
N.  A.  Squadron,  in  1870,  and  Executive  Officer  of  ironclad  "  Ajax,"  N.  A. 
Squadron,  in  1871 ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  May,  1871,  to  December, 
1872  ;  Executive  Officer  ship  "  Supply,"  special  service  (Vienna  Exposition), 
January  to  December,  1873 ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  December,  1873,  to 
March,  1874;  Navigating  Officer  steam-sloop  "  Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Squadron, 
March,  1874,  to  February,  1877;  torpedo  instruction,  June  to  October, 
1877;  navigation  duty,  League  Island  Station,  1877-80.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander ,  May,  1878;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881- 
4;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1884-6;  Naval  Asylum,  1886-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  March,  1889  ;  commanding  "  Tallapoosa,"  S.  A.  Sta 
tion  1889-90 ;  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  June,  1892,  to  1895  ;  command 
ing  monitors  Richmond,  Va.,  June,  1895.  Commanding  Naval  Station, 
Key  West,  August,  1895,  to  May,  1898. 

George  A.  Converse. — Born  in  Vermont.  Appointed  an  Acting  Mid 
shipman  at  Naval  Academy,  September  29,  1861 ;  graduated  in  1865  ;  steam- 
sloop  "  Canandaigua,"  European  Squadron,  1865-69.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
December  1,  1866;  Master,  March  12,  1868;  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869; 
torpedo  service,  1870-77.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July,  1878  ; 
"Marion,"  European  Station,  1877-79  ;  sick  leave,  1879-81  ;  ''Lancaster," 
European  Station,  1883-5  ;  Instructor  at  Torpedo  Station,  1885-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  March,  1889 ;  in  charge  of  Torpedo  Station,  January 
2,  1893,  to  June,  1897;  command  U.  S.  S.  "Montgomery,"  cruiser,  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  June  14,  1897,  to  date. 

Royal  Bird  Bradford. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  Acting  Midship 
man  at  Naval  Academy,  November  28,  1861  ;  graduated  in  June,  1865 ; 
"  Swatara,"  in  the  West  Indies,  1865-6  ;  the  "  Rhode  Island,"  flagship,  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1866  ;  the  "  Iroquois,"  on  the  Asiatic  Station,  1867-9  ;  and 
the  "Delaware"  (flag-ship),  Asiatic  Station,  1870.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
December  1,  1866  ;  Master,  March  12,  1868,  and  Lieutenant,  March  26, 1869  ; 
torpedo  service,  1872-3,  at  Newport,  Rhode  Island.  "  Wabash  "  and  "  Frank 
lin  "  (flag-ships),  European  Station,  1873-5 ;  instructor  in  Torpedo  Warfare, 
Torpedo  Station,  1875-6;  Executive-Officer,  "Alliance,"  European  Station, 
1877-9.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  November  30,  1878  ;  Instruc 
tor,  Torpedo  Station,  1880-3 ;  Executive-Officer,  "  Trenton "  (flag-ship), 
Asiatic  Station,  1883-5;  special  duty  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  re-writing  Navy 
Regulations  and  organizing  a  Naval  Department  of  Electricity,  1885-6. 
Served  as  the  first  Naval  Inspector  of  Electric  Lighting,  1885-7  ;  Assistant 
to  the  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1887-91.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
March  26,  1889;  commanded  "  Bennington,"  1891-3;  member  Board  of 


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Inspection  and  Survey,  1893-6  ;  commanded  "  Montgomery,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  July  1,  1896,  to  July  23,  1897 ;  chief  of  Bureau  of  Equipment, 
September,  7,  1897,  to  date. 

Joseph  Edgar  Craig. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  an  Acting  Mid 
shipman  at  Naval  Academy,  November  29, 1861  ;  title  changed  to  Midship 
man,  July  16,  1862  ;  graduated  1865  ;  "  Monongahela,"  West  India  Squad 
ron,  November,  1865,  to  July,  1868.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  1, 
1866.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12, 1868  ;  "  Portsmouth,'"  South  Atlantic 
Fleet,  January,  1869,  to  October,  1871.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  26, 
1869 ;  Naval  Academy,  December,  1871,  to  June,  1874  ("  Constellation," 
summer  practice  cruise,.  June  to  September,  1873);  Naval  Observatory, 
special  duty,  June  to  October,  1874  ;  tl  Narragansett,"  special  duty  as  astron 
omer,  North  Pacific  Survey,  November,  1874,  to  August,  1875 ;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  special  duty  in  connection  with  "  Narragansett's  "  Survey, 
August,  1875,  to  October,  1877;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  April,  1878,  to 
April,  1881.  Promoted  to  Liev tenant- Commander,  March  13,  1885;  Naval 
Academy,  June,  1881,  to  September,  1885  (commanding  "Mayflower."  sum 
mer  practice  cruise,  1882)  ;  "  Vandalia,"  Pacific  Station,  February,  1886,  to 
April,  1887;  commanding  "Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1887,  to  March, 
1890.  Promoted  to  Commander,  January  3,  1890;  Naval  Academy,  June, 
1890,  to  December,  1894,  when  took  command  of  U.  S.  S.  "  Concord,"  to 
May,  1896;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July  1,  1896;  Hydrographer  Bureau 
of  Navigation,  April  19,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  Mitchell  Thomas. — Entered  Naval  Academy,  November  28, 
1861;  graduated  September  26,  1865;  served  in  "  Shenandoah,"  on  the 
Asiatic  Station,  from  October  17, 1865,  to  May  3, 1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
December  1, 1866.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12, 1868.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869 ;  League  Island,  June  1,  1869,  to  September  4, 
1869;  "Supply,"  European  Station,  November  2,  1869,  to  July  26,  1870  ; 
"Guerriere,"  European  Station,  August  10,  1870,  to  September  13,1871; 
receiving-ship  "Potomac,"  Philadelphia,  March  18,  1872,  to  October  22, 
1872;  monitor  "Terror,"  Key  West,  Florida,  October  26,  1872,  to  June  18, 
1873 ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  September  1,  1873,  to  April 
20,  1874;  monitor  "Dictator,"  Key  West,  Florida,  June  22,  1874,  to  April 
22,  1875 ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  June  17,  1875,  to  November  15,  1875  ; 
Centennial  Exposition,  November  17,  1875,  to  March  23,1877;  receiving- 
ship  "St.  Louis,"  March  24,  1877,  to  January  9, 1878;  "Constitution,"  Paris 
Exposition,  1878,  and  training-ship,  1879-80.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  April,  1880;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1880,  to  June,  1884; 
"Hartford,"  flagship,  Pacific  Station,  June,  1884,  to  January,  1887;  com 
manding  C  S.  steamer  "Patterson,"  April,  1887,  to  April,  1889;  Hydro- 
graphic  Inspector,  Coast  Survey,  July  1,  1889,  to  March,  1891.  Promoted 
to  Commander,  February,  1890;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  March,  1881,  to  July, 
1893;  commanding  "  Bennington,"  July.  1893,  to  July,  1895  ;  Naval  Home, 
October,  1895,  to  May,  1897  ;  War  College,  June  to  September,  1897  ;  Naval 
Academy,  September,  1897,  to  date. 

Albert  Sydney  Snow. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  an  Acting  Mid 
shipman,  at  Naval  Academy,  November  30,  1861,  graduated,  1865  ;  "  Chat 
tanooga  "  (first  rate),  March,  1866,  to  August,  1866  ;  "  Pensacola  "  (second- 
rate),  North  Pacific  Squadron,  September,  1866,  to  April,  1868  ;  "  Kesaca," 
North  Pacific  Squadron,  April,  1868,  to  August,  1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
December  1,  1866.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869 ;  "  Alaska "  (second-rate),  Asiatic  Squadron, 


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December,  1869,  to  March,  1873,  taking  part  in  the  expedition  to  Corea,  and 
attack  on  Corean  forts  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1873  ;  "  Congress  "  (second-rate), 
European  Station,  March,  1874,  to  July,  1876;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash," 
and  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1877  to  1879;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  Janu 
ary,  1879,  to  December,  1881.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 
11,  1880;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  May,  1882,  to  May,  1883;  U.  S.  C.  and  G. 
Survey,  from  July,  1883,  to  April  30,  1887.  Commanding  steamers  "  Ged- 
ney,"  "Hassler"  and  "Patterson,"  the  two  latter  in  the  Pacific;  surveying 
on  the  coast  of  Oregon,  Washington  and  Alaska.  Member  Board  of  In 
spection  and  Survey,  from  December,  1887,  to  April,  1890.  Commanding 
"Essex,"  April,  1890,  to  July,  1892;  waiting  orders,  July,  1892,  to  May, 
1893.  Promoted  to  Commander  February  28,1890 ;  Nav&l  Academy  May, 
1893,  to  November,  1894;  Inspector  Third  Light-House  District  from 
March  1,  1895,  to  February  2,  1898  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H  ,  from 
February  4,  1898,  to  May,  1898;  commanding  transport  "Badger,"  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  on  special  service,  from  May,  1898. 

George  Cook  Reiter. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  as  Acting 
Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  September  20,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865 ; 
schoolship  "Sabine,"  1865-6;  "Lackawanna"  (second-rate),  N.  P.  Squad 
ron,  1866-68.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  1, 1866.  Promoted  to  Master, 
March  12,  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  18H9 ;  "Ply 
mouth"  (third-rate),  European  Fleet,  18S9-72  ;  "Narraganset"  (third-rate), 
surveying  service  in  the  Pacific,  1872-5  ;  "  Lehigh  "  (iron-clad),  North  At 
lantic  Station,  1875-6  ;  equipment  duty,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1876-7  ;  "Tuscarora," 
Pacific  Station,  1877-8;  Light-House  Inspector,  1879-83.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  November,  1880;  "Nipsic,"  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1883-86;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1886-9;  commanding  '•  Ranger,"  North 
Pacific  Station,  1889-90.  Promoted  Commander,  July  31,  1890;  command 
ing  "  Thetis,"  May,  1891,  to  July,  1893  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  July,  1893- 
96 ;  commanding  "  Detroit,"  June,  1896,  to  1897 ;  ordered  to  Thirteenth  Light- 
House  District,  December,  1897-8 ;  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "  Vene 
zuela  "  March,  1898. 

Willard  Herbert  Brownson. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Acting 
Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  November  29,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865  ; 
"  Rhode  Island  "  (second-rate),  West  India  Station,  1865-7.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  December  1,  1866;  "  Susquehanna  "  (second-rate),  N.  A.  Station, 
1867-8.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868;  "Dacotah"  (third-rate), 
Pacific  Fleet,  1869-70.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March"  26,  1869; 
"Mohican  "(third-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-1;  "  St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Fleet, 
1870-1 ;  "  Ossipee,"  1871 ;  torpedo  service,  1872  ;  Naval  Academy,  1872-5  ; 
"Kearsarge"  (third-rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1875-6;  "Tennessee"  (second- 
rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1876-8 ;  Naval  Academy,  1878-81.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  December,  1880;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Gedney," 
1881  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Blake,"  1881-4  ;  "  Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1884-5;  Hydrographic  Inspector,  Coast  Survey,  1885-9;  commanding 
"  Petrel,"  N.  A.  Station,  1*89  to  October,  1891.  Promoted  Commander,  May, 
1891 ;  General  Inspector  Cruiser  No.  10,  October,  1891,  to  March,  1892,  and 
July,  1893  ;  commanding"  Detroit,"  July,  1893-4  ;  Naval  Academy  Novem 
ber,  1894-5  ;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1895  ;  Member  Board  Inspection 
and  Survey,  Dec.,  1896-8;  commanding  the  U.  S.  S.  "Yankee,"  March,  1898. 

Henry  Ezra  Nichols. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  an  Acting 
Midshipman,  at  Naval  Academy,  Oct.  1,  1861;  graduated,  1865;  "Swatara" 
(third-rate),  West  India  and  European  Squadrons,  1865-9,  Promoted  to 


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Ensign,  December  1,  1866  Promoted  to  Master,  December  12,  1868.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869 ;  "  Frolic "  (fourth-rate),  Port- 
Admiral  flag-ship,  New  York,  harbor,  1869-70 ;  ordnance  duty,  Pittsburgh, 
1870-1 ;  S.  A.  Station,  1872-3 ;  torpedo  duty,  1874  ;  Coast  Survey,  1875  ; 
"Supply"  (fourth -rate),  special  service,  1876;  Coast  Survey,  1876-7; 
"Despatch"  (fourth-rate),  special  service,  Europe,  1877-8;  Coast  Survey, 
1878-80;  commanding  C.  C.  S.  "Hassler,"  1880-4.  Promoted  to  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  January,  1881  ;  commanding  "Pinta"  (Alaska),  1884-6; 
inspector  of  new  steel  cruiser,  1886-7  ;  Coast  Survey,  1887  to  July,  1891. 
Promoted  Commander,  June,  1881 ;  member  of  Board  of  Inspection,  July, 
1891 ;  recruiting  duty,  1891  ;  service  on  "  Ranger,"  1892  ;  Light-House  In 
spector,  December,  1892,  to  September,  1895.  Senior  Member  Board  of  In 
spection  of  Supplies,  1896.  "  Benniugtou,"  December,  1896,  to  May,  1898. 

William  Whitman  Mead. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Appointed  as  Acting 
Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  December  30,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865 ; 
"  Lackawanna  "  (second-rate),  North  Pacific  Squadron,  1866-9.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  December  1,  1866.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12, 1868.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869  ;  Signal  Office,  Washington,  1870  ; 
"Colorado"  (first-rate),  flag-ship,  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-3;  had  command  of 
"  Colorado,"  steam  launch,  in  first  day's  fight  with  Corean  forts  ;  when  expedi 
tion  landed  for  capture  and  destruction  of  the  forts  commanded  light  artillery 
from  flag-ship  ;  "  Michigan  "  (fourth -rate),  1873-4  ;  "  Shawmut "  (third-rate), 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6;  Hydrographic  Office,  1877-9;  "  Shenan- 
doah,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1 879-82.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander, 
March,  1881  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1882-3 ;  "  Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1883-5;  Light-House  Inspector,  1886,  to  May,  1890;  receiving-ship 
"  Independence,"  May,  1890,  to  October,  1891 .  Promoted  Commander, 
August  2,  1891 ;  commanding  "  Essex,"  May,  1892,  to  April,  1893 ;  Light- 
House  Inspector,  May,  1893,  to  1896 ;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Nor 
folk,  May,  1896. 

Edwin  Samuel  Houston. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  as 
Acting  Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  April  18,  1862  ;  graduated,  1865  ; 
"  Laciawanna  "  (second-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1866-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
December  1,  1866  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  March  29,  1869 ;  u  Severn "  (second-rate),  flagship  North 
Atlantic  Fleet,  1869-71  ;  " Lancaster"  (second-rate),  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1872-4 ;  Naval  Rendezvous,  San  Francisco,  1875-6 ;  nautical  school-ship 
"  Jamestown,"  1876-7  ;  "  Hartford,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1877-79  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1879-81.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March, 
1881  ;  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1885-6  ; 
"Trenton,"  special  service,  1886-7;  "Lancaster,"  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1887-9  ;  receiving-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1889,  to  October,  1891.  Promoted  to 
Commander,  September  27, 1891 ;  commanding  receiving-ship li  Dale,"  March, 
1892-4;  commanding  "Machias,"  September,  1894-6;  Captain  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  December,  1896,  to  May,  1898. 

Edwin  Longnecker. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  as  Acting 
Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  September  24,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865  ; 
"Shenaudoah"  (second-rate),  East  India  Station,  1866-9.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  December  1,  1866.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869  ;  receiving- ship,  Philadelphia,  1869  ; 
"  Swatara  "  (third-rate),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870-71  ;  "Colorado"  (first- 
rate),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872-3;  "Alaska"  (third-rate),  European 
Station,  1874-6  ;  "  Wyoming"  (third-rate),  Paris  Exposition  Service,  1878  ; 


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Naval  Observatory,  1878-82.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  August, 
1881 ;  "  Michigan  "  (ou  the  lakes),  1882-3  ;  "  Shenandoah,"  Pacific  Station, 
1883-6;  training-ship  "Richmond,"  August,  1888,  to  October,  1891,  to 
November,  1892.  Promoted  to  Commander,  October  2, 1891 ;  commanding 
"  Ranger,"  November,  1892,  to  December,  1894  ;  leave  of  absence,  December, 
9,  1894  ;  Naval  War  College,  June  1,  1895,  to  August,  1895  ;  Inspector 
Ordnance,  League  Island,  August  28,  1895,  to  1898  ;  commanding  Navy 
Yard,  League  Island,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

George  E.  Ide. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  as  Acting-Midshipman,  at 
Naval  Academy,  September  27,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865 ;  Pacific  Fleet, 
1866-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  1,  1866.  Promoted  to  Master, 
March  12, 1868  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  >869 ;  "  Plymouth," 
European  Squadron,  1869-72;  "Juniata,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  1873;  leave, 
1875;  training-ship  " Monongahela,"  1875;  receiving-ship  "Independence," 
1876-7 ;  Naval  Observatory,  1877-8 ;  "  Vandalia,"  European  Station,  1878-9 ; 
"Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-80.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
October,  1>81 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1881-3  ;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station, 
1883-4;  "Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station,  1886-9.  Promoted  to  Commander,  Oc 
tober  2,  1891  ;  Member  Board  Inspection  Merchant  Vessels,  N.  Y.,  Septem 
ber  1,  1892;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Alert,"  October  8,  1894,  to  June  17, 
1895  ;  waiting  orders,  June,  1895,  to  November,  1896 ;  Ordnance  Officer, 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  November  24,  1896 ;  commanding  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  Va ,  February,  1898  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Justin,"  May,  1898. 

George  Milton  Book. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  as  Acting 
Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  November  22,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865  ;  W. 
I.  Squadron,  1865-7.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  1,  1866  ;  apprentice 
ship  "Portsmouth,"  1867-9.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  29,  1869  ;  sick-leave,  1870-1 ;  retired,  1871 ; 
restored  to  active  list,  1875 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1876  ;  "Adams  "  (third- 
rate),  S.  A.  Station,  1876-8;  commanding  "Montauk,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1879-81.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  May,  1881  ;  "Enterprise," 
N.  A.  Station,  1882-4  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1884-6  ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont," 
1885-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  December,  1889,  to  August,  1891 ;  waiting 
orders,  August,  1891,  to  May,  1892.  Promoted  to  Commander,  December 
16,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  May,  1892,  to  April,  1893 ;  commanding 
"Alert,"  April,  1893,  to  October,  1893 ;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1894 ; 
October,  1894,  waiting  orders;  court-martial  duty,  June,  1895;  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  August,  1895  ;  waiting  orders,  July,  1896 ;  ordered  to  command 
"Marion,"  May,  1897;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  December,  1897;  com 
manding  U.  S.  S.  "  Mohican,"  1898,  to  present  date. 

Thomas  Perry. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  an  Acting  Midship 
man  at  Naval  Academy  September  21,  1861;  graduated,  1865;  school-ship 
"Sabine,"  1866.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  1,  1866;  "  Pensacola," 
North  Pacific  Fleet,  1867;  "  Suwanee  "  (third-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1868; 
"Dictator"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1869  ;  "  Miantonomah  "  (second- 
rate),  special  service,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869; 
"Shenandoah,"  European  Fleet,  1871-2;  "Manhattan,"  North  Atlantic 
Fleet,  1873-4;  "Omaha,"  South  Pacific,  1875-7;  Naval  Observatory, 
1878-9;  "Swatara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-81;  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1881-2.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  November,  1881 ;  Light- 
House  Inspector,  1883-6  ;  "  Brooklyn,"  Asiatic  Station,  1887-9  ;  light-house 
duty,  1890  to  December,  1892.  Promoted  Commander,  January  10,  1892  ; 
General  Inspector  of  the  "  Castine,"  February,  1893;  commanding  "Cas- 
tine,"  1894-6.  Light-House  Inspector,  1897  to  date. 


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Charles  Herbert  Stockton. — Entered  the  Naval  Academy  in  Novem 
ber,  1861,  graduating  in  1865;  served  in  the  "  Dacotah,"  "  Chattanooga," 
and  "  Mohican,"  going  to  the  North  Pacific  by  the  way  of  the  Strait  of 
Magellan,  in  the  "  Mohican,"  served  in  the  Pacific  from  1866-9 ;  was  stationed, 
1^69-70,  at  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia;  was  ordered  to  the  "  Congress"  in 
1870 ;  made  a  varied  cruise  in  the  West  Indies,  Greenland,  and  in  the  Medi 
terranean,  in  the  "  Congress ; "  returning  from  the  Mediterranean  in  1874,  in 
the  "Brooklyn,"  was  again  stationed  at  the  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia;  left 
the  Navy  Yard  in  1875,  and  joined  the  U  S.  8.  "  Swatara,"  making  the 
cruise  around  the  world  in  that  ship;  on  the  Transit  of  Venus  Expedition  ; 
Hydrographic  Office,  Washington,  and  from  there,  in  1876,  to  U.  S.  S. 
"  Plymouth  ;  "  detached  from  U.  8.  S.  "  Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
May  17,  1879 ;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July  1,  1879 ;  at  torpedo 
station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  May  31,  1880;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  October  1,  1880.  Promoted  to  grade  of  Lieutenant- Commander,  No 
vember  15, 1881 ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Iroquois  "  as  Executive-Officer,  March,  ' 
18S2 ;  serving  upon  Pacific  Station,  and  landing  with  battalion  at  Panama, 
during  riots  in  1885 ;  detached  from  "  Iroquois  "  and  returned  home,  May, 
1885 ;  ordered  to  duty  in  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks,  September  1,  1885 ; 
ordered  as  member  of  Board  to  report  upon  the  drills  and  exercises  of  the 
naval  service,  June  16,  1886 ;  ordered  as  member  of  Board  to  examine  and 
revise  signal  and  tactical  books,  January  13,  1887;  lecturer  at  Naval  War 
College,  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  1887  and  1888 ;  member  of  Board  of  Examin 
ers  at  Torpedo  Station,  July  27,  1888  ;  appointed  as  member  of  the  Commis 
sion  to  select  a  suitable  site  for  a  Navy  Yard  upon  the  Pacific  Coast  north  of 
42°,  north  latitude,  on  the  30th  of  November,  1888  ;  commanded  U.  S.  S. 
"  Thetis,"  April  11,  1889,  to  May,  1891,  making  a  cruise  in  Behring  Sea  and 
Arctic  Ocean  with  the  whaling  fleet,  as  far  east  as  Herschel  Island,  Macken 
zie  Bay,  in  British  America,  and  to  the  westward  as  far  as  Herald  Island,  and 
Wrangell  Land  ;  War  College,  May,  1891,  to  October,  1894.  Commissioned 
Commander,  April  3, 1892  ;  on  duty  to  prepare  lectures  on  International  law, 
delivered  by  Dr.  Snow  at  War  College  for  publication ;  Lecturer  on  Inter 
national  law  at  War  College,  summer  term  of  1895 ;  in  command  of  "York- 
town,"  Asiatic  Station,  Oct.,  1895,  to  Dec.,  1897  ;  special  duty  as  lecturer  on 
International  law  at  \Var  College,  from  Dec.  27,  1897,  to  present  date. 

Oscar  Walter  Farenholt. — Born  in  Texas.  Entered  the  navy  at  New 
York  as  seaman,  April  18,  1861 ;  sent  to  the  frigate  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship  of 
Flag  Officer  Dupont ;  participated  in  the  engagements  and  battles  at  Fort 
Hatteras,  North  Carolina,  Port  Royal,  South  Carolina,  Fort  Pulaski,  Georgia, 
and  in  all  the  boat  expeditions  sent  from  the  "  Wabash  "  in  the  year  1861-2  into 
South  Carolina,  Georgia,  and  Florida  ;  October  22, 1862,  was  severely  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Pocotaligo,  South  Carolina,  where  the  four  howitzers  of  the 
"  Wabash  "  covered  the  retreat  of  the  Federal  army ;  sent  to  the  Naval  Hos 
pital  at  New  York,  and  discharged  from  the  Navy ;  as  soon  as  recovered  from 
wounds,  entered  the  service  again,  in  February,  1863  ;  for  the  especial  detail 
on  the  monitor  "  Catskill ;  "  participated  in  her  in  the  almost  daily  engage 
ments  with  the  defences  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  from  April,  1863,  to 
April,  1864  ;  was  by  the  side  of  Commander  George  W.  Rodgers  when  he  and 
Assistant  Paymaster  J.  G.  Woodbury  were  killed  in  the  pilot-house  of  the 
"  Catskill,"  August  17, 1863  ;  participated  in  the  unsuccessful  storming-party 
of  Fort  Sumter,  September,  1863.  Promoted  Acting  Ensign,  August,  1864, 
and  ordered  to  the  command  of  the  schooner"  Henry  Janes,"  attached  to  the 
squadron  in  the  sounds  of  North  Carolina;  participated  in  the  re-capture  of 
Plymouth,  several  engagements  on  the  Roanoke,  Chowan  and  Black  Water 


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Rivers,  and  the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  North  Carolina ;  at  the  end  of  the 
war  was  ordered  to  monitor  "  Shawnee  "  and  duty  at  Boston  Navy  Yard ;  in 
1866,  served  in  store-ship  "Purveyor"  and  steam-frigate  " Susquehanna  ;" 
in  1867,  served  in  receiving-ships  "New  Hampshire"  and  "Ohio;"  ex 
amined  for  regular  navy,  in  January,  1867  ;  in  October,  1867,  ordered  to 
the  ship  "  Idaho  ; "  served  in  her  and  the  steamer  "  Ashuelot,"  on  the  Asiatic 
Station  until  November,  1870.  Commissioned  Ensign,  March  12,  1868; 
Master,  December  18,  1868;  and  to  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  May,  1871, 
ordered  to  Norfolk  Navy  Yard;  November,  1871,  to  the  command  of  the 
steamer  "Standish,"  Home  Station;"  June,  1873,  to  the  steamer  "IShenan- 
doah,"  European  Station  ;  June,  1874,  to  the  command  of  the  receiving-ship 
"  Relief,"  at  Washington  Navy  Yard;  June,  1875,  as  Navigator  to  flag  ship 
"  Minnesota;"  June,  1876,  Executive  Officer  of  training-ship  "  Supply ;  "  Octo 
ber,  1876,  Navigation  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk ;  June,  1877,  to  October, 

1879,  in  charge  of  the  Naval  Nitre-Depot  at  Maiden,  Massachusetts ;  Decem 
ber,  1879,  ordered  to  the  Asiatic  Station,  on  the  steamer  "Swatara;"  May, 

1880,  to  June,  1882,  Executive  Officer  of  the  steamer  "Monocacy."     Pro 
moted  to  the  grade  of  Lieutenant- Commander,  May  11, 1882  ;  September,  1882, 
Executive  Officer  of  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  Navy  Yard,  Boston  ;  March, 
1885,  Executive  Officer  training-ship  "  Portsmouth  ;  "  October,  1885,  Execu 
tive  Officer  steamer  "Swatara,"  Home  Station;  October,  1886,  Executive 
Officer  receiving-ship  "Wabash;"    September,   1889,   to  September,  1891, 
commanding  the   steamer  "Pinta,"  in   Alaskan   waters;    November,   1891, 
equipment  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Boston.     June  19,  1892,  promoted  to  Com 
mander,  and  ordered  as  Inspector  of  the  Thirteenth  Light-House  District  with 
headquarters  at  Portland,  Oregon  ;  detached  from  this  duty,  July,  1896,  and 
ordered  to  the  command  of  the  steamer  "  Monocacy,"  on  the  Asiatic  Station, 
which  is  his  present  duty. 

Edward  T.  Strong. — Native  of  Massachusetts.  Entered  the  service, 
November  24, 1862,  as  a  volunteer  officer;  transferred  to  the  regular  service, 
and  commissioned  as  Ensign,  March  12, 1868  ;  apprentice-ship  "  Portsmouth  ;" 
receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire."  Commissioned  as  Master,  December  18, 
1868  ;  "  Seminole  "  (third-rate),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  1870 ;  "California" 
(second-rate),  flag-ship,  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-3 ;  monitor  "  Terror,"  at  Phila 
delphia,  1873;  "Shenandoah"  (second-rate),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1874; 
receiving-ship  "Ohio"  and  "Wabash,"  1874—5;  "  Vandalia,"  European 
Station,  1876-9;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1879-82;  Torpedo  Station,  1882. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  2,  1882;  "Minnesota"  (appren 
tice  ship),  1882-3;  "Swatara"  (third-rate),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-5  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1886-9  ;  nautical  school-ship  "Saratoga,"  Philadelphia, 
1889  to  June,  1892;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1892,  to  February,  1893.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  January  9, 1893  ;  commanding  school-ship  •'  Saratoga," 
from  February,  1893.  to  November,  1895;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Essex," 
from  January,  1896,  to  March,  1898  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  March, 
1898,  to  May,  1898. 

Robert  E.  Impey. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy, 
1861;  was  graduated,  1865 ;  as  Midshipman  served  on  the  "  Ticonderoga," 
Mediterranean  Station,  1866.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December,  1866 ; 
served  as  Ensign  on  the  "  Miantonomah,"  Mediterranean  Station,  1867. 
Promoted  to  Master,  March,  1868 ;  served  as  Master  on  the  "  Powhatan," 
flag-ship  South  Pacific  Station,  1868-69.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March, 
1869 ;  served  as  Lieutenant  on  the  "  Kansas,"  T.  and  N.  Surveying  Expe- 

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dition,  1870 ;  "  Ajax,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1871 ;  "  Iroquois,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1872  ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1873;  "Independence,"  Mare 
Island,  California,  1874;  "Pensacola,"  flag-ship,  North  Pacific  Station, 
1874-77;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1879;  "  Quinnebaug,"  Mediterranean 
Station,  1881.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  October,  1882;  served 
as  Lieutenant-Commander  on  the  "  Tennessee,"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1885;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1887;  "  Tallapoosa,"  South  Atlan 
tic  Station,  1888-91  ;  War  College,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1892.  Promoted  to  Com 
mander,  January,  1893  ;  commanded  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Sta 
tion,  during  th§  Japanese-China  war,  1893-95  ;  War  College,  Newport,  R.  I., 
session  of  1896 ;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  from 
November  3,  1896. 

E.  W.  Watson. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  a  Master's  Mate 
on  board  the  "  Lancaster,"  May  2,  1859  ;  served  in  that  vessel  until  October, 
1861  ;  "Rhode  Island,"  1862-3.  Promoted  to  Acting  Ensign,  September  18, 
1863;  "Circassian"  and  "Flag,"  1863-5;  "Frolic,"  European  Station, 
1865-7;  store-ship  "Guard,"  1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Ensign  in  regular 
service,  March  12,  1868  ;  League  Island,  October,  1868,  to  April,  1869. 
Promoted  to  Master,  December  18,  1868;  "Seminole,"  1869.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  "Frolic"  (third-rate),  special  service,  1870; 
ordnance  duty,  Norfolk,  1871;  "Canonicus"  and  "Saugus"  (ironclads),  N. 
A.  Fleet,  1872  ;  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  1873-5  ;  "  Ossipee  "  (third-rate),  N.  A. 
Fleet,  1875;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1877-80;  R.  S.  "Franklin,"  1880-2; 
"Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1882-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
November,  1883  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1884-6 ;  Torpedo  Station,  ordnance 
instruction,  1887;  "  Swatara,"  Asiatic  S.  A.  Station,  1888,  to  November, 
1891;  training-ship  "Richmond,"  November,  1891,  to  April,  1893.  Pro 
moted  Commander,  April  27,  1893  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  April,  1893,  to  November,  1894;  commanding  U.S.  S.  "  Ranger," 
Pacific  Station,  1895  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1896  ; 
commandant  Naval  Station,  New  London,  Conn.,  from  March,  1897,  to  date. 

John  F.  Merry. — Born  in  Maine.  Entered  the  navy  as  a  volunteer 
officer,  October  15,  1862;  served  during  the  Rebellion;  in  1868  was  ap 
pointed  an  Ensign  in  regular  service.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March 
21,  1870;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1868-72;  Naval  Rendezvous,  Boston,  1873-4; 
commanding  receiving-ship  "Relief,"  1875-77;  "Gettysburg"  (fourth-rate), 
special  service  in  the  Mediterranean,  1877-9 ;  examining  naval  timber  lands 
in  Florida,  1879-81  ;  Torpedo  Instruction,  1881 ;  "Tallapoosa,"  special  ser 
vice,  1881-84.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  December,  1883; 
"Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-7;  "Michigan"  (on  the  lakes),  1888-9 ; 
receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1889  to  November,  1892 ;  commanding  school- 
ship  "Enterprise,"  November,  1892.  Promoted  Commander,  May  9,  1893  ; 
commanding  nautical  school-ship  "Enterprise,"  November,  1892-5;  waiting 
orders,  Dec.,  1895 ;  Naval  War-college,  June,  1896 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  Oct.,  1896  ;  commanding  "  Machias,"  April,  1897,  to  present  date  (1898). 

William  C.  Gibson.— Bora  in  Albany,  New  York,  July  23,  1838. 
Entered  the  service  as  a  Volunteer  Officer,  December  15,  1862 ;  served 
during  the  Rebellion,  on  Potomac  Flotilla  and  North  and  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadrons.  Commissioned  an  Ensign,  in  regular  service,  March 
12,  1868.  Master,  December  18, 1868.  Lieutenant,  March  21, 1870  ;  "  Nar- 
ragansett "  (third-rate),  West  India  Station,  1869 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1870  ;  "Mohican  "  (third  rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1871-2;  "Pensacola"  (second- 
rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-3;  "Onward,"  store-ship  at  Callao  1873; 
"Roanoke"  (iron-clad),  1874-5;  "Frolic"  (fourth-rate),  South  Atlantic 


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Station,  1875-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1877-80  ;  "  Yantic  "  (fourth-rate), 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1881-3.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 
13,  1884;  Commandant  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  Florida,  1884-8;  store-ship 
"  Monongahela,"  1888,  to  October,  1890 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Special 
and  Equipment  duty,  November,  1890,  to  March,  1892  ;  commanded  supply- 
steamer  "Fern,"  March,  1892,  to  November,  1893.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
July  4,  1893 ;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Novem 
ber,  1893,  to  November,  1896 ;  commanding  training-ship  "Adams  "  in  the 
Pacific,  January  7,  1897,  to  date. 

Washburn  Maynard. — Bora  in  Tennessee.  Entered  Naval  Academy 
in  1862;  graduated,  186J5;  "Susquehann a,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866 
-7  ;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship  European  Fleet,  1867-8 ;  "  Frolic,"  European 
Squadron,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868  ;  to  Master,  March  26, 
1869 ;  "  Seminole,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  March  21,1870;  torpedo  duty,  1870-2;  "California,"  "Sara- 
nac,"  "  Richmond,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-4 ;  special  duty,  seal  fisheries,  1874-5  ; 
"  Wyandotte "  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1876 ;  Coast  Survey, 
1876-7;  commanding  C.  S.  steamer  "Fathomer,"  1877;  torpedo  station, 
1877-9 ;  "  Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82  ;  torpedo  station, 
1882-f).  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  September  27,  1884  ;  "Brook 
lyn,"  North  Atlantic  and  Asiatic  Stations,  1885-7 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance, 
1887  to  June,  1891 ;  commanding  "Pinta,"  September,  1891,  to  January, 
1893 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  January,  1893.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
September  27,  1893,  to  August,  1897;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Nashville," 
August  19,  1897,  to  date  (May,  1898). 

Henry  "Ware  Lyon. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  October  7,  1862  ;  graduated,  1866  ;  "Sacramento,"  1866-7 — this  vessel 
was  lost  off  coast  of  India.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868  ;  ordnance 
duty,  Boston,  1868;  store-ship  "Guard,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1869. 
Promoted  to  Master,  July  26,  1869  ;  steam-sloop  "  Richmond,"  European 
Fleet,  1869.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  "Wabash," 
1872-3;  frigate  "  Franklin,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1873;  special  ordnance 
duty,  1874;  "Tennessee,"  flag-ship,  European  Squadron,  1875-7;  special 
ordnance  duty,  1877-80;  "Galena,"  European  Station,  1880-3 ;  ordnance 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1883.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
November,  1884;  South  Boston  Iron  AVorks,  1884-6;  "Trenton,"  Pacific 
Station,  1886-9  ;  commanding  "Nipsic,"  Pacific  Station,  1889  to  April,  1890 
— the  "  Nipsic's  "  passage  from  Samoa  to  Honolulu,  where  she  was  repaired, 
was  with  a  jury  rudder,  deformed  screw,  all  outside  keel  gone,  and  leaking; 
Torpedo  Station,  June,  1890,  to  May,  1893  ;  commanding  "  Yantic,"  May, 
1893,  to  December,  1893.  Promoted  to  Commander,  October  1,  1893.  Naval 
War  College,  June  12,  1894,  to  April,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  April  28, 
1894-7  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Dolphin  "  May  29,  1897,  to  January,  1898; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  January,  1898,  to  date. 

James  H.  Dayton. — Bom  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  27, 1862  ;  graduated,  1866 ;  "  Pensacola  "  (second-rate),  North  Pacific, 
1867-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868,  and  to  Master,  March  26,  1869 ; 
"  Miantonomah  "  (iron-clad),  special  service,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  March  21,  1869;  "Plymouth,"  European  Fleet,  1871-3;  "Worces 
ter,"  flag-ship  N.  A.  Fleet,  1874 ;  Naval  Academy,  1875-7  ;  "  Quinnebaug," 
Europeon  Station,  1878-81  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1882-3;  Mid  vale  Steel  Works,  1883-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  November,  1884;  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  1884;  "Mohican," 
Pacific  Station,  1S84-7  ;  Naval  Ordnance  Proving  Ground,  1888-90 ;  com- 


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manding  the  "Petrel,"  February,  1893.  Promoted  to  Commander,  January, 
1894;  Light-house  Inspector,  April,  1894,  to  1897;  commanding  "Detroit," 
June,  1897,  to  present  date  (1898). 

Asa  Walker. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
November  27,  1862  ;  graduated,  1866  ;  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign^  April,  1868  ;  ordnance  duty,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire, 
1868;  "Jamestown,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-71.  Promoted  to  Mender,  March 
26,  1869.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21, 1870 ;  Naval  Academy, 
1872-6  ;  "  Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1876-8  ;  Naval  Academy,  1879-81 ; 
practice-ship  "  Dale,"  1881-2  ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-3;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1883-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  December,  1884; 
"Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884;  "Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-6; 
Naval  Academy,  1886-90;  waiting  orders,  August,  1890,  to  October,  1891 ; 
"  Miantonomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  October,  1891,  to  March,  1893;  command 
ing  "  Bancroft,"  special  service,  March,  1893,  to  July  1893  ;  Naval  Academy, 
July,  1893.  Promoted  to  Commander,  April,  1894-7;  commanding  "Con 
cord,"  May,  1897,  to  present  date. 

M.  R.  S.  Mackenzie. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  to  Naval 
Academy,  September  27, 1862  ;  graduated,  1866  ;  N.  A.  Station,  1867.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868;  ordnance  duty,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire, 
1868;  "  Guard,'  store-ship,  European  Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Master, 
March  26,  1869;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  18H9-71.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  Naval  Academy,  1873-4;  "  Pen- 
sacola,"  flag-ship,  North  Pacific  Station,  1875-8;  Naval  Academy,  1877-80; 
"Essex,"  Asiatic  Station,  ] 882-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
December,  1884;  Light-House  duty,  1884-9;  "Chicago,"  European  Station, 
1889,  to  July,  1891  ;  commanding  U.  S  S.  "Petrel,"  Asiatic  Station,  July, 
1891,  to  February,  1893  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  June,  1893,  to  June,  1»96. 
Promoted  to  Commander,  April  16,  1894;  waiting  orders,  June  28,  1896,  to 
September,  1896  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Machias,"  September  "2V,  1896,  to 
April,  1897  ;  sick  leave,  April  28,  1897,  to  April,  1898 ;  commanding  U.  S. 
S.  "Mayflower,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Charles  Stillman  Sperry. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  27,  1862;  U.  S.  S.  "Sacramento,"  1866-7.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  April,  1868;  ordnance  duty,  Boston,  1868;  "  Kearsarge,"  Pacific 
Fleet,  1868-70.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  26,  1869.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  "  Worchester,"  flag-ship,  N.  A.  Fleet,  1871-4; 
Naval  Academy,  1874-8;  "Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-81;  Naval 
Academy,  1881-4  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1884-7.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander ,  March,  1885;  Naval  Academy,  1887  to  July,  1891  ; 
"  Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  and  S.  A.  Station,  July,  1891,  to  May, 
1893 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  May,  1893,  to  July,  1895.  Promoted  to  Com 
mander,  July,  1894  ;  New  York  Navy  Yard,  July,  1895,  to  date  (May,  1898 ). 

Frank  Courtis.— Graduated  from  Naval  Academy,  June,  1866  ;  served 
as  Midshipman  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Pawnee,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  from  January, 
1867,  until  July,  1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  March  12,  1868.  Promoted 
to  Master,  March  26,  1869;  joined  U-  S.  S.  "Resaca,"  Pacific  Station, 
August,  1869;  transferred  to  U.  S.  S.  "Ossipee,"  January,  1871  ;  served  on 
her  until  December,  1872.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  served 
on  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  from  January  until  June,  1873  ;  on 
leave  until  December,  1873 ;  on  "  Independence  "  until  January,  1874 ;  joined 
U.  S.  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Hassler ;  "  served  in  her  until  November,  1876  ; 
commanded  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  steamer  "McArthur"  until  March,  1878; 
ordnance  and  torpedo  instruction  until  September,  1878;  joined  U.  S.  S 


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"  Tuscarora,"  November,  1878  ;  transferred  to  U-  S.  S.  "  Ranger ; "  served  on 
her  until  August.  1881 ;  on  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  from  October, 
1881,  to  July,  1882  ;  on  duty  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Montauk  "  until  December,  1882  ; 
then  to  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  until  April  1,  1885.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant  Commander,  March  2,  1885;  served  on  U.  S.  S.  "Omaha,"  Asiatic 
Station,  from  April  1,  1885,  to  May,  1888;  Steel  Inspection  duty,  Pittsburg, 
from  September  1,  1888  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Vesuvius,"  June  15,  1893, 
to  September,  1894.  Promoted  to  Commander,  July  10,  1894 ;  Inspector  of 
^teel,  Pittsburg,  September  1,  1894;  Light-House  Inspector,  12th  district, 
September  3,  1895,  to  April,  1898. 

William  Wagner  Reisinger. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy  in  April,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  N.  A.  Fleft,  1866-7;  Asiatic 
Station,  1867-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April.  1868;  to  Master,  March  26, 
1869 ;  and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870 ;  torpedo  service, 
1871 ;  "  Constellation"  (gunnery  ship),  1872  ;  "  Richmond,"  flagship  South  Pa 
cific  Squadron,  1873-4;  Hydrographic  Office,  1875-6;  ordnance  duty, 
Washington.  1877-9;  "Trent,"  on  European  Station,  1879-82;  in  charge  of 
Bellevue  Magazine,  1882-4;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Station,  1884-6.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1885;  "Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1888,  to 
August,  1891  ;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  August,  1891,  to  June,  1892;  receiv 
ing-ship  "Dale,"  June,  1892-4.  Promoted  to  Commander,  July,  1894; 
waiting  orders,  December,  1894;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1895;  ordered 
to  command  "  Monocacy,"  November,  1895;  waiting  orders,  December,  1896 ; 
commanding  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  June,  1897,  to  present  date  (May,  1898). 

William  Turnbull  Burwell. — Born  in  Mississippi.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  29,  1862 ;  graduated  in  1866  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1867- 
71.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  in  April,  1868.  Promoted  to  .Master,  March  26, 
1869.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  "Worcester,"  flag 
ship  North  Atlantic  Fieet,  1872-5 ;  "Hartford,"  flag-ship  North  Atlantic 
Fleet,  1876 ;  special  duty,  New  York,  1877  ;  "  Trenton,"  European  Station, 
1877-81 ;  Naval  Academy,  1881-5;  "  Juniata,"  cruise  to  all  stations,  1885- 
89;  in  command  of  "Juniata"  during  cruise  on  Asiatic  Station.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant- Commander,  September,  1885;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1889,  to 
February,  1893  ;  commanding  "  Pinta,"  Alaska,  February,  1893,  to  Novem 
ber,  1894.  Promoted  to  Commander,  July  3,  1894.  Equipment  Officer, 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  November  8,  1894,  to  December,  1895.  Commanding 
U.  S.  S.  "Dolphin,"  December  3,  1895,  to  June,  1896.  Light-House  In 
spector,  Sixteenth  District,  June  14,  1896,  to  February,  1898.  Light-House 
Inspector,  Custom  House,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  to  date  (May,  1898). 

John  J.  Hunker.— Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
April  18,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  "Susquehanna,"  flag-ship  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1866-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship 
European  Squadron,  1869-71.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  26,  1869.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21, 1870  ;  torpedo  service,  1872 ;  "  Michigan  " 
(fourth  rate),  1873;  "Swatara  "  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874-5;  "Michigan" 
(fourth  rate),  1876;  torpedo  duty,  1877;  Nautical  school-ship  "St  Mary's," 
1878-80;  "Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-4  ;  "Michigan,"  Northwestern 
Lakes,  1884-7.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  October,  1885; 
"Adams,"  Pacific  Station.  1889-90;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Independence," 
July,  1890,  to  April,  1891  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  April,  1891, 
to  June,  1893  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  June,  1893-4.  Promoted  to 
Commander,  September.  1894  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  November,  1894;  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Feb., 
1895,  to  1897  ;  .commanding  the  "Annapolis/'  July,  1897,  to  present  date. 


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Franklin  Hanford. — Born  in  Chili,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  November 
8,  1844,  and  entered  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  November  29,  1862,  as  a 
Midshipman.  He  was  appointed  to  that  institution  from  Scottsville,  N.  Y., 
in  the  Monroe  County  District,  by  the  Hon.  Alfred  Ely,  M.  C.  Mr.  Ely 
had  then  only  recently  returned  from  Richmond,  Va.,  where  he  had  been 
imprisoned  by  the  Confederates  after  his  capture  at  the  first  battle  of  Bull 
Run.  Commander  Hanford  graduated  at  the  Naval  Academy  in  June, 
1866,  and  was  then  ordered  to  duty  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Saco,"  cruising  in  the 
West  Indies  and  Gulf  of  Mexico  until  the  close  of  1867.  In  January,  1868, 
he  joined  the  "  Jvearsarge,"  proceeding  in  her  to  the  South  Pacific  Station, 
where  he  was  promoted  to  Ensign  in  April,  1868.  In  September,  1868,  he 
was  transferred  to  the  "  Tuscarora,"  and  cruised  on  the  latter  vessel  in  the 
South  Pacific  and  West  India  Stations  until  February,  1871,  being  promoted 
to  Master  in  1869,  and  to  Lieutenant  in  1870.  In  1871  he  was  ordered  to 
the  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship  of  the  European  Station,  and  served  on  that  vessel 
until  May,  1874.  From  July  to  November,  1874,  he  was  on  torpedo 
duty  at  Newport  R.  I.,  and  then  until  May,  1875,  on  receiving-ship  "Ver 
mont,"  at  New  York,  when  he  joined  the  "  Tennessee,"  flag-ship  of  the 
Asiatic  Station,  and  cruised  in  Asiatic  waters  on  board  the  "  Tennessee  "  and 
"  Ashuelot "  until  the  return  of  the  former  vessel  to  the  United  States  in 
July,  1878.  He  then  had  ordnance  duty  at  the  New  York  Navy  Yard  until 
June,  1881,  when  he  was  attached  to  the  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  on  the 
Pacific  Station,  as  navigator,  until  May,  1884.  During  the  latter  part  of 
this  cruise  the  "  Pensacola  "  circumnavigated  the  globe,  taking  numerous 
observations  for  the  determination  of  the  variation  of  the  compass.  Ord 
nance  duty  at  the  Washington  Navy  Yard  followed  from  1884  to  1886;  and 
from  1886  to  1888,  he  was  Inspector  of  Ordnance  at  the  West  Point  Foundry, 
Cold  Spring,  N.  Y.,  where  modern  guns  were  built  for  the  new  vessels  of  the 
Navy.  From  1888  to  1891  he  was  again  attached  to  the  "  Pensacola,"  this 
time  as  executive  officer,  having  been  promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander  in 
October,  1885.  During  this  cruise  the  "  Pensacola"  was,  at  first,  on  special 
duty  in  South  America  and  on  the  Atlantic  Coast  of  the  United  States;  then 
conveyed  a  Scientific  Expedition  to  West  Africa  during  1889-90,  and  was 
afterwards  flag-ship  of  the  South  Atlantic  and  South  Pacific  Stations,  visit 
ing  Chile  at  the  opening  of  the  rebellion  of  1891.  From  1892  to  1895,  he 
was  Senior  Aid  to  the  Commandant  at  the  New  York  Navy  Yard,  being 
promoted  to  Commander  in  September,  1894.  In  June,  1895,  he  was  ordered 
to  command  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Alert "  on  the  Pacific  Station,  and  remained  on  her 
until  August,  1897.  During  this  cruise  the  "  Alert  "  visited  all  the  countries 
of  the  west  coast  of  South  America,  from  Callao,  Peru,  to  Sitka,  Alaska; 
protected  American  interests  during  revolutions  in  Ecuador  and  Nicaragua, 
and  also  spent  several  months  in  the  Hawaiian  Islands.  After  a  few  months' 
leave  of  absence,  Commander  Hanford  was  ordered,  in  January,  1898,  as 
Assistant  Inspector  of  the  Tenth  Light-House  District,  with  headquarters  at 
Buffalo,  N.  Y  ,  and  on  the  12th  of  March,  1898,  as  Inspector  of  that  district. 

Robert  M.  Berry. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June 
31,  1862  ;  graduated,  1866  ;  "  Guerriere,"*  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1867-8  ;  "  Kansas,"  same  station,  1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868, 
and  to  Master,  March  26,  1869  ;  "Cyane,"  Pacific  Feet,  1869-72.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21, 1870  ;  "  Dictator  "  (iron -clad),  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1873  ;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship  European  Fleet,  1874-6  ;  torpedo  duty, 
summer  of  1877  ;  "  Saratoga,"  training-ship.  1877-81  ;  commanding  Rodger's 
special  service,  1881-2  ;  nautical  school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  1882-6.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant- Commander,  February,  1886;  "Atlanta,"  North  Atlantic 


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Station,  1886-8  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1889  to  March,  1892  ;  commanding 
U.  S.  S.  "Michigan,"  March,  1892,  to  December,  1894;  waiting  orders, 
December,  1894.  Promoted,  February  2,  1895  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
July  8, 1895,  to  December,  1896  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine,"  December 
8,  1896,  to  date. 

Samuel  Williams  Very.— Born  in  England,  April  23,  1846.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  February  23,  1863;  was  graduated  June,  1866  Commis 
sioned  as  Ensign,  March  12, 1868  ;  as  Master,  March  26, 1869  ;  as  Lieutenant, 
March  21,  1870  ;  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  4,  1886  ;  at  Naval  Acad 
emy  and  in  practice-ships  ''Macedonian,"  " Marblehead,"  "  Marion,"  and 
"Savannah,"  1863-6;  " Resaca,"  "  Mohican,"  and  "Onward,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1866-71  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1871-2  ;  "  Lancaster  "  add  "  Wasp,"  South 
Atlantic  Station,  1872-4;  Boston  Navy  Yard,  1874-5;  "Omaha,"  South 
Pacific  Station,  1875  ;  "  Richmond,"  same  and  South  Atlantic  Station,  1875- 
77  ;  Naval  Academy  and  in  the  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  1877-80  ; 
Hydrographic  Office,  Washington,  1880 ;  Magnetic  Observations,  Hudson's 
Bay  and  coast  of  Labrador,  under  Coast  Survey,  1880-2  ;  in  charge  of 
Transit  of  Venus  Expedition  to  Patagonia,  1882-3  ;  "  Tennessee,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1883-6  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1886  ;  Inspection  of  Steel,  1886 
-87;  War  College,  1887;  Naval  Academy,  in  charge  of  ships,  1887-90; 
special  duty  connected  with  the  "  Newark  "  and  on  board  "  Newark,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1890-1  ;  "  Mohican  "  and  "  Boston,"  Pacific  Station,  1891-3  ; 
Washington  Navy  Yard,  1894;  League  Island  Navy  Yard,  1894-5;  In 
spector  of  Ordnance,  Cramps'  Ship  Yard  and  Cramps'  Gun  Works,  1894-6; 
Boston  Navy  Yard,  1896  to  date. 

Henry  Newman  Manney. — Born  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  24, 1861  ;  graduated  in  1866;  steam-sloop  "Resaca,"  North 
Pacific  Squadron,  1866-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign  in  April,  1869.  Promoted 
to  Master,  March  26,  1869;  "Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870-1; 
"  Marion,"  1871.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,1870;  "Michi 
gan,"  1872-3;  "Independence,"  1873;  steam-sloop  " Tuscarora,"  surveying 
duty  in  Pacific,  1873  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1873-5  ;  steamer  "  Yan- 
tic,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-6;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-81  ;  Torpedo 
Instruction,  1881-2;  Naval  Academy,  1881-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  October,  1886  ;  "  Lancaster,"  European  and  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1884-7;  "Trenton,"  1887;  Hydrographic  Office,  1888;  Naval 
Home,  Philadelphia,  1889  to  June,  1891  ;  "  Newark,"  June,  1891,  to  Septem 
ber,  1892;  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  September,  1892-5.  Promoted  to 
Commander,  May,  1895;  commanding  training-ship  "Alliance,"  October, 
1895-8 ;  commanding  U.  S.  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  1898. 

Chapman  Coleman  Todd. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  October  9,  1861;  graduated  in  1866;  steam-sloop  "  Resaca,"  North 
Pacific  Fleet,  1866-8  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868;  Pacific  Fleet, 
1869.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  26,  1869.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
March  25,  1870;  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-1;  "Worcester,"  flag-ship,  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1872  ;  "Wyoming,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873  ;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  1874;  "  Pensacola,"  flag-ship  North  Pacific  Station,  1875-6  ; 
receiving-ship  •'  Franklin,"  1877-8  ;  "Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-9; 
"  Wyoming,"  Naval  Station,  Port  Royal,  1881-2  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  European 
Station,  1883-5 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1885-6.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  November,  1886;  Naval  Academy,  1886- 
89  ;  Charlestown,  special  service,  1889  to  November,  1891 ;  receiving- ship 
"Minnesota,"  November,  1891,  to  January,  1893;  Inspector  of  Ordnance 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  January,  1893-6.  Promoted  to  Commander,  May, 


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1895;  ordered  to  War  College,  June,  1896;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  No 
vember,  1896  ;  commanding  "  Wilmington,"  May,  1897,  to  present  date. 

Joseph  Newton  Hemphill. — Appointed  to  the  Naval  Academy,  Ohio. 
Entered  the  Academy  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  and  was  warranted  a  Midshipman, 
September  27,  1862;  graduated  at  Annapolis,  June,  1866;  was  ordered  to 
the  "  Tacony,"  transferred  to  the  "  Osceola  "  and  then  to  the  "  Monongahela," 
during  the  autumn  and  winter  of  1866 ;  wrecked  in  the  West  India  earth 
quake,  November,  1867,  and  brought  north  in  the  "  De  Soto,"  December, 
1867  ;  was  commissioned  an  Ensign,  March  12,  1868,  and  served  on  board 
the  "De  Soto  "-part  of  that  year;  duty  at  League  Island,  autumn  of  1868, 
and  on  the  "Kenosha,"  afterwards  the  "  Plymouth,"  from  December,  1868, 
to  July,  1873;  commissioned  Master,  March  26,  1869,  and  Lieutenant, 
March  21,  1870;  duty  at  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  as  Navigation  Officer,  1874; 
Navigator  of  the  "  Tuscarora,"  deep-sea  sounding,  1875-76 ;  Coast  Survey 
steamer  "Gedney,"  and  U.  S.  S.  "  Swatara,"  1877-8;  Washington  Navy 
Yard  and  Naval  Observatory  1879-80  ;  "  Powhatan,"  October,  1880,  to  Sep 
tember,  18>S3;  Torpedo  School  and  Washington  Gun  Factory,  1884-87; 
commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  January  26,  1887;  "Jamestown," 
December,  1887,  to  August,  1890;  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  Septem 
ber,  1890,  to  November,  1893;  commanding  "Fern,"  November,  1893-94; 
Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks,  October,  1894,  to  1898.  Promoted  to  Com 
mander,  June,  1895 ;  Bureau  of  Navigation  at  present  date. 

Abraham  Bruyn  Hasbrouck  Lillie. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  24,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  '•  Kearsarge  " 
(third-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1867-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868. 
Promoted  to  Master,  March  26,  1869.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March 
21,  1870;  "Shawmut"  (third-rate),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1871-2; 
"Brooklyn"  (second-rate),  European  Station,  1872-6;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1876-7  ;  "  Constellation  "  (training-ship)  1877-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1878-9  ;  "  Nipsic,"  special  duty,  1879-83  ;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado," 
1883-4;  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  1884-5;  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1885-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  January,  1887  ;  "  Richmond," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1886-8;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1888,  to  March, 
1892  ;  "Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  March,  1892,  to  May,  1883  ;  sick  leave, 
May,  1893,  to  October,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  October,  1893-4;  Light- 
House  Inspector.  June,  1894,  to  1897  ;  promoted  to  Commander,  September, 
1895  ;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  May,  1897  ;  commanding  training- 
ship  "  Vicksburg,"  October,  1897,  to  present  date. 

William  Thomas  Swinburne. — Born  in  Rhode  Island.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  24,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  "  Kearsarge " 
(third-rate),  Pacific  Fleet,  1867-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868  ;  to 
Master,  March  26,  1869.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1880 ; 
"  Michigan"  (fourth-rate),  1871-2  ;  "Lancaster,"  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1872-5  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1875  ;  "Hartford,"  flag-ship.  N.  A.  Station, 
1876-7  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  1879-81  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  McArthur," 
1881-3;  ."Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  March,  1887;  Naval  Academy,  1886-90;  U.  S.  S.  "Boston," 
Pacific  Station,  August,  1890,  to  April,  1893  ;  Naval  Academy,  April,  1893, 
to  July,  1897.  Promoted  to  Commander,  December  28,  1895  ;  commanding 
U.  S.  S.  "Helena,"  July  7,  1897,  to  date. 

William  Hemsley  Emory. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  23,  1862;  graduated  in  1866;  "Iroquois" 
(third-rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1867-9,  and  "Maumee,"  same  station,  1869-70. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868.  Promoted  to  Matter,  March  26,  1869. 


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Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  Naval  Observatory,  1871; 
"Constellation"  (gunnery-ship),  Washington,  1872;  "Hartford,"  flagship, 
Asiatic  Station,  1873-4;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1875-6; 
Naval  Academy,  1877-8;  "Trenton,"  European  Station,  1880-1  ;  special 
duty,  Washington,  l<*81-3  ;  temporary  command  of  "Palos,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1883;  Aide  to  the  Admiral,  1883-4;  commanding  the  "Bear,"  Greely 
Relief  Expedition,  1884;  commanding  "Despatch,"  special  service,  1885-6; 
commanding  "Thetis,"  special  service,  North  Pacific,  1886-9.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant-  Commander •,  May,  1887  ;  Naval  Attache,  London,  England,  1889, 
to  February,  1893 ;  leave  of  absence  from  February,  1893,  to  March,  1894 ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Petrel,"  March  10,  894,  to  June,  1896.  Promoted 
to  Commander,  December  29, 1895  ;  leave  of  absence,  Jun£  2, 1896  ;  "  Brook 
lyn  "  (Chief  of  Staff),  May,  18,  1897 ;  Member  Board  of  Inspection  and 
Survey,  July  19,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Yosemite" 
May,  1898. 

George  Augustus  Bicknell. — Born  in  New  Jersey,  May  15,  1846. 
Acting  Midshipman,  from  Indiana,  December  2,  1861 ;  served  as  First  Lieu 
tenant  of  a  company  in  Indiana  during  the  Morgan  raid,  until  regiment  was 
mustered  out;  graduated,  1866;  "  Iroquois,"  As'atic  Fleet,  1867-70;  at  the 
opening  of  the  Ports  Kobe  and  Osaka,  Japan,  to  trade,  in  1868 ;  in  landing 
party  repelling  attack  of  Prince  Hyzea ;  at  Yokohama  was  second  in  com 
mand  of  the  marines  of  two  ships,  on  out-post  duty,  protecting  Yokohama 
until  good  order  was  restored,  about  ten  days,  during  which  the  fleet  left. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868 ;  to  Master,  March,  1869;  to  Lieutenant, 
March  21,  1870;  to  Lieutenant-  Commander,  May,  1886.  Naval  Academy 
Instructor,  1870-1 ;  "  Worcester,"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic,  1872-5  ;  Tor 
pedo  Station,  1875;  South  Pacific  and  South  Atlantic  Stations,  1875-6 ;  flag 
ships"  Richmond  "  and  the"  Omaha,"  Navigator  of  the  "  Wachusett,"  South 
Atlantic  Station,  1879,  going  up  the  Mississippi,  one  hundred  miles  above 
Vicksburg;  Navigator  of  "Marion,"  1880-2;  cruised  from  Montevideo  to 
Heard's  Island,  about  seven  thousand  miles,  and  rescued  thirty  survivors  of 
shipwrecked  bark  "  Trinity  ;  "  inspector  of  steel  for  Advisory  Board,  at  Chester 
Rolling  Mills,  and  at  Standard  Steel  Works,  Thurlow,  Pa.  (for  Construction 
Bureau  also),  at  the  Combination  Iron  Works,  Lamokin,  Pa.,  and  at  Roach 
ship-building  works,  boiler-plates,  ship-plates,  shafting,  rivets,  for  " Chicago," 
"  Boston,"  "  Atlanta,"  and  "  Dolphin,"  and  structural  steel  shapes,  1883-6  ; 
Asiatic  Station,  Executive  Officer,  "Essex,"  1886-9;  assistant  in  equipment, 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1889,  to  May,  1891 ;  "Atlanta,"  December,  1892,  to 
July,  1893  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  July,  1893  ;  commanding  "  Fern," 
October,  1894,  to  January  10,  1896.  Promoted  to  Commander,  January  6, 
1896;  Captain  of  the  Yard,  Port  Royal  Naval  Station,  February  1,  1896; 
Inspector  Fourteenth  Light-House  District,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  date. 

Charles  T.  Hutchins. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  1,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868;  to  Master,  March  26,  1869.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  Naval  Observatory,  1871 ;  "Wyoming,"  N. 
A.  Station,  1872-4;  Coast  Survey,  1875  ;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer 
"  Endeavor,"  1875-6  ;  commanding  "  Lehigh  "  (iron-c'ad),  1876-7  ;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  1877  ;  "  Supply,"  special  service,  1877-9  ;  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  1879-80 ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  1880-1 ;  "  Lancaster,"  European 
Station,  1881-4 ;  Naval  Academy,  1884-6 ;  "  Marion,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1886-90.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1887;  commanding 
"Thetis,"  May,  1893-5  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1895;  ordered  to  command 
school-ship  "Saratoga,"  December,  1895.  Commissioned  as  Commander, 


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February,  1896-8  ;  in  charge  Fifth  Light-House  District,  Baltimore,  Md , 
April,  1898,  to  date. 

Seth  Mitchell  Ackley. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  October  4,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  "  Guerriere,"  S.  A.  Station,  1867. 
Promoted  to  Ensign  in  April,  1868 ;  "  Gettysburg,"  N.  A.  Station,  1868-9. 
Promoted  to  Master,  March  26,  1869;  "  Yantic."  N.  A.  Station,  1870-1. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  Naval  Observatory,  1872; 
"Omaha,"  S.  P.  Station,  1872-3;  S.  S.  "Onward,"  Callao,  Peru,  1874-5; 
ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1876;  receiving-ship  '•  Wyoming," 
1876-7 ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  1877  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Eagre," 
1878-80;  "  Palos,"  special  service,  1881-3;  Hydrographic  Office,  1884-6; 
"  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1887-9.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  June,  1887;  Coast  Survey  Office,  1889,  to  December,  1893;  com 
manding  "Yantic,"  S.  A  Station,  December,  1893-5.  Commissioned  as 
Commander,  June,  1896;  Light-House  Inspector,  1896-8;  Naval  Secretary 
Light-House  Board,  1898,  to  date. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Tilley. — Born  in  Rhode  Island.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  22,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship, 
European  Fleet,  1867-8  ;  steamer  "Frolic,"  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1868  ;  "  Lancaster,"  flag-ship,  S.  A.  Fleet,  1869-72.  Promoted  to  Master, 
1870,  and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "  Pensacola,"  flag-ship,  South 
Pacific  Fleet,  1873-5  ;  receiving  ship,  "  New  Hampshire,"  1875  ;  "  Hartford," 
flagship,  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7;  "Powhatan,"  flagship,  N.  A.  Station, 
1877-8;  Naval  Academy,  1879-81;  practice-steamer  "Staudish,"  1881; 
Naval  Academy,  1882  ;  "  Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882-5  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1885-9.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  September,  1887;  ordnance 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1889-90;  U.  S.  S.  "San  Francisco,"  No 
vember,  1890,  to  July,  1893;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1893,  to  1897.  Com 
missioned  Commander,  September,  1896 ;  War  College,  July,  1897  ;  com 
manding  U.  S.  S.  "  Newport,"  October,  1897,  to  date. 

Harry  Knox. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  March  2, 1863 ; 
graduated,  1867;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  1867-9.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  1868.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870 ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-72.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "  Monongahela,"  S.  A.  Station,  1873-5  ; 
Naval  Academy,  1876-9;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-82;  Naval 
Academy,  1882-6  ;  "  Boston,"  special  service,  1886-90.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant-Commander,  January,  1888;  Naval  Academy,  June,  1890-4;  com 
manding  the  "  Thetis,"  August,  1894-96  ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1896, 
to  present  date.  Commissioned  Commander,  October,  1896. 

Clifford  Hardy  West. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  and  resident  of  New  York.  Entered  U.  S.  Naval  Academy  at  New 
port,  R.  I.,  September  21,  1863.  Was  graduated  as  Midshipman  from  the 
Academy  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  June,  1867-70;  European  Station,  frigate 
"  Minnesota  ;  "  store-ship  "  Supply  ;  "  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga  ; "  frigate 
"Franklin,"  Admiral  Farragut ;  steam-sloop  "Plymouth."  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  December  18,1868;  1870-71,  duty  in  Navy  Department  Office  of 
Chief  Signal  Officer.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  21,  1870  ;  1871-73, 
steam-sloop  "  Wyoming,"  in  West  Indies  during  complications  with  Spain  as 
to  steamers  "Virginius"  and  "Edgar  Stuart."  Made  running  survey  of 
east  coast  of  Mexico.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1871  ;  1873-75, 
ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York;  1875-77,  Navigator  of  steamer 
"  Frolic."  South  Atlantic  Station  ;  1877-79,  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New 
York;  1879-83,  steam-sloop  "Alliance,"  North  Atlantic  Station;  survey  on 


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Great  Bank  of  Newfoundland,  and  Executive  Officer  during  the  search  for 
Lieutenant  De  Long  on  east  coast  of  Greenland,  Iceland  and  Spitzbergen  ; 
1883-85,  Light-House  duty,  New  York;  1885-86,  commanding  Light-House 
steamer  "  Madrono,"  New  York  to  California  ;  1886-90,  Asiatic  Station  ;  on 
staffs  of  Rear- Admirals  Chandler  and  Belknap,  frigate  "  Brooklyn;"  steam- 
sloops  "  Marion  "  and  "  Omaha,"  double-ender  "  Monocacy."  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  March  31,  1888  ;  1890,  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
New  York  ;  1890-92,  Light-House  duty,  New  York  ;  1892-93,  commanding 
Light-House  steamer  "  Columbine,"  New  York  to  Oregon ;  Light-House 
duty,  New  York,  1893-95;  ordered  to  command  "  Yantic,"  June,  1895; 
sick  leave,  August,  1895  ;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1896.  Commissioned 
Commander,  October,  1896 ;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  October, 
1896 ;  Chief  of  Staff  N.  A.  Station,  May,  1897-98  ;  duty  Camden,  N.  J.  at 
present  date. 

John  Porter  Merrell. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  20,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867,  "Ticonderoga"  and  "Franklin,"  European 
Fleet,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868;  "Plymouth,"  European  Fleet, 
December,  1868,  to  April  26, 1870 ;  signal  duty,  Washington,  May  16,  1870, 
to  July  22,  1870  ;  "  Guard,"  Fishing  Banks,  and  Darien  Expedition,  July 
22,  1870,  to  August,  1871  ;  torpedo  duty,  January  25,  1872,  to  September 
13,  1875  ;  "  Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  September  13,  1875,  to  August 
24, 1877  ;  in  charge  of  naval  ordnance  proving  grounds,  September  24, 1877, 
to  February  6,  1879  ;  "Marion,"  North  Atlantic  and  South  Atlantic  Fleets, 
February  6, 1879,  to  October  18, 1881 ;  "  Shenandoah,"  South  Atlantic  Fleet, 
October  18,  1881,  to  May  22,  1882  ;  Naval  Academy,  September  1,  1882,  to 
August,  1887  ;  flag-ships  "  Pensacola  "  and  "  Quiimebaug,"  arid  "  Lancaster," 
European  Station  (staff  of  commander  in-chief),  August  24, 1887,  to  June  24, 
1889;  Naval  Academy,  August  12,  1889,  to  June,  1893.  Promoted  to 
Master,  March,  1870;  Lieutenant.  March,  1871;  Lieutenant- Commander, 
May,  1888;  "Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1893,  to  November,  17, 
1895  ;  October  1,  1895,  to  March  5,  1896,  special  duty  as  member  of  a  com 
mission  sent  by  State  Department  to  Chengtu,  Province  of  Szechuan,  China, 
to  investigate  anti-foreign  riots  in  that  Province;  "Olympia,"  Asiatic  Station, 
November  18,  1895,  to  March  20,  1896;  special  duty,  staff  of  com mander- 
in-chief,  December  21,  1895,  to  March  20,  1896.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
November  1, 1896  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1897  ;  Naval  War  College,  New 
port,  R.  L,  1898. 

Joseph  G.  Eaton. — Born  in  Alabama.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  23,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  European  Fleet,  1867-8. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868;  "Richmond,"  European  Fleet,  1869;  Darien 
Expedition,  1869-71.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870 ;  and  commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1871  ;  ordnance  duty,  Boston,  1872;  "Dictator"  (iron-clad),  N. 
A.  Station,  1873-4  ;  special  duty,  Darien  Survey,  1874-5  ;  "  Marion,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1876-7  ;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-81  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1^81-4;  "  Ranger,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-7  ;  inspector  of  steel,  new  cruisers, 
1887-8.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1888;  Inspector  of 
Ordnance,  South  Boston  Iron  Works,  1888-90;  inspector  of  steel  at  Nashua 
Steel  Works,  October,  1890,  to  March,  1891 ;  "Monongahela,"  March,  1891, 
to  June,  1893 ;  member  steel  Inspection  Board,  June,  1893-95  ;  command 
ing  Nautical  school  ship  "  Enterprise,"  November,  1895-98.  Commissioned 
Commander,  November,  1896 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Solace,"  April,  1898. 

William  I.  Moore — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
April  12,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  "Monongahela"  (second-rate),  N.  A. 


1C**         RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF   THE   U.    5.    XAYY. 

Sianoc,  1  **>>-*  Promoted  to  Ensign  in  April,  !**>*.  Promoted  to  J/oafer, 
March  26,  1**>£ :  Pacific  Fleet.  l**>9-72.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
March  21,  1*70 ;  "  Ajax  "  iron-clad),  X.  JL  Station,  1873—4 ;  Torpedo 
Station,  1*75—6 ;  Coast  Surrey  steamer  **  Bacbe/*  1876-7 ;  commanding  C. 
S.  seiv»n«r  *•  R»=ady.~  1877-8 :  **  Marion,"  North  and  South  Atlantic, 
1878-*!  :  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  18*1-2  :  Naval  Academy,  18^2-3  ;  "  Hart 
ford,"7  Pacific  Station,  18-85-6;  "Adams/'  Pacific  Station,  18*6-8.  Pro 
moted  to  Z*«rf«»a*/-G>»»»i<fcr,  October  31, 18*8 :  Torpedo  Station,  188-8-91 ; 
Coast  Sorvey  Office.  November  19.  1*91,  to  January,  1892 ;  commanding 
Coast  Survey  steamer  ~  Patterson,"  January,  1892-5 ;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.?  June,  1895 ;  Torpedo  Station,  October,  1895.  Commis 
sioned  Commander.  November,  1896 ;  Inspector  Ordnance,  South  Bethle- 
Lenx  December,  1896 :  Equipment  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  June,  1897, 
to  <late. 

Charles  Belknap. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Entered  Naval  Academy  as 
Ifidfhipmvn,  fr*>m  Second  District,  New  York,  July,. 1864:  was  graduated, 
June.  1867  ;  "*  Minnesota,"  special  service,  July  to  September,  1867  ;  "  Ti- 
coederoga,"  European  Station,  1867-8;  "Canandaigua,"  special  service, 
1*68-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December,  1868:  receiving  ship  "  Vermont," 
April  to  June.  1869  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  "Cyane  "  and  "Resaca,"  July,  1869,  to 
November,  1*72.  Promoted  to  J/o4er.  1870,  and  to  Lieutenant,  1871 ;  Hy- 
drographic  Office,  April  to  October,  1873  ;  Naval  Academy,  1873-6  ;  Navi 
gator.  '  K^arsarsre,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1876-7  ;  Executive  **  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic 
Fleet,  1*77-9:  Naval  Academy  (Physics  and  Chemistry;,  1879-82;  Navi 
gator  •*  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1882-4  ;  Naval  Academy  (Phy- 
•ics  and  Chemistry;,  1884—5 ;  in  charge  of  buildings  and  grounds  and  assist 
ant  to  superintendent,  1885-8;  torpedo  instruction  and  in  attendance  Naval 
War  College,  18*8:  ;  Executi%'e  "  Kearsarge,"  special  service  and  North  At 
lantic  Station,  18/58—91.  Promoted  to  Lievtenant- Commander,  February, 
18*9:  Torpedo  Station,  1*91-4;  in  charge  manufacture  gun-cotton  and 
sruokefess  fx>wder,  Naval  Academy,  1894-6;  head  department  Applied 
Mathematics;  commanding  Bancroft,  European  Station,  1896-7.  Promoted 
to  Commander t  Deo^mber,  1^96  ;  Naval  Academy,  1897  to  date. 

Fernando  P.  Gilmore.  —  Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
February  2-*,  1*63;  graduated.  1867;  "Canandaigua,"  Euro^an  Fleet, 
1*67-9."  Promoted  to  Erwjn,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1869-72.  Promoted  to 
J/<M*sr,  1870;  and  commwfiioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871;  "Dictator"  ''iron 
clad;,  N.  A.  Station.  1*73  ;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  1874-6  ; 
torpedo  duty,  summer  of  1877;  Hydrographic  C>ffice,  1878-9;  "  S \vatara  " 
and  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station.  1879-82 ;  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station, 
l##-4;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-5;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1*^*5-6;  if&f&f&rr  %tf&\.  new  cnib^rs,  1886-90.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
fy/mmsmder,  March,  1889  ;  mernFjer  J^ard  Inspection,  San  Francisco,  Feb 
ruary,  1*93-5;  Naval  \Vrar  College,  June,  1895;  commanding  the  '  Yantic," 
O^o^r.  1895—97.  Commwsioned  a^  Commander,  January,  1897;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  April,  1897,  to  date. 

Eugene  Henry  Cozzens  Leutze.  —  Born  in  Prusgia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  March  4,  1863  ;  during  gurnrner  of  1864,  while  on  leave  of  absence 
from  Academy,  volunteered  for  active  ^rvice,  and  wa«  employed  on  board 
L'.  S.  S.  "  Monticello,"  Lieutenant  Williarrj  B.  Cu«hing  commanding,  on  the 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Bouadron;  graduated  in  June,  1807;  "  Minne- 
^/ta,"  "Canandaigua"  and  <; Ticonderoga,"  Eurof^ean  Fleet,  1867— 9.  Pro 
moted  />>^n,  1868;  receiving-fihip  "Vermont,"  at  New  York,  1809; 


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"Severn,"  fla,g-ship,  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1869-71;  while  attached  to  the 
"Severn,"  was  favorably  mentioned  in  an  official  report  of  Captain  Lowry 
to  Rear  Admiral  Poor,  for  coolness  and  efficiency  on  an  emergency  created 
by  the  iron-clad  "  Terror  "  running  into  the  "  Severn."  Promoted  to  Master, 
1870,  and  commissioned  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "  Worcester,"  flag-ship,  North 
Atlantic  Fleet,  1872 ;  Nicaraguan  Surveying  Expeditions,  1872-3 ;  had 
charge  of  one  of  the  surveying  parties,  and  surveyed  and  examined  the  routes 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Nicaragua,  along  the  valleys  of  the  rivers  Sopoa, 
Ochomoga  and  Gil  Gonzales ;  also  surveyed  from  the  river  Serapequi  to 
Greytown,  on  the  east  side  of  the  lake,  and  ran  the  first  straight  line  of 
twenty  miles  through  the  swamps  and  jungle  back  of  Greytown  to  the  Atlantic 
at  that  town  ;  leave  of  absence  and  Hydrographic  Office,  1873 ;  Panama 
Surveying  Expedition,  1874-5 ;  Executive  Officer,  and  in  charge  of  the 
party  surveying  the  upper  part  of  the  Chagres  River,  and  the  middle  part  of 
the  canal  route ;  "  Tuscarora,"  North  Pacific  Fleet,  1875  ;  on  special  duty  in 
charge  of  deep-sea  sounding  from  Honolulu,  Sandwich  Islands,  to  Brisbane, 
Australia;  Coast  Survey,  1876-80;  commanding  U.  S.  C  S.  "  McArthur," 
1877-80,  on  Pacific  Coast;  leave  of  absence,  1880-2;  employed  by  Tehuan- 
tepec  Railroad  Company  to  survey  and  explore  for  harbor  on  Pacific  side  of 
Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec ;  and  engaged  afterwards  in  starting  the  building  of 
a  breakwater  and  railroad  at  proposed  western  terminus  of  road ;  U.  S. 
monitor  "  Nantucket,"  1882  ;  Executive  Officer  U.  S.  S.  «  Juniata,"  1882-5  ; 
Navigator,  Persian  Gulf,  India,  and  Burmah,  Asiatic  Station,  East  Coast  of 
Africa,  and  Madagascar;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  1886-7;  in  Department  of 
Seamanship;  practice-ship  "Constellation,"  1887;  Executive  Officer,  Naval 
Academy,  1887-90  ;  head  of  Department  of  Modern  Languages.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant- Commander  in  March,  1889  ;  ordered  as  Executive  of  U.  S.  S. 
"  Philadelphia,"  1890  to  November,  1892  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  Novem 
ber,  1892,  to  April,  1896 ;  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "  Michigan,"  April, 
1896,  to  April,  1897.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  January,  1897  ;  Light 
House  Inspector,  Ninth  District,  April,  1897  ;  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S. 
"  Alert,"  December,  1897. 

Uriel  Sebree. — Born  in  Wisconsin.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July  23, 
1863  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "Canandaigua,"  European  Fleet,  1867-9.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  1868 ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1867-72.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870,  and 
commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "Dictator"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1873;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1873-6;  torpedo 
duty,  summer  of  1877  ;  C.  S.  8.  "  Bache,"  1878  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Silli- 
man,"  1879  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S. "  Gedney,"  1879-81 ;  Texas  Coast,  U.  S.  S. 
"Brooklyn,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1882;  Naval  Academy,  1*82-3;  com 
manding  U.  S.  S.  "Pinta,"  18«3 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Powhatan,"  1884;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Thetis,"  Greely  Relief  Expedition,  1884 ;  Naval  Academy,  1884-5.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March,  1889  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  Ore 
gon  and  Washington  Territory,  1885-9  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Baltimore,"  1887,  to  July, 
1893  ;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1893,  to  August,  1896  ;  commanding  "  Wheel 
ing,"  August,  1896,  to  date.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  February,  1897. 
Albert  Reynolds  Couden. — Born  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
Sept.  26,  1863;  graduated,  1867  ;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship  European  Squad 
ron,  1867-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868;  "  Plymouth,"  European  Station, 
1869-70.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870 ;  Darien  Expedition,  1871.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871;  "Wyoming,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1872-4; 
Torpedo  Station,  1874-8;  "Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878;  "Ashuelot," 
Asiatic  Station,  1878-81  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1882-8  ;  "Atlanta,"  special 


110        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

service,  1888-90.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March,  1889  ;  Bureau 
of  Ordnance,  April,  1891,  to  September,  1894;  commanding  "Pinta,"  Sep 
tember,  1894,  to  November,  1896  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Proving  Ground, 
November,  1896,  to  date.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  March,  1897. 

Edwin  C.  Pendleton. — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
October  12,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Minnesota,"  special  service,  1867-8. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868 ;  "  Onward,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1869-70.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1870;  Hydrographic  Office,  1871  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  1871;  ordnance  duty,  Washington,  1872-3;  "Congress,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1874-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1876-7 ;  Torpedo  Station, 
1877-8;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1877-9;  "Swatara," 
Asiatic  Station,  1879-82;  Naval  Observatory,  1882-6;  "Atlanta,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1886-8  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1888-93. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  August,  1889;  U.  S.  S.  "Monterey," 
Pacific  Station,  1893-5 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  October,  1895-7.  Commis 
sioned  as  Commander,  March,  1897 ;  Superintendent  Gun  Factory,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  May,  1897,  to  present  date. 

William  Swift. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  23,  1863;  graduated,  June,  1867;  flag-ship  "  Susquehanna,"  home 
station,  1867.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868 ;  "  Kearsarge,"  Pacific  Fleet, 
1868-70.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "  Iro- 
quois,"1871;  "  Canandaigua,"  1872;  "  Supply,"  1873  ;  "  Colorado,"  North 
Atlantic  Fleet,  1874-5;  "Colorado"  (receiving-ship),  1875-6;  equipment 
duty,  New  York,  1876-7;  torpedo  service,  1877;  "Plymouth,"  North 
Atlantic,  1877-9;  "Kearsarge,'  as  Navigator,  1879-80 ;  Navy  Yard,  Bos 
ton,  1880;  Navy  Yard,  New  London,  1881-3;  "  Alert/'  China,  1883-6; 
last  half  of  cruise  as  Executive ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
18S9-90.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander  in  October,  1889;  waiting 
orders,  August,  1890;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1894;  U.  S.  S  New  York, 
September,  1894;  "Indiana,"  1895-7.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  April, 
1897;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  March,  1897;  Ordnance  Officer,  New  York 
Navy  Yard,  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Henry  B.  Mansfield. — Born  in  New  York ;  sea  in  clipper-sloop 
"  Golden  State,"  Master's  Mate,  1861-2.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Febru 
ary  27,  1863;  yacht  "America,"  in  search  of  Confederate  privateers,  1863. 
Graduated,  18(37,  having  served  in  "Marion,"  "Macedonian,"  "  Winnepeg," 
and  "Minnesota;"  special  service,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868; 
"  Mohongo  "  and  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1869-70  ;  "  Eclipse,"  expedition 
to  Liberia  in  1869;  commanded  second  launch  from  "Mohican,"  in  the  ex 
pedition  which  cut  out  and  burned  the  piratical  steamer  "  Forward,"  in 
Tecupan  River,  Mexico.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870,  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant,  1871 ;  torpedo  duty,  1871  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler,"  Agassy 
Expedition,  through  Straits  of  Magellan,  1872 ;  survey  of  coast  of  Lower 
California  and  Hydrography  on  California  coast,  1873-4;  "Michigan," 
1874-5 ;  Asiatic  Squadron,  "  Yantic,"  "  Saco,"  "  Mohongo,"  and  "  Tennessee, ' 
1875-7;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1877-81;  "Constellation,"  to  Ireland, 
special  service,  1880;  commanding  C.  S.  steamer  "  Endeavor,"  1881;  com 
manding  C.  S.  steamer  "  Gedney,"  1882  ;  commanding  C.  S.  steamer  "  Bache," 
1 882-4 ;  Hydrography,  "  Jupiter  Light,"  to  Ferry  Rocks  and  west  coast  of 
Florida  ;  approaches  to  New  York  ;  "  Pensacola,"  European  Station,  1885-8  ; 
commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  hydrography,  coast  of  California,  1888-9  ; 
commanding  C.  S.  S.  "Patterson,"  general  survey  of  S.  E.  Alaska,  1889-93. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  January  3,  1890;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 


RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  TJ.    S.    NAVY.         Ill 

"  Vermont,"  January,  1893-6  ;  ordered  to  command  the  "  Fern,"  January, 
1896-7.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  May  1897 ;  Light-house  Inspector, 
April,  1897,  to  date. 

Frederick  Martin  Symonds. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  29,  1862 ;  graduated,  1867  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1867-70. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  and  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
1871;  "Tuscarora,"  surveying  duty  in  the  Pacific,  1872-5;  "Minnesota" 
(training-ship),  1876-8;  "Jamestown,"  1879-81;  training-ship  "New  Hamp 
shire,"  1882-5;  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-9;  "Michigan,"  on  the 
lakes,  1889  to  November,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 
31,  1890;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1892-4;  Inspector  Ordnance,  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  June,  1894-6  ;  commanding  the  "  Marietta,"  October, 
1896,  to  date.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  June,  1897. 

Edward  Parker  Wood. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  29, 1863  ;  graduated.  1867;  "  Minnesota,"  special  service,  1867-8. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  "  Dacotah,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-70.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1870;  Pacific  Fleet,  1871.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871; 
"  Congress,"  special  service,  Europe,  1872-4;  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-7  ; 
"Portsmouth,"  special  service,  1877-8;  "Trenton,"  European  Station,  1878-9; 
"  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1879-81 ;  Naval  Academy,  1881-4 ;  steam 
ship  "  Monongahela,"  1884-6  ;  Naval  Academy,  1886-90  ;  special  duty,  con 
nected  with  the  "Concord,"  August,  1890,  to  February,  1891.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  September  20,  1890;  U.  S.  S.  "Concord,"  N.  A. 
Station,  February,  1>91,  to  May,  1893  ;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  May,  1893-6  ; 
commanding  "  Petrel,"  Asiatic  Station,  December,  1896,  to  date.  Took  part 
in  Battle  of  Manila,  May  1. 1898.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  July,  1897. 

Walton  Goodwin.— Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
February  26,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Quinnebaug,"  S.  A.  Station,  1867- 
70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868 ;  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  1871  ;  torpedo  service,  1870-1 ;  "Terror  "  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station, 
1871-2  ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  New  York  Navy  Yard,  1872  ;  "  Benicia," 
N.  P.  Station,  1872-5  ;  "  Passaic"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1876-7  ;  in  com 
mand  of  "Passaic"  from  July  3,  1876,  to  November  20,  1876;  "Enter 
prise,"  1877-8 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1878-9  ; 
"  Trenton,"  European  Station,  1879-81 ;  Naval  Academy,  1881-5  ;  "  Adams," 
Pacific  Station,  1885-9  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1889  to  September,  1892.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant  Commander,  October  1,  1890;  IT.  S.  S.  "Lancaster," 
Asiatic  Station,  September,  1892,  to  1894.  Leave  of  absence  June,  1894 ; 
ordered  to  Naval  Observatory  August,  1894,  to  present  date  (May,  1898). 
Commissioned  as  Commander,  August,  1897. 

Albert  Ross. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July 
23,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Minnesota,"  special  service,  1867-8.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1868;  "  Powhatan,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to 
Master,  1870  ;  retired,  1871 ;  "  Wachusett,"  1873  ;  "  Ossipee,"  1874  ;  restored 
to  active  list,  1874.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "Worcester,"  flag 
ship,  N.  A.  Station,  1874-5  ;  special  duty,  Annapolis,  1876  ;  "  Passaic  "  (iron 
clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1876-7;  commanding  "Wyandotte,"  Washington, 
1877-8;  "Portsmouth,"  special  service,  1878-82;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1882-3;  "  Miantonomah,"  1883;  torpedo  instruction,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1883; 
Naval  Academy,  1883-6  ;  "Alert,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-9;  torpedo  instruc 
tion,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1889;  "Pensacola,"  1889,  to  May,  1890;  training-ship, 
"Jamestown,"  May,  1890,  to  December,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  December  5,  1890 ;  Naval  Academy,  December,  1892,  to  1898. 


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Commissioned  as  Commander,  August,  1897  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Alli 
ance,"  February,  1898,  to  date. 

Richardson  Clover. — Entered  Naval  Academy,  July,  1863  ;  graduated, 
June,  186  i"  ;  frigate  "Susquehanna,"  West  Indies,  June,  1867,  to  January, 
1868.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  18, 1868  ;  flag-ship  "  Albany,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  March,  1868,  to  October,  1869  ;  Naval  Observatory,  Octo 
ber,  1869,  to  March,  1870.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  21, 1870;  instruction 
in  signal  duty,  at  Fort  Myer,  from  March  to  July,  1870 ;  "  Michigan,"  on 
lakes,  July,  1870,  to  January,  1871.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  21, 
1871  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  January,  1871,  to  February, 
1874  ;  "Michigan,"  on  lakes,  April  to  May,  1874  ;  "  Hassler,"  Coast  Survey, 
Pacific  Coast,  June,  1874,  to  October,  1877  ;  Hydrographic  office,  Washing 
ton,  January  to  February,  1878 ;  "  Wyoming,"  as  Navigator,  European 
Station,  February,  1878,  to  June,  1881  ;  Coast  Survey  office,  Washington, 
1881-2;  commanding  Coast  Survey  schooner  "  Palinurus,"  1882-3,  survey 
Long  Island  Sound ;  special  duty,  1882-3,  superintending  construction  of 
steamer  "Patterson,"  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer 
"Patterson,"  March,  1884,  to  March,  1886,— season  of  1884 from  New  York 
to  San  Francisco  ;  1885-6,  in  charge  of  survey  of  Southeast  Alaska  ;  March, 
1886,  granted  one  year's  leave,  with  permission  to  go  abroad;  June  to  Sep 
tember,  1887,  Torpedo  Station,  Newport;  September,  1887,  to  January,  1888, 
in  attendance  at  Naval  War  College ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Pensacola,"  as  Navigator, 
North  Atlantic  Station,  March  6,  1888  ;  transferred  to  "  Dolphin,"  as  Execu 
tive,  December  1,1888  ;  1888,  cruise  round  the  world  ;  detached,  December  1, 
1889  ;  Hydrographer,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  Washington,  December,  1889, 
to  June,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  May  19,  1891 ;  Member 
of  "  Pythian  Board  "  on  reorganization  of  the  Navy  ;  Executive,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Chicago,"  European  Station,  from  March  24,  1874,  to  May,  1895  ;  on  duty 
at  Navy  Department,  Board  revising  Naval  Regulations,  December  6, 1895 ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Dolphin,"  from  April  30,  1896,  to  May,  1897.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  September  14,  1897  ;  Chief  of  the  office  of  Naval  In 
telligence,  from  November  15,  1897,  to  April  30,  1898  ;  Member  of  War  and 
Strategy  Board  from  March  15  to  April  30,  1898;  commanding  U.  S.  S. 
"  Bancroft"  from  May  1,  1898,  to  date. 

James  M.  Miller. — Born  in  Missouri.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  21,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Minnesota,"  special  cruise,  1867-8. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868;  "Jamestown,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  1870;  "Kansas,"  T.  and  D.  Expedition,  1870-2.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871;  special  duty,  Washington,  1873;  "  Monon- 
gahela,"  S.  A.  Station,  1873-5  ;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Squadron, 
1875-7;  Naval  Academy,  1876-80;  training-ship  "Constitution,"  1880-81  ; 
training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1881-2 ;  "  Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-4  ; 
"  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-5  ;  special  torpedo  service,  1885 ; 
Naval  Academy,  1885-8;  "Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1888-91;  ordnance 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  August,  1891,  to  August,  1892.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant- Commander,  May  29,  1891  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic 
Station,  August  2,  1892,  to  June,  1895;  ordered  to  U.  S.  receiving-ship, 
"  Vermont,"  January,  1896  ;  ordered  to  command  "  Yantic,"  December,  1896 
-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July,  1897.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  Sep 
tember,  1897  ;  ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "  Merrimac,"  April,  1898. 

Frederick  May  Wise. — Born  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Entered  the  ser 
vice  as  Master's  Mate,  in  the  U.  S.  Gunboat  Flotilla,  Western  Waters,  Janu 
ary  1,  1862.  Staff  duty  on  headquarters'  boat,  Cairo,  111.  Ordered  to  U. 


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S.  gunboat  "  Lexington,"  February  25,  1862,  for  the  expedition  up  Tennes 
see  Rwr.  In  action  at  Pittsburgh  Landing,  Tenn.,  March  2,  1802,  between 
the  gunboats  and  Confederate  battery.  In  the  demonstration  by  the  Flotilla 
under  Flag-Officer  Foote  against  the  batteries  at  Columbus,  Ky.,  March  4, 
1862.  In  the  "Lexington  "  at  the  battle  of  Pittsburgh  Landing  (or  Shiloh), 
April  6  and  7,  1862,  and  of  Fort  St.  Charles,  White  River,  Ark,  June  17, 
1862,  between  the  Flotilla  under  Captain  A.  H.  Kilty,  U.  S.  N ,  and  Con- 
federates  under  Captain  Jos.  E.  J&ry,  C.  S.  N.  (former  Lieutenant,  U  S.  N.), 
and  where  the  "Mound  City  "  was  struck  by  a  shell,  killing  125  out  of  crew 
of  150.  Detached  from  "  Lexington,"  July,  1862,  and  to  ordnance  duty, 
Cairo,  and  recruiting  service,  Chicago.  En  tend  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy 
as  Midshipman,  September,  1862,  resigning  from  the  Volunteer  Navy./!  Grad 
uated,  June,  1867.  Ordnance  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  N.  H.  To  flagship  "  Pis- 
cataqua,"  October,  1867,  and  as  Aide  to  Rear  Admiral  Rowan,  commanding 
Asiatic  Station.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  January,  1869.  Returned  to  the 
United  States  in  "Iroquois,"  April,  1870.  Promoted  to  Master,  April,  1870  ; 
to  "Sheiiandoah,"  European  Squadron,  July,  1870,  and  to  "  Guerriere," 
September,  1870.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March,  1872,  and  ordered  to  the 
"Frolic,"  Port  Admiral's  flagship,  New  York  Station,  and  as  Flag- Lieuten 
ant  to  Vice- Admiral  Rowan  ;  to  flagship  "  Worcester,"  North  Atlantic 
Squadron,  August,  1875,  and  to  flagship  "  Hartford,"  January,  1876  ;  to 
Naval  Academy,  August,  1877;  to  "Despatch"  (special  service),  Septem 
ber,  1880  ;  to  Naval  Academy,  August,  1883 ;  to  flagship  "  Lancaster," 
South  Atlantic  and  European  Stations,  September,  1887  ;  to  Navy  Depart 
ment,  October,  1889,  and  as  Superintendent  Naval  War  Record  Office, 
March,  1890.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1891 ;  to  training 
ships  "  Monongahe.a "  and  "  Essex,"  June,  1893-6  ;  to  Steel  Inspection 
Board,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  as  member,  February,  1896  ;  to  Naval 
Academy,  July,  1896,  to  date.  Promoted  to  Commander,  November  7,  1896. 

John  Van  Benthuysen  Bleecker. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  October  9,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867 ;  "  Minnesota,"  special 
cruise,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensiyn,  1868  ;  "Congress,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1869- 
72.  Promoted  to  Matter,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871 ;  torpedo 
service,  1873;  "Colorado,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-4;  "Frolic,"  S.  A.  Station, 
1875-7;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1877-8;  Naval  Academy,  1878-81; 
training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1881 ;  training-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1881-2  ; 
"Kearsarge,"  N  A.  Station,  1882-3;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1888-4 ; 
"  Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-7  ;  inspector  of  steel,  new  cruisers,  1887-8  ; 
receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1888-9;  Torpedo  Station,  1889-90; 
"Essex,"  S.  A.  Station,  April,  1890,  to  August,  1893.  Promoted  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  June  30,  1891;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  August,  1893-94; 
ordered  to  Naval  War  College,  June,  1894-96  ;  ordered  to  the  "  San  Fran 
cisco,"  June,  1896-97.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  December,  1897  ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Bancroft,"  January,  1898,  to  April,  1898. 

Dennis  Walbach  Mullan.— Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from 
Kentucky,  September  21,  1860  ;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  October  1,  1863  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Monongahela,"  AVest 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  attacks  with  various  batteries  on  Texas 
coast,  1863-4 ;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864 ;  two  attacks  on  Fort 
Morgan,  August,  1864 ;  present  at  surrender  of  Fort  Morgan  ;  steamer 
"  Malvern,"  N.  A.  Station,  1865  ;  steamer  "  Mohongo,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1865-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  November  10,  1865  ;  steam-sloop  "  De  Soto," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February 
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21,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  12,  1868;  while 
attached  to  North  Atlantic  ("  De  Soto  ")  selected  by  Commodore  Charles  8. 
Boggs  to  command  steamer  "  Glasgow,"  then  at  Fenscola  Navy  Yard,  to  co 
operate  with  him  in  suppressing  an  expedition  against  Mexico,  and  then  fit 
ting  out  in  New  Orleans  ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1868-71 ;  present  at 
the  two  attacks  with  the  batteries  on  the  river  in  Corea,  on  June  1  and  10, 
1871;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1872-3;  "Saco,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1873-6;  navigation  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1877-8 ;  attached  to 
the  "  Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  as  Executive-Officer  in  1879-81 ;  while  at 
tached  to  the  "Adams"  was  detailed  to  accompany  the  Staff  of  General 
Baquedano,  the  Chilian  Commauder-in-Chief,  in  his  operations  against  Lima, 
Peru  ;  was  present  in  all  the  engagements  at  Chorillos,  Miraflores,  and  other 
places  near  Lima ;  made  a  report  of  these  operations  to  the  Navy  Depart 
ment.  Promoted  to  Commander,  July  3,  1882  ;  in  command  of  the  iron-clad 
fleet  of  seven  ships  at  City  Point,  James  River,  Virginia,  1884-7  ;  ordered 
to  command  the  U.  S.  ship  "  Nipsic  "  on  October  1, 1887,  and  took  her  via  the 
Straits  of  Magellan  to  the  Pacific  Fleet,  in  command  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Nip- 
sic  "  at  Samoan  Islands  during  the  troublous  times  with  the  Germans,  and 
also  during  his  stay  there  gave  protection  to  Mr.  John  C.  Klein,  the  corres 
pondent  of  New  York  World  and  Associated  Press — (the  Germans  wished 
him  to  be  sent  on  board  the  German  man-of-war  "Adler,"  the  flag-ship, 
there  to  be  tried  by  court-martial  for  an  alleged  offense,  etc.)  ;  in  command 
of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Nipsic  "  during  the  great  Samoan  hurricane  of  March  16, 
1889  ;  "  Nipsic  "  only  American  man-of-war  that  was  saved  ;  leave  of  ab 
sence,  fall  of  1889  and  winter  of  1890;  Light-House  Inspector,  January, 
1891,  to  date.  For  the  part  he  took  in  the  Samoan  complications  and  during 
the  hurricane,  he  received  complimentary  resolutions  from  the  Annapolis 
City  Council.*  In  1894,  1895  and  1896,  in  command  of  the  "Mohican" 
and  "Marion,"  Pacific  Station ;  in  command  of  the  Penscola  Navy  Yard  in 
1896-97. 

Andrew  Dunlap. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
April  23,  1862  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "Minnesota,"  special  cruise,  1867-8.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  "  Jamestown,"  Pacific  Fleet,  186&-70.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1870  ;  and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "  Worcester,"  flag 
ship,  N.  A  Fleet,  1871-4  ;  receiving-ship  "Sabine,"  1874-6  ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1877-8;  "  Powhattan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-81;  Torpedo  Station, 
1881  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1881-2  ;  Assistant  to  Light- 
House  Inspector,  1882-3  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  European  Station,  1883-4  ;  "Lan 
caster,"  European  Station,  1884-6  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  1887-9;  "Dolphin,"  N.  A.  Station,  1889  to  June,  1891;  U  S.  S. 
"  Bennington,"  S.  A  Station,  June,  1891,  to  August,  1893.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  August  2,  1891  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  August, 
1893,  to  May,  1896  ;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Blake,"  May,  1896, 
to  April,  1898.  Commissioned  Commander,  March,  1898. 

Richard  Rush. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  23,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867;  "Minnesota,"  special  cruise,  1867-8. 
Promoted  to  Entign,  1868  ;  "Mohongo,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-70.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1870  ;  and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871 ;  Coast  Survey, 
1871-4;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1875-6  ;  "  Vandalia,"  European  Squad 
ron,  1876-8  ;  Naval  Academy,  1879-82  ;  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-6  ; 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  1886-9  ;  training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1889-92.  Pro- 

*The  Legislature  of  Maryland,  in  its  session  of  1890,  presented  him  with  a  gold 
chronometer  watch  in  appreciation  of  his  conduct  during  the  Samoan  complications. 


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moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  September  27,  1891 ;  Superintendent  Naval 
War  Records,  May,  1893,  to  April,  1897;  commanding  "  Michigan,"  April 
5,  1897;  waiting  orders,  February,  1898  Promoted  to  Commander,  April, 
1898  ;  commanding  U.  S  S.  "  Armeria,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Edward  Hickman  Gheen. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  24,  1862;  graduated,  1867;  flag-ship  "Delaware," 
Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  18,  1868;  to 
Master,  March  21,  1870;  signal  duty,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1871.  Promoted 


receiving-ship  "  Potomac  "  and  training-ship  "  Constitution,"  1875-6 ;  "Al 
liance,"  European  Station,  1877-9 ;  League  Island,  1880 ;  Torpedo  Sta 
tion,  1881;  flag-ship  "Tennessee,"  1882-^3;  Naval  Academy,  1883-7; 
"  Constellation,"  practice  cruise,  1884;  "  Yantic."  as  Executive,  1887-90; 
Inspector  of  Steel,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  October,  1890,  to  May,  1891 ;  charge 
Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Philadelphia,  May,  1891,  to  April,  1893  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  October  2,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  April,  1893,  to  October,  1894;  Executive  of  "  Miantonomah,"  Octo 
ber  to  December,  and  of  "  Minneapolis,"  December,  1894-6 ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  December,  1896,  to  date.  Commissioned  Commander,  April,  1898. 

Wells  Laflin  Field. — Born  in  Missouri.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
November  26,  1862;  graduated,  1867;  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  to  Master,  1«70.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871 ; 
next  attached  to  the  store-ship  "  Supply,"  and  sailed  in  her  when  she  took 
provisions  to  France  after  the  Franco-Prussia  war,  leaving  New  York  in 
March,  1871,  and  returning  in  July ;  in  September,  joined  the  Coast  Survey 
steamer  "A.  D.  Bache,"  and  detached  in  February,  1872;  in  March,  1872, 
•went  with  a  draft  of  men  via  Panama,  to  Mare  Island  ;  joined  the  "  Lacka- 
wanna,"  and  sailed  in  her  for  a  second  cruise  in  China,  returning  in  Novem 
ber,  1873  ;  in  March,  1874,  joined  the  "  Franklin  "  at  Key  West,  and  made 
a  cruise  in  Europe  on  her,  returning  in  December,  1876  ;  then  on  Light 
house  duty  at  Tompkinsville,  Staten  Island,  until  July,  1880 ;  in  November, 
1879,  was  placed  in  command  of  the  Light-house  steamer  "  Manzanita,"  and 
took  her  to  San  Francisco,  returning  to  Light-house  duty  until  the  following 
July,  1880;  then  went  to  China,  as  the  Flag-Lieutenant  of  Admiral  Clitz,, 
remaining  in  the  same  position  with  Admiral  Crosby ;  returned  in  March, 
1884 ;  then  to  duty  in  the  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  in  New  York,  until 
April,  1886;  then  to  the  "St.  Mary's,"  until  April,  1889;  then  the  summer 
at  the  Torpedo  School,  Newport,  R.  I. ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Minnesota," 
September  2o,  1893,  to  March,  1894 ;  commanding  Naval  School-ship  "  St. 
Mary's,"  March  10,  1894,  to  June,  1897  ;  June  18,  1897,  Recruiting  Officer, 
New  York,  and  in  charge  third  "  Mosquito  Fleet  "  District  to  date.  Pro 
moted  to  Commander,  April,  1898. 

Harrison  Gray  Otis  Colby. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  the 
United  States  Naval  Academy,  December,  1862;  while  on  leave  from  the 
Naval  Academy  in  1865  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "Dakota"  as  a  Ward 
room  Officer,  had  charge  of  the  forward  nine-inch  guns  ;  cruised  for  Confed 
erate  Privateers,  who  were  burning  vessels  near  the  New  England  coast ; 
made  several  practice  cruises  as  a  Midshipman  during  the  war,  in  vessels  pre 
pared  to  engage  Confederate  vessels  ;  was  graduated  from  the  Naval  Acad 
emy  in  1867,  and  ordered  to  the  flagship  "  Piscataqua,"  Admiral  Rowan, 
Asiatic  Squadron,  and  January,  1868,  went  to  China;  came  home  from 


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China  in  the  "  Iroquois  "  and  was  promoted  to  Ensign  in  December,  1^68 ; 
in  1870  was  oidered  to  the  yacht  "America"  as  Executive  Officer,  when  she 
took  part  in  the  Intei national  Eaces  with  the  "Cambria;"  was  in  command 
of  the  "America"  for  a  short  time.  On  the  21st  of  March,  1870,  \\as  pro 
moted  to  Master ;  1870-1  was  on  duty  at  the  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Mass. ;  in 
1871  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  IS.  "Worcester,"  taking  provisions  to  the 
French  people  from  the  citizens  of  Boston  March  21,  1871,  was  promoted 
to  Lieutenant;  was  detached  fiom  duty  on  the  "Worcester"  and  oidered  to 
the  "Congress,'-  N.  A  Squadron;  was  detached  from  the  "Congress"  and 
ordered  to  the  "bhenandoah,"  European  Squadron;  detached  from  the 
"Shenandoah"  and  ordered  to  the  "Plymouth;"  detached  from  the  "Ply 
mouth  "  and  ordered  to  the  "  Wabash,"  flagship,  European  Squadron,  Bear- 
Admiral  Alden  ;  torpedo  duty,  1874 ;  1874-5  was  in  charge  of  one  of  the 
parties  on  Surveying  Expedition  to  Panama  under  Commander  Lull ;  was 
ordered  to  the  U.  8.  S.  "  Tennessee,"  flagship,  Asiatic  Squadron,  Bear-Ad 
miral  Beynolds,  and  went  to  China  ;  was  Naval  Attache  United  States  Cen 
tennial  Commission  in  Philadelphia  in  1876;  1876-7  was  attached  to  the 
Naval  Observatory  at  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Marion,"  and  served  in  her  until  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  flagship  "  Tren 
ton,"  doing  duty  as  Flag  Lieutenant  to  Bear- Admiral  Le  Boy  ;  1880-2  com- 
mandtd  the  U.  S  Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey  schooner  "Eagre;"  was 
ordered  from  the  "  Eagre  "  as  Executive  officer  of  the  training-ship  "  Sara 
toga  "  in  1882  ;  served  in  her  until  1885,  when  he  was  ordered  for  duty  as 
Assistant  Inspector  of  the  Second  Lijrht-House  District;  in  April,  1889,  was 
ordered  as  Executive  Officer  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Yorktown ; "  commanded  the 
"  Yorktown  "  during  the  last  three  months  in  the  absence  of  the  commanding 
officer ;  in  August,  1891,  was  ordered  to  Washington  in  the  office  of  the 
Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Navy  to  organize  the  Naval  Militia  of  the  United 
States.  On  November  20,  1891,  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander ; 
in  December,  1891,  was  ordered  as  Assistant  to  the  Inspector  of  the  Second 
Light-House  District;  in  June,  1895,  was  ordered  to  command  of  U.  S. 
Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey  steamer  "Blake;"  April,  1896,  was  appointed 
Hydrographic  Inspector  U.  S.  Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey  at  Washington, 
D.  C. ;  January,  1897,  was  ordered  for  duty  as  Inspector  of  the  Second 
Light-House  District,  in  which  duty  he  is  at  present  engaged  ;  sea  service  to 
date,  eighteen  years.  Promoted  to  Commander,  April,  1898. 

Leavitt  Curtis  Logan — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Feb 
ruary  26,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "Minnesota,"  special  cruise,  1867-8.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-70.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870  ; 
and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871;  January  to  September,  1871,  special 
duty  at  Navy  Department ;  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1871-3  ; 
torpedo  duty,  1874;  "Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1875-7;  Naval 
Academy,  1877-80;  "Powhatan,"  special  service,  1880-1;  training-ship 
"  Portsmouth,"  1881-3 ;  training-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  1883-4 ;  Naval 
War  College,  1884-7  ;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1887-9 ;  Becorder  Board 
Inspection,  1889,  to  November,  1892  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
December  16,  1891 ;  "  Philadelphia,"  Pacific  Station,  November,  1892,  to 
November,  1894.  January,  1895,  to  March,  1898,  serving  on  board  U.  S. 
Training-Ship  "  Constitution  ; "  March  2,  1898,  ordered  as  Bepresentative 
of  the  Navy  Department  at  Trans-Mississippi  and  International  Exposition 
at  Omaha.  Promoted  to  Commander,  May,  1898  ;  ordered  in  May,  1898,  to 
command  U.  S.  S.  "Armeria." 


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COMMANDERS  ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

Retired  on  attaining  the  age  of  sixty-two. 

Francis  M.  Green. — Born  in  Massachusetts,  February  23,1835;  in 
merchant  service,  1854-61.  Appointed  from  Massachusetts,  June  18,  1861 
entered  the  service  as  Acting  Master,  in  the  volunteer  navy,  June  18,  1861 
attached  to  sloop  "Vincennes,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2 
passes  of  the  Mississippi ;  steam-sloop  "  Oneida,"  and  commanding  steamer 
"  Commodore,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863.  Promoted  to  Acting 
Volunteer  Lieutenant,  April  21,  1864;  steam-frigate  "Niagara,"  special  ser 
vice,  1864 ;  commanding  steamer  "  Louisiana,"  Sounds  of  North  Carolina, 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864  ;  commanding  steamer  "  Boxer," 
1865;  capture  of  Fort  Fisher;  steamer  "Florida,"  North  Atlantic  Squad 
ron,  1866  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1867  ;  steam-sloop  "  Guerriere," 
flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenont- 
Commnnder,  U.  S.  Navy,  December  18,  1868  ;  steamers  "  Wasp"  and  "  Kan 
sas,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1869;  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  1869-70; 
"Severn"  (second-rate),  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1870-1  ;  tor 
pedo  service,  1872 ;  commanding  "Fortune"  (fourth-rate),  North  Atlantic 
Station;  special  surveying  service,  1873-4;  Hydrographic  Office,  1875; 
commanding  "  Gettysburg"  (fourth-rate),  1875—6;  special  astronomical  ser 
vice,  Hydrographic  Office,  1876-8 ;  commanding  "  Guard,"  special  astrono 
mical  service,  1877-9  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1879-81  ;  commanding  "  Palos," 
Asiatic  Station,  special  astronomical  duty,  1881-3.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
July,  1883 ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1883-5 ;  commanding  "  Yantic," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1885-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1888-9  ;  command 
ing  "Saratoga"'  school-ship,  1889,  to  February,  1893;  Light-House  Inspec 
tor,  September,  1893,  to  January,  1897.  Retired  February  23,  1897. 

Edward  Hooker. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  from  Rhode  Island, 
July  19,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Acting  Master;  attached  to  steamer 
"Louisiana,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron;  severely  wounded,  October  5,  1861  ; 
the  first  Acting  Master  wounded  in  the  war  ;  Burnside  Expedition  to  Sounds 
of  North  Carolina,  1862  ;  while  Executive  Officer  of  the  "  Louisiana,"  in  the 
absence  of  the  commanding  officer,  fought  the  ship  at  Washington,  N.  C  , 
September  5,  1862.  Promoted  to  Acting  Volunteer  Lieutenant  from  Septem 
ber  5,  1862,  for  "gallantry  in  action;"  commanding  steamer  ':  Victoria," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3 ;  commanding  division  of  Po 
tomac  Flotilla  upon  Rappahannock  River,  1863-5.  Promoted  to  Acting 
Volunteer  Lieutenant- Commander,  January  20,1865;  Naval  Store-keeper, 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1865-7;  commanding  store-ship  "Idaho"  and 
steamer  "  Unadilla,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  in  regular  naval  service,  December  18,  1868  ;  Inspector 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1870-3 ;  senior  Line  Officer,  Naval  Station,  League 
Island,  1873-5 ;  Assistant  Light-House  Inspector,  Third  District,  1875-7 ; 
Second  Line  Officer,  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1877-84.  Commissioned 
as  (  ommander,  February  9, 1884;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1884;  retired, 
December  25,  1884. 

Thomas  Nelson. — Born  at  Sea.  Appointed  from  Pennsylvania,  Janu 
ary  1,  1862  ;  entered  the  service  as  A cting  Master's  Mate;  attached  to  the 
steamer  "Currituck,"  Potomac  Flotilla,  1862-4,  co-operating  with  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac.  Promoted  to  Acting  Ensign,  November,  1862 ;  tempo 
rarily  detached  from  the  "  Currituck,"  and  ordered  to  duty  as  Signal  Officer 


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of  the  steamer  "  Wachusett,"  on  a  passage  from  Philadelphia  to  Port  Royal, 
S.  C.,  having  the  iron-clad  "Sangamon"  in  tow,  January,  1864;  on  arrival 
at  Port  Royal,  returned  to  duty  on  board  the  "Currituck  ; "  steamer  "Com 
modore  Read,"  February,  1864,  to  June,  1864  ;  commanded  the  steamer 
"Dragon,"  Potomac  Flotilla,  from  June  1,  1864,  to  October  8,  1864;  com 
manded  the  steamer  "  Mercury,"  blockade  duty  at  the  Great  Yeocomico 
River  and  adjoining  creeks  of  Virginia,  from  October  8,  1864,  to  January 
27,  1865,  keeping  in  check  the  Home  Guards  and  Chesapeake  Bay  pirates. 
Promoted  to  Acting  Master,  March  27,  1865 ;  commanding  the  steamer 
"  Cceur  de  Lion""  until  the  close  of  the  war ;  Navy  Department,  1865-6  ; 
steamer  "  Don,"  as  Navigator,  January,  1866,  to  August  7,  1866 ;  steamer 
"  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Squadron,  August  7,  1866,  to  October,  1867  ;  steamer 
"Penobscot,"  West  India  Squadron,  as  Navigator,  December  9, 1867,  to  July 
9,  1869.  Commissioned  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
December  18,  1868;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  Hampshire,"  as  Executive  Officer,  from 
September,  1869,  to  August,  1870.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Cowman dtr, 
January  25,  1870  ;  "Saco,"  1870-3  ;  commanding  U.  S.  store-ship  "Idaho," 
Yokohama,  1873-4 ;  leave,  Europe,  1874  ;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European 
Squadron,  1875-6  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1877-80;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1881-3  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1883-4;  commanding  "  Palos,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1884-7.  Promoted  to  Commander,  December,  1886;  Mare  Island 
Navy  Yard,  1888,  to  March,  1892;  commanding  "Adams,"  March,  1892, 
to  April,  1894;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Portsmouth  Navy  Yard,  N.  H., 
1895-6  ;  retired,  December  5,  1896. 

Charles  A.  Schetky. — Native  of  Pennsylvania.  Entered  the  naval 
service,  June,  1863,  as  Acting  Ensign ;  served  as  Executive-Officer  on  board 
U.  S  gunboat  "  New  Era  "  (No.  7),  Mississippi  Squadron,  until  close  of  the 
war  ;  was  present  at,  and  took  part  in,  defence  of  Fort  Pillow,  Tenn ,  when 
that  place  was  assaulted  by  rebel  forces,  commanded  by  General  Forrest,  and 
after  being  taken,  under  cover  of  a  flag  of  truce,  the  Union  forces  who  fell 
into  the  hands  of  the  assailants  were  brutally  massacred  ;  July,  1865,  to  De 
cember,  1865,  on  duty  at  Jefferson  Reserve,  receiving  and  storing  ordnance 
and  equipments  from  the  Mississippi  Squadron ;  March,  1866,  to  April,  1867, 
U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Potomac,"  Pensacola,  Florida,  1867,  to  September, 
1868,  U.  S.  S.  "  Nebraska,"  North  Atlantic  Station.  March,  1868,  com 
missioned  as  Master  in  regular  navy.  December,  1868,  commissioned  as 
Lieutenant;  April,  1869,  to  February,  1879,  U.  S.  monitor  "Saugus,"  N.  A. 
Station;  May,  1870,  to  August,  1871,  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Vermont;" 
September,  1871,  to  February,  1872,  U.  S.  store-ship  "Pawnee,"  Pensacola, 
Florida;  March  to  July,  1872,  on  survey  for  inter-oceanic  canal,  in  Nicara 
gua;  November,  1872,  to  July,  1873,  Navigator  of  U.  S.  S.  "Wyoming,"  on 
survey  of  east  coast  of  Mexico  ;  November,  1873,  to  November,  1874,  U.  S. 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  New  York  ;  November,  1874,  to  August,  1875, 
Executive  of  U.  S.  S.  "  Tuscarora,"  North  Pacific  Station  ;  August,  1875,  to 
August,  1876,  U.  S.  training  ship  "Portsmouth,"  as  Executive ;  November, 
1876,  to  July,  1877,  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Independence;"  July,  1877,  to 
January,  1878,  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Constitution,"  as  Executive.  Decem 
ber,  1877,  promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander  ;  January,  1878,  to  November, 
1885,  Executive-Officer  of  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "St  Louis,"  League  Island, 
Pennsylvania  ;  November,  1885,  to  September,  1886,  commanding  IT.  S. 
receiving-ship  "St.  Louis;"  leave  of  absence,  October,  1886.  September, 
1887,  promoted  to  Commander,  and  retired  March,  1889. 


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John  K.  Winn. — Born  in  Massachusetts,  August  31,  1833  ;  educated  in 
public  schools  and  left  school  at  an  early  age  ;  some  years  later  entered  the 
merchant  service,  engaged  principally  in  the  East  India  and  Brazilian  trades  ; 
at  breaking  out  of  war  was  chief  mate.  In  August,  1861,  enlisted  for  one  year 
in  the  U.  S.  Navy  and  served  in  various  petty  offices  on  board  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Ino,"  then  searching  for  the  Confederate  steamer  "  Sumter."  In  July,  1862, 
was  discharged  and  in  September  was  appointed  Acting  Master' a  Mate,  U.  S. 
N.,  and  placed  on  temporary  duty  on  the  "  Macedonian  "  at  Boston  ;  assisted  in 
taking  the  "  Santee  "  from  Boston  to  Newport,  R.  I.,  for  use  at  the  Naval  School' 
there ;  was  afterwards  detailed  and  acted  as  watch  and  division  officer  on 
board  the  "  McDonough,"  which  served  in  the  inland  waters  near  Charleston, 
S.  C.  ;  was  present  during  the  whole  siege  of  that  place,  afid  was  on  detached1 
duty  as  scout  about  the  harbor,  serving  part  of  the  time  with  army  officers. 
June,  1863,  promoted  to  Acting  Ensign.  August,  1*64,  promoted  to  Acting 
Master,  and  in  September  was  detached  from  "  McDonough,"  and  reported 
for  duty  on  board  iron-clad  "Nantucket;  "  in  October  was  detached  sick  and 
ordered  North  ;  in  November  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Bat,"  as  Executive 
Officer ;  served  in  her  in  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron  ;  while  attached  to 
this  vessel  she  was  detailed  as  convoy  to  the  steamer  "  Kiver  Queen,"  which 
took  President  Lincoln  to  City  Point,  Va.,  and  Avas  present  with  him  when  he 
entered  Richmond  after  the  surrender,  then  convoyed  him  on  his  return  to 
Washington  only  two  days  previous  to  his  assassination.  The  "  Bat  "  also 
had  the  honor  of  returning  to  Newberne,  carrying  back  General  Sherman 
and  his  staff  after  the  memorable  midnight  visit  to  General  Grant.  May, 
1865,  detached  from  "  Bat,"  at  Washington,  and  ordered  to  "  Seneca,"  at 
Norfolk,  and  later,  in  the  month  of  June,  was  detached  and  granted  leave 
preparatory  to  honorable  discharge,  but,  on  June  28,  was  ordered  to  "  Inde 
pendence,"  at  Mare  Island.  August,  1865,  promoted  to  Acting  Volunteer 
Lieutenant',  detached  from  "Independence,"  and  ordered  to  duty  on  "Sara- 
nac,"  and  was  returned  to  duty  on  "  Independence,"  October,  1867  ;  in 
November  ordered  to  the  "  Newberne,"  and  in  March,  1868,  transferred,  with 
officers  and  crew,  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Gettysburg  ;  "  June  25,  received  com 
mission  as  Master  in  Regular  Navy,  and  immediately  promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
having  fulfilled  the  requirements  as  to  length  of  service.  The  "  Gettysburg  " 
was  attached  to  the  West  India  Squadron,  and  detailed  to  make  deep-sea 
soundings  from  the  south  side  of  Cuba  to  Jamaica  and  Aspinwall  for  tele 
graph  cable,  and  also  assisted  in  laying  cable  from  Key  West  to  Havana ; 
was  put  out  of  commission  at  New  York,  November,  1&69,  and  granted  leave 
for  two  months ;  January,  1870,  ordered  to  "  Yantic,"  at  New  York,  and  fitted 
out  for  taking  deep-sea  soundings  for  the  first  cable  connecting  the  West  India 
Islands  and  South  America  (Demerara)  ;  afterward  employed  mostly  about 
San  Domingo  during  the  prospect  of  the  purchase  of  Samana  Bay  scheme ; 
1871,  detached,  "  Yantic  "  going  out  of  commission  ;  in  September,  ordered 
to  receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  at  Boston  ;  1873,  detached,  and  ordered  to  "Wyo 
ming,"  at  Key  West,  surveying  on  Mexican  coast;  July,  1873,  detached  at 
own  request ;  ordered  to  "  Pawnee,"  at  Key  West ;  in  September,  by  death 
of  commanding  officer  was  left  in  command,  which  he  held  until  September, 
1876 ;  was  then  detached  at  own  request  and  was  waiting  orders  until  July 
24,  1877 ;  telegraphic  orders  to  join  the  iron-clad  "  Nahant,"  at  Philadel 
phia,  for  riot  duty ;  August  20,  detached  and  ordered  home  ;  August  25, 
ordered  to  "  Wabash,"  at  Boston  ;  February  8,  1878,  detached  at  own 
request.  June  18,  received  commission  as  Lieutenant- Commander;  from 
December  11,  1877,  to  July  24, 1878,  Court  Martial  duty  ;  August  I,  ordered 


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to  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Boston  ;  October,  1879,  detached  and  ordered  to  com 
mand  Naval  Station,  Key  West,  Fla.,  and  until  November,  1881,  was  on 
various  special  duties  (additional)  ;  November  5,  ordered  to  duty  (addi 
tional)  as  Light-House  Inspector  of  Seventh  District ;  November,  1883,  de 
tached  from  Naval  Station;  December  31,  detached  as  Light-House 
Inspector,  and  ordered  home ;  February,  1884,  special  duty,  Bureau  of 
Yards  and  Docks,  Navy  Department;  July,  1884,  ordered  to  receiving-ship 
"  Vermont,"  at  New  York  ;  August,  1885,  detached,  and  ordered  to  com 
mand  Naval  Station,  Key  West,  FJa.  ;  1887  (additional),  temporary  duty  as 
Light-House  Inspector  Seventh  District ;  was  relieved  from  that  duty 
November  23,  1887  ;  1888,  promoted  to  Commander,  and  orders  to  duty  at 
Key  West  were  renewed  up  to  1895  ;  detached  from  duty  at  Key  West 
August  25,  1895,  and  retired  August  31,  1895. 

William  B.  Newman. — Appointed  an  Acting  Master  s  Mat",  October 
19,  1861,  and  ordered  to  the  "  Brandywine,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron.  Promoted  to  Acting  Master,  February  3,  1862  ;  transferred  from 
the  "  Brandywine "  to  the  "  Southfield, '  sounds  of  North  Carolina,  June, 
1863  ;  captured  by  the  rebels  at  Plymouth,  North  Carolina,  April,  1864,  the 
"  Southfield"  being  sunk  in  action  by  the  rebel  ram  "AlbemarJe;  '  prisoner 
of  war  until  October,  1864;  served  on  the  Asiatic  Station  in  the"Wachu- 
sett,"  from  November,  1864,  to  February,  1868 ;  on  duty,  New  York  Navy 
Yard.  1868.  Commissioned  an  Ensign  in  the  Navy,  March  12,  1868.  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  December  18,  1868  ;  served  on  the  Nortli  Atlantic  Station, 
1869,  in  the  "Galena,"  "New  Hampshire,"  and  "Vermont."  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  March  21, 1870;  commanding  steamer  ''Pilgrim,"  North  Atlantic 
Fleet,  1870-1 ;  served  on  the  Brazil  Station  as  Executive  of  the  "  Wasp," 
1872-4;  on  the  North  Atlantic  Station  in  the  ironclad  "Roanoke"and 
training-ship  "  Minnesota,'  1874-7  ;  special  service  in  "Constellation  "  1878, 
and  "  New  Hampshire/'  1879-80 ;  "  Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1880-1. ; 
"Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881-3.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  1882;  "  Ossipee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-7;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1887—90  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  May,  1892.  Commissioned  a  Commander, 
July,  1892,  to  November,  1896.  Retired  November,  1896 

A.  J.  Iverson. — Born  in  Norway.  Entered  the  Navy  as  a  volunteer 
officer,  March  19,  1863  ;  transferred  to  the  regular  service  in  1868  ;  "  Wasp," 
(fourth-rate),  S.  A.  Fleet,  1868-70  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1871-2 ;  torpedo 
service,  1872  ;  "Saugus"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1873  ;  "Boston,"  1875; 
training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1875-7;  "Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-8; 
Navv  Yard,  Boston,  1878—82.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June, 
1882;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-3;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1883-5  ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1885-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1886-9  ; 
commanding  "  Fortune,"  special  service,  1889-90.  Commissioned  as  Com 
mander,  December,  1892  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  May,  1892,  to  July,  1896  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  August,  1896,  to  January,  1897.  Retired,  January, 
1897. 

Zera  L.  Tanner. — Born  in  Warsaw,  "Wyoming  County,  New  York. 
Entered  the  Navy  as  Acting  Ensign,  August  18,  1862 ;  attached  to  the  U. 
S.  S.  "  Midnight,"' South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-4  Promoted 
to  Acting  Master  on  September  29,  1864  ;  TJ.  S.  S.  "  Khode  Island,"  special 
service,  North  Atlantic  B'ockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
;' Vermont,"  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1865-6  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Augusta,"  convoy 
ing  monitor  "  Miantonomah  "  to  Russia  and  the  Mediterranean,  1866-7  ;  U. 
S.  S. "  Guard,"  1867  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Onward,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-8.  Trans- 


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ferred  to  regular  service,  and  commissioned  Ensign,  March  12,  1868.  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  December  18, 1868  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Maumee,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1868-9  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Idaho,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant,  March  21,  1870;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1870-1  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Narragansett,"  Pacific  Squadron,  surveying  expe 
dition,  1871-3;  recruiting  duty,  Buffalo,  New  York,  1873;  Navy  Yard, 
Philadelphia,  1874 ;  leave  of  absence  ;  commanding  Pacific  Mail  steamer 
"  Colon,"  1874-5  ;  commanding  Pacific  Mail  S  S.  "  City  of  Pekin,"  1876-8; 
Hydrographic  Office,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1878-9  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S. 
"Speed-well,"  ^79;  special  duty,  commanding  U.  S.  Fish  Commission 
steamer  "  Fish-hawk,"  1880-2  ;  special  duty,  commanding  U.  S.  Fish  Com 
mission  steamer  "  Albatross,"  1882-94.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
February  22,  1883  Promoted  to  Commander,  February  7,  1893  ;  special 
duty  U.  S.  Fish  Commission,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1895-6;  Hydrographic 
Officer,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1896-7.  Retired,  December  5,  1897. 

John  C.  Morong. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  as  an  Acting  Ensign, 
April  1,  1863,  and  ordered  to  the  Mississippi  Squadron.  Served  in  command 
of  the  "Argosy,"  from  May,  1863,  until  the  close  of  the  war;  was  in  many 
engagements  on  the  Mississippi ;  at  siege  of  Yicksburg  and  in  the  Red  River 
Expedition.  Was  promoted,  June  1,  1864,  for  "meritorious  conduct,"  to 
Acting  Master ;  stationed  at  Mound  City,  111.,  1865-6  ;  League  Island, 
1867-8;  was  appointed  an  Ensign  in  the  regular  navy,  March  12,  1868. 
Promoted  to  Master,  December  18,1868;  steamer  "Tallapoosa,"  and  flag 
ship  "Contocook,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
March  21,  1870 ;  Pacific  Station,  in  flag-ship  "  California,"  and  steamer 
"  Saranac,"  1871-3 ;  Asiatic  Station,  in  steamer  "  Kearsarge,"  1874-6 ; 
returned  home  from  the  Asiatic  Station  in  the  "Yantic,"  May  30,  1877  ; 
was  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S.  Naval  Rendezvous  at  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  August  28,  1877;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-82;  receiving-ship 
"  Wabash,"  1882-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1884; 
training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1884-5;  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1886 
-9  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  1889  to  May,  1890  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Iroquois," 
May,  1890,  to  May,  1892 ;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  July,  1892,  to  Feb 
ruary,  1893  ;  commanding  Puget  Sound  Naval  Station,  February,  1893,  to 
August,  1896.  Promoted  Commander,  June  27,  1893  ;  Senior  Member  Board 
of  Inspection,  Mare  Island,  1897.  Retired  by  age,  August  28,  1897. 

Samuel  Belden. — Appointed  Acting  Ensign,  September  8,  1862,  and 
served  duiing  the  war  on  U.  S.  steamers  "  Wachusett,"  "  Vanderbilt,"  "  Ban 
shee,"  "Daylight,"  and  "Pink."  Promoted  to  Acting  Master  in  February, 
1864,  and  to  Acting  Volunteer  Lieutenant,  in  May,  1865  ;  honorably  dis 
charged  in  March,  1866.  Reappointed  Acting  Matter,  in  April,  1867,  and 
went  in  command  of  store-ship  "Relief,"  carrying  a  cargo  of  provisions  to 
Mobile  for  relief  of  people  suffering  for  lack  of  food  ;  upon  return  of  "  Relief" 
to  New  York,  in  July,  1867,  detached  and  ordered  to  South  Pacific,  serving 
on  that  station  on  "  Wateree,"  until  her  loss  by  earthquake,  and  after  on 
"Nyack"  until  November,  1871.  Commissioned  Ensign,  in  March,  1868; 
Master,  in  December,  1868 ;  Lieutenant,  in  March,  1870  ;  on  duty  in  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  1871-3,  and  again,  1879-82,  served  in  North  Atlantic  Fleet 
on  "Pawnee"  and  "Nipsic,"  1873;  special  duty  U.  S.  steamer  "Fortune," 
1873-5  ;  "  Gettysburg,"  1875-6  ;  and  "  Guard,"  1877-8  ,  Naval  Station,  ftew 
London,  from  August,  1876,  to  August,  1^77,  and  again,  1886-9  ;  Torpedo 
Station,  June  1  to  September  1,1879;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1882-5.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July,  1883  ;  U.S. 


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steamer  "  Franklin,"  July,  1889,  to  August,  1891 ;  commanding  "  Yautic," 
S.  A.  Station,  August.  1891,  to  May,  1893.  Commissioned  as  Commander, 
February,  1893 ;  commandant  Naval  Station,  New  London,  Conn  ,  July, 
1893,  to  October,  1896  ;  Light-House  Inspector  Seventh  District,  October 
30,  IS  96,  to  February,  1898.  Ketired  April,  1898. 

Retired  on  own  application  after  forty  years'  service. 

James  Duncan  Graham. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia,  May  9, 1841. 
Appointed  from  Illinois,  September  25,1857;  Naval  Academy,  1857-61; 
U.  S.  frigate  "Roanoke,"  May,  1861,  to  October,  1861  ;  engaged  in  boat 
expeditions  to  cut  out  rebel  schooners  at  Back  River,  Virginia,  October, 
1861,  to  January,  1862 ;  Washington  Navy  Yard  as  Assistant  Instructor 
Howitzer  Battery  for  Volunteer  Officers,  January,  1862 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Dela 
ware,"  February,  1862,  U.  S.  inortar  flotilla ;  commanding  U.  S.  mortar 
schooner  " Sidney  C.  Jones,"  in  attacks  on  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip; 
first  attack  on  Vicksburg  under  Farragut.  Commissioned  Lieutenant, 
August  1,  1862;  U.  S  S.  "  Octorara,"  June,  1862,  to  October,  1862;  U.  S. 
S.  "Jamestown,"  October,  1862,  to  February,  1865;  U.  S.  S.  "Santee,"  at 
Naval  Academy,  August,  1865,  to  December,  1865;  U.  S.  S.  "Dakota," 
December,  1865 ;  detached  on  sick  leave,  January,  1866  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Au 
gusta,"  special  service  on  trip  to  Russia  with  Assistant  Secretary  Fox, 
1866-7.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866;  steam-sloop 
u  Powhatan,"  flagship,  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867-8 ;  receiving-ship 
"Ohio,"  1869;  steam  sloop  "  Juniata,"  European  Squadron,  1869-71; 
Naval  Observatory,  1872;  "Benicia"  (third-rate),  North  Pacific  Station, 
1872-5.  Received  thanks  in  writing  from  Governor  of  Panama  for  service 
on  shore  with  100  men  during  revolution  of  Corrioso.  Commanding  "  Maho- 
pac"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  January  to  July,  1876  ;  commanding  "  Pas- 
saic"  (iron-clad),  1876-77.  Commissioned  Commander,  September  9,  1876; 
commanding  receiving-ship  "  Passaic,"  1878-82  ;  was  ordered  to  command 
"Alliance"  when  in  search  of  "  Jeannette ; "  orders  revoked  by  a  letter  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  from  Admiral  Porter  for  which  no  redress  has 
ever  been  obtained  ;  commanding  "Alert,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-9 ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  April,  1889,  to  Februarv,  1890 ;  commanding  monitors, 
Richmond,  Va.,  February.  1890,  to  April,  1892.  Retired  at  his  own  request, 
after  forty  years  service,  in  accordance  with  Article  1443,  Revised  Statutes 
U.  S.,  on  September  25,  1897. 

Retired  for  incapacity  resulting  from  incident  of  service. 

Frederick  Irvin  Naile. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  October  11,  1841. 
Appointed  from  Pennsylvania,  October  27, 1859  ;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61 ; 
attached  to  frigate  "St.  Lawrence,"  blockading  on  Atlantic  Coast,  1861; 
sinking  of  privateer  "Petrel,"  1861;  steam-sloop-of-war  "  Oneida,"  West 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron  ;  attack  on  and  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St. 
Philip,  and  Chalmette  batteries ;  capture  of  New  Orleans ;  bombardment 
and  passage  of  Vicksburg  batteries  twice  ;  performed  Lieutenant's  duty  on 
the  "Oneida,"  and  was  twice  slighty  wounded  while  on  board  of  her,  1862. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  February  24,1863;  frigate  "  Sabine,"  during  cruise 
after  the  Confederate  cruiser  "Alabama,"  1863;  Mississippi  Squadron, 
1863-5  ;  Signal-Officer,  flag-ship  "  Black  Hawk,"  1863-4  ;  Red  River  Expe 
dition,  co-operation  of  the  squadron  on  the  Cumberland  and  Tennessee  Rivers, 
with  the  army  in  the  defeat  of  General  Hood,  1864  ;  commanding  flag-ships 
"  Black  Hawk "  and  "  Tempest,"  1864-5 ;  also,  Fleet  Signal  officer  and 


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Fleet  Detail  officer,  1864-5 ;  Kecruiting  officer,  1864,  in  Pittsburjr,  Pa.  (for 
about  seven  months).  Promoted  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864;  steamer. 
"Chattanooga,"  1866.  Promoted  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866; 
steamer  "  Lenape,"  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7 ;  steamer  "  Penobscot," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-9 ;  Assistant  Signal  Officer,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  1869-70.  Retired,  for  physical  disability  caused  by  exposure  on  duty, 
January,  1871. 

Thomas  L.  Swann. — Born  in  Marylard.  Appointed  from  Maryland, 
December  8,  1856 ;  graduated,  June,  1860,  and  ordered  to  steam-frigate 
"Niagara;"  engaged  on  special  service,  conveying  home  Japanese  Embassy, 
1860  ;  returned  home,  April,  1861,  and  was  ordered  immediately  to  blockade 
Charleston,  and  from  thence  as  flag-ship  of  Gulf  Squadron  ;  active  blockade 
duty  on  Gulf,  1861-2  ;  present  at  the  engagements  between  Forts  McCrea, 
Barancas,  Pensacola  Navy  Yard,  and  Fort  Pickens,  assisted  by  "Niagara" 
and  "Richmond,"  in  1861 ;  was  in  boat  expedition,  June,  1861,  which  cut 
out  steamer  "  Ariel "  from  under  the  guns  of  Fort  Morgan.  Promoted  to 
Master,  August,  1861  ;  returned  home  in  "  Niagara,"  in  June,  1862  ;  attached 
to  Naval  Academy,  Newport,  from  June  14, 1862,  to  November,  1863.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  July  16,  1862;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "Brooklyn," 
Western  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864 ;  was  present  at  the  battle  of 
Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864,  and  bombardment  of  Fort  Morgan,  August  22, 
1864 ;  the  "  Brooklyn  "  was  riddled  in  the  action  of  the  8th  August,  and 
returned  North  for  repairs,  September,  1864 ;  joined  the  following  month 
Admiral  Porter's  fleet  in  Hampton  Roads;  Executive  of  "Brooklyn  "  during 
both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher;  detached  from  "Brooklyn,"  February,  1865, 
and  ordered  to  Naval  Academy,  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  and  after  making 
practice-cruise  with  midshipmen,  was  ordered  as  Executive-Offic<  r  of  steamer 
"Algonquin;"  detached  from  "  Algonquin,"  March,  1866,  and  ordered  to 
Navy  Yard,  Boston.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant -Commander,  May  2,  1866, 
and  in  July  ordered  as  Executive-Officer  of  steam-sloop  "  Mohican ; "  de 
tached  for  duty  on  the  North  Pacific  Squadron  ;  detached  from  "Mohican," 
October,  1868,  and  ordered  to  duty  at  Naval  Academy,  as  Head  of  Depart 
ment  of  Ethics  and  English  Studies,  where  he  remained  until  1871 ;  "  Wabash," 
flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  1871-3  ;  special  ordnance  duty,  1873-4.  Commis 
sioned  as  Commander,  January  6,  1874;  sick  leave,  1874-6.  Retired,  1877. 

Smith  Woodward  Nichols. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from 
Massachusetts,  September  27,  1858  ;  Naval  Academy,  1858-61  ;  attached  to 
steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  July  16,  1862 ;  school-ship  "  Macedonia,"  1863  ; 
attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1863-5  ;  bombardment  of  Fort  Fisher,  North  Carolina,  December, 
1864  ;  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  January,  1865  ;  in  charge  of  a  company, 
naval  land  assault  on  Fort  Fisher;  attached  to  "Passaic,"  from  January  to 
July,  1865,  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron.  Commissioned  as  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  July  25,  1866  ;  steam-sloop  "Shenandoah,"  Asiatic  Squad 
ron,  1865-9  ;  special  duty,  Boston,  1869  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Terror,"  1869-70;  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  1871  2  ;  "  Omaha,"  South  Pacific  Station,  1872-5  ;  ordnance 
duty,  Boston,  1876.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  April  26,  1876  ;  Light- 
House  Inspector,  1876-9.  Retired  April,  1882. 

Allan  D.  Brown. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
September  26,  1860  ;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  May 
28, 1863  ;  steam-sloop  "  Iroquois,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  and 
special  service,  1863-5.  Promoted  to  Master,  November  10,  1865  ;  flag-ship 


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"  Rhode  Island,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
November  10,  1866;  Executive  Officer,  "  Unadilla,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1866-8.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  12,  1868  ;  "Unadilla," 
Asiatic  Squadron,  1868-9;  Naval  Academy,  1869-70;  practice-ship  "  Sa 
vannah,"  1870;  Naval  Academy,  1870-2;'  "Omaha,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1872—3 ;  "  Pensacola,"  flag-ship,  Pacific  Squadron,  1873—5  ;  commanding 
detachment  from  Pensacola,  protecting  transit  of  Isthmus  of  Panama,  Sep 
tember,  1873 ;  Naval  Academy,  1876-8 ;  commanding  practice-steamer 
"  Mayflower,"  1878  ;  Naval  Academy,  1878-9.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
January  22,  1880;  Naval  Academy,  1880;  Torpedo  Station,  1880-1  ;  com 
manding  training-ship  "  Jamestown,"  1882—4  ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia, 
1884 ;  Assistant  Superintendent  Naval  Observatory,  1884—8 ;  commanding 
"  Kear-arge,"  special  service,  1888-9.  Retired  and  promoted  to  Commander, 
June,  1894. 

George  T.  Davis. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massa 
chusetts,  September  20,  1860 ;  Naval  Academy,  1860-3.  Promoted  to  En- 
tig  n,  October  1,  1863  ;  attached  to  ironclad  steamer,  "  New  Ironsides,"  South 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4  ;  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1864-5  ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher,  and  final  assault  on  the  same  ; 
steam-sloop  "  Dacotah,"  Pacific  Squadron,  18(55-8.  Promoted  to  Master, 
November  10,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant.  February  21,  1867  ; 
steam-ship  "Plymouth,"  European  Squadron,  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant-Commander,  December  18,  1868  ;  "Worcester,"  flagship  N.  A.  Squad 
ron,  1873-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1876-80  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota," 
1881-2  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1883-5.  Promoted  to  Commander,  Febru 
ary,  1883;  commanding  "  Juniata,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-7.  Retired, 
October,  1889. 

Joshua  Bishop. — Born  in  Missouri.  Appointed  Acting  Midshipman 
from  Missouri,  September  20,  1854 ;  Naval  Academy,  1854—8.  Commis 
sioned  Lieutenant,  April  19,  1861.  Special  duty  fitting  gunboat  flotilla  in 
Cincinnati,  June  and  July,  1861,  and  at  St.  Louis,  August,  1861.  Execu 
tive-Officer  gunboat  "A.  O.Taylor,"  1861,  and  "  Benton,"  1861-2;  com 
manding  gunboat  "  General  Bragg,"  1862-3  ;  "Tuscarora,"  N.  A.  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-4 ;  Naval  Academy,  1864-5.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- 
Gwimander,  March  3,  1865 ;  "  Wyoming,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1865-8 ; 
declared  to  be  out  of  naval  service  from  February  8,  1868.  By  Act  of  Con 
gress  appointed  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  1,  1871 ;  Pacific  Station, 
"Saranac,"  "Pensacola,"  and  "  Benicia,"  1871-4;  Torpedo  Station,  1875; 
N.  A.  Station,  "Plymouth,"  1875-6;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  1877-80  ; 
European  and  S.  A.  Stations  ;  "  Galena,"  1880-3  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota," 
1884-6  Promoted  Commander,  August  25,  1887  ;  ordnance  duty,  Norfolk 
Navy  Yard,  1887-9 ;  commanding  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1889-91  ; 
Naval  Observatory,  1891  and  1894 ;  Instructor  in  Ordnance  at  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  D.  C.  and  Navy  War  College,  1895.  Placed  on  retired  list  by 
Retiring  Board,  physical  disability  incident  to  the  service,  December  31, 1896. 
Participated  in  battles  of  Belmont,  Fort  Donaldson,  Columbus,  Island  No. 
10,  Fort  Pillow,  and  Memphis,  in  1862 ;  and  in  military  operations  along  the 
Mississippi  River  in  1862-3;  was  given  command  of  captured  gunboat 
"General  Bragg"  at  termination  of  battle  of  Memphis,  June  6,  1862,  for 
highly  meritorious  and  distinguished  conduct  in  that  and  preceding  actions. 
The  "  General  Bragg  "  had  been  boarded  and  seized  by  a  party  under  his 
command  at  the  termination  of  the  battle.  The  vessel  was  on  fire  and  in  a 
sinking  condition,  with  a  lighted  train  to  the  magazine,  which  was  cut  off  and 
put  out  by  Bishop. 


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George  R.  Durand. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  from  Rhode 
Island,  and  rated  Master's  Mate,  October 26, 1861 ;  steamer  "Mystic,"  N.  A. 
B.  Squadron,  part  of  1861-2.  Appointed  Acting  Master,  April  14,  1^62  ; 
Executive,  steamer  "  Mohawk,"  S  A.  B.  Squadron,  part  of  1862—3  and  com 
manding  same  vessel  latter  half  of  1863  ;  Executive,  sloop  "  John  Adams  " 
and  steamer  "  Paul  Jones,"  part  of  1864,  same  squadron  ;  in  July,  1864, 
while  on  an  expedition  up  the  Ogeechee  River,  Georgia,  with  two  men  and  a 
guide,  to  endeavor  to  burn  the  steamer  "  Water-Witch,"  lately  captured  from 
us  by  the  enemy,  was  captured  by  a  company  of  Confederates,  thirty -four  men  ; 
was  confined  in  Savannah  and  Macon,  Ga ,  Charleston,  S.  C.,  and  Libbjr 
Prison,  Richmond,  Va.  ;  Navigator,  then  Executive,  steamer  "  Muscoota," 
Gulf  Squadron,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  Acting  Volunteer*  Lieutenant,  June 
27,  1866  ;  Executive,  steamer  "  Penobscot,"  New  York,  latter  part  of  1866  ; 
Navigator,  then  Executive,  steamer  "  Osceola,"  West  Indies,  1867  ;  Execu 
tive,  steamer  "  Maumee,"  1867-8.  Commissioned  as  Master  in  regular  navy 
from  March  12,  1868;  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  Norfolk,  1868; 
Navigator,  steamer  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1869.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  from  December  18,  1868 ;  receiving-ships  "  Vermont,"  at  New 
York,  and  "  Vandalia,"  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1870  ;  commanding  steamer 
"Speedwell,"  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1871;  Executive,  steamer  "  Nipsic," 
Gulf  and  West  Indies,  1871-2  ;  receiving-ships  "  Vermont,"  at  New  York, 
and  "Ohio,"  at  Boston,  1873;  again  commanding  steamer  "Speedwell,"  at 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  part  of  1873-4  ;  receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  1874  ;  command 
ing  iron-clad  steamer  "  Mahopac,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874-6  ;  iron-clad  steamer 
"  Canonicus,"  New  Orleans,  part  of  1874  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  Boston, 
1877.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  from  November  25,  1877; 
commanding  iron-clad  steamer  "  Lehigh,"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-82  ;  Execu 
tive,  "Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station,  1883-6 ;  iron-clads,  James  River,  1886-9. 
Promoted  to  Commander,  March,  1889  ;  Light- House  Inspector,  1889  to 
May,  1892;  commanding  "Alert,"  November,  1892,  to  April,  1893  ;  sick 
leave,  April,  1893,  to  1884  Retired  June,  1894. 

Francis  M.  Barber. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  an  Acting  Midshipman 
at  Naval  Academy,  December  27,  1861;  graduated,  1865;  "Swatara" 
(third-rate),  West  India  Squadron,  1866.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December 
1,  1866  ;  frigate  "Minnesota,"  special  service,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Matter, 
March  12,  1868,  and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869  ;  "  Yan- 
tic"  (fourth-rate),  N.  A.  Squadron,  1868-9  ;  "Michigan"  (fourth-rate),  on 
the  lakes,  1870-1  ;  torpedo  duty,  1872-4 ;  commanding  "Alarm"  (fourth- 
rate),  special  service,  1875;  "Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1875-6;  "Alert" 
(second-rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1877-9.  Promoted  to  Lieufenant- Commander, 
January,  1879  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1880-3  ;  member  Advis 
ory  Board,  1883-5  ;  leave  of  absence,  1885-9.  Promoted  to  Commander, 
March,  1889  ;  waiting  orders,  1890  ;  leave  of  absence,  October,  1893  ;  special 
duty,  October,  1894,  to  February,  1895  ;  naval  attache,  Japan  and  China, 
February,  1895.  Returned  August,  1895. 

Timothy  Augustine  Lyons. — Appointed  Midshipman  and  entered  the 
Naval  Academy,  January  2,  1862  ;  graduated  September,  1865 ;  attached  to 
the  "Monongahela,"  of  the  West  India  Squadron,  from  1865,  until  that 
vessel  was  driven  ashore  on  the  Island  of  Santa  Cruz,  by  a  tidal  wave  follow 
ing  an  earthquake  ;  then  on  the  "  De  Soto,"  of  the  same  squadron,  until 
1868  ;  on  the  "  Piscataqua,"  "  Unadilla"  and  "  Idaho,"  of  the  China  Squad 
ron,  from  1868  until  1871  ;  Instructor  at  the  Nayal  Academy  and  on  board 
the  "  Constellation,"  from  1871  to  1873 ;  attached  to  the  "  Pensacola,"  flag- 


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ship  of  the  Pacific  Squadron,  from  1873  until  1876 ;  at  the  Hydrographic 
Office,  Washington,  from  1876  to  1879  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Constellation  "  in 
1879,  and  upon  her  arrival  at  Gibraltar  in  the  autumn  of  that  year,  was 
transferred  to  the  "  Trenton,"  flag-ship  of  the  European  Squadron,  to  which 
he  remained  attached  until  she  came  home  and  was  put  out  of  commission  in 
18"Sl ;  from  1881  until  1885,  Superintendent  of  Compasses  in  the  Bureau  of 
Navigation,  Washington  ;  from  1886  to  1888,  was  Executive  Officer  of  the 
"  Galena  "  and  of  the  "  Tennessee  "  and  Richmond,"  both  successively  flag 
ships  of  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron  ;  member  of  Board  of  Inspection  of 
Merchant  vessels  for  Auxiliary  Navy,  1889  to  1V92  ;  commanding  training- 
ship  "  MonongsEhela,"  November,  1892,  to  August,  1893,  when,  upon  Medi 
cal  Survey,  was  detached  and  granted  sick  leave ;  commanding  "  Alliance," 
of  the  Pacific  Squadron,  from  October,  1893,  until  ship  returned  home  and 
was  put  out  of  commission  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  on  sick  leave  for  six  months,  from 
November,  1894  ;  at  Naval  War  College,  June  to  November,  1895;  special 
duty,  New  York,  January,  1896,  to  March,  1897 ;. retired  May,  1897,  on  ac 
count  of  physical  disabilities  incurred  in  the  line  of  duty.  Promotions:  To 
Ensign,  in  1866  ;  to  Master,  in  1868  ;  to  Lieutenant,  in  1869  ;  to  Lieutenant- 
Commandtr,  in  1879,  and  to  Commander,  in  1889. 

John  J.  Brice. — Entered  the  navy  as  a  volunteer  officer  in  1861 ;  joined 
the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Freeborn,"  August,  1861,  Potomac  Flotilla;  was  in  the 
engagement  with  Cock-pit  Point  Batteries,  Shipping  Point  Batteries,  and 
Potomac  Creek  Batteries ;  in  the  attack  upon  Aquia  Creek  fortifications ; 
cutting-out  expedition  in  the  Rappahannock  River  and  engagements  with  field 
battery  and  infantry  near  Gloucester  Court-House,  Va.,  for  which  promoted  ; 
landed  inside  the  rebel  lines  with  boats  and  men  and  captured  a  rebel  colonel 
of  cavalry  and  carried  him  on  board  ;  cutting-out  expedition  in  Mattox  Creek, 
Va.,  for  which  recommended  for  gallantry  and  promoted  to  Acting  Master ; 
at  Ai  ken's  Landing,  Va.,  when  the  rebel  rams  attempted  to  pass  down ; 
attack  upon  Jones's  Bluff,  Rappahannock  River,  and  at  the  capture  of  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Va. ;  commanding  U.  S.  steamer  "Don"  at  the  end  of  the  war. 
Commissioned  an  Ensign  in  the  regular  service,  March,  1868 ;  "  Quinne- 
baug,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1868-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March 
21,  1870;  Hydrographic  Office,  1*70;  "  Saco "  (fourth-rate),  European 
Station,  1870-2  ;  torpedo  service,  1873 ;  "  Saranac  "  (second-rate),  North 
Pacific  Fleet,  1873-5  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1876  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
1877-8;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-81.  Promoted  to  Lieuten 
ant- Commander,  April  15,1882;  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  1882-5;  "  Iro- 
quois,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1888-9  ;  Fish 
Commission,  1889-90;  Light-House  Inspector,  December,  1892;  command 
ing  "Adams,"  March,  1894  ;  sick  leave,  October,  1894.  Retired,  February, 
1895. 

Benjamin  Say  re  Richards. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  October  22,  1861;  graduated,  1^66;  "  De  Soto"  (second-rate), 
N.  A.  Station,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868;  receiving-ship  "New 
Hampshire,"  1869-70 ;  retired,  1869 ;  restored  to  active  list,  1872.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1871  ;  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire," 
1873  ;  "  Portsmouth,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1874-5  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  N.  P.  Station, 
1875-7;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1877-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1881- 
82  ;  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1885-6;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1886-9.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  August,  1887;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1889, 
to  November,  1892 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  November,  1892,  to  1894 ; 


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commanding  the  "  Michigan,"  December  1894-6  ;  Naval  War  College,  June 
1896.  Commissioned  Command  r,  June,  1896;  Light-House  Inspector, 
October,  1896,  to  1897  ;  Hospital  Mare  Island,  December,  1897 ;  sick  leave, 
January,  1898.  Retired  May  1,  1898. 

Eetired  under  the  first  section  of  Ad  of  April  21,  1864. 

Greenleaf  Cilley. — Appointed  Midshipman  from  Maine,  February  26, 
1841  ;  frigate  "  Cumberland  "  and  sloop-of-war  "  Plymouth,"  Mediterranean 
and  Brazil  Squadrons,  1843-46  ;  Naval  School,  Annapolis,  November,  1846  ; 
line-of-battleship  "  Ohio,"  Gulf  of  Mexico,  1847  ;  at  Naval  Battery,  Vera 
Cruz ;  co-operated  with  the  army  at  Medelliu  River,  on  its  march  to  and 
from  Alvarado ;  at  the  attack  and  capture  of  Tuspan,  where  he  received  a 
slight  flesh  wound  in  the  leg.  Naval  School,  and  graduating  as  Paxsed 
Midshipman,  July  5,  1848;  frigate  "Raritan,"  Gulf  of  Mexico,  1848-50; 
store-ship  ''Lexington,"  Mediterranean,  1850-1 ;  coast-survey  steamer  "Jef 
ferson,"  1851 ;  dismasted  and  nearly  foundered,  May  25,  1851 ;  was  sur 
veyed,  condemned,  and  left  at  Port  Desire  River,  Patagonia,  August,  1851 ; 
returned  to  Montevideo  in  French  bark  "Aristide,"  and  to  New  York  in 
store-ship  "Relief,"  November,  1851;  coast-survey  steamer  "Legare," 
Florida  Reefs,  till  July,  1852 ;  in  store-ship  "  Fredonia,"  New  York  to 
San  Francisco,  thence  to  Valparaiso,  July,  1852,  to  March,  1854 ;  frigate 
"St.  Lawrence,"  Pacific  Station,  as  Acting  Lieutenant,  March,  1854,  to  April, 
1855;  sloop-of-war  "Saratoga,"  West  Indies,  as  Master  and  Lieutenant, 
1855-8  ;  at  the  capture  of  Walker  and  his  filibusters,  at  Greytown,  Decem 
ber  8,  1857 ;  coast-survey  steamer  "  Hetzel,"  North  Carolina  Sounds  and 
Chesapeake  Bay,  1858;  steamer  "Metacomet,"  Paraguay  Expedition, 
1858-9;  brig  "Do'phin,"  Brazil  Station,  1859;  steamer  "Pulaski,"  River 
La  Plata,  1859-63 ;  in  command  of  said  steamer  and  Senior  Officer  on 
Brazil  Station,  March,  1862-3;  command  of  gunboat  "Unadilla,"  South 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  August  and  September,  1863.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  July  16,  1863;  in  command  of  monitor  "Catskill," 
off  Charleston,  S.  C.,  September  to  November,  1863  ;  blockading  the  harbor, 
and  at  times  commanding  Fort  Sumter;  steamer  "Fort  Jackson,"  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  March  and  April,  1864;  line-of-battleships 
"  New  Hampshire  "  and  "  Vermont,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
May  to  August,  1864;  steam-frigate  "Colorado,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
October  to  December,  1864;  retired,  March,  1865.  Promoted  to  Com 
mander,  April  4,  1867. 

Frederick  Robinson  Smith.— Born  in  Wiscasset,  Maine.  Appointed 
from  Maine,  September  24,  1858 ;  Naval  Academy,  1858-61 ;  attached  to 
steam-frigate  "  Colorado,"  flag-ship,  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861 ; 
steamer  "  Flambeau,"  as  Acting  Master  and  Navigator,  1862  ;  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  and  Executive  Officer, 
August  1,  1862  ;  engagement  with  Fort  McAllister ;  boat  Expedition,  Bull's 
Island,  South  Carolina ;  present  at  Admiral  Dupont's  first  fight  at  Charles 
ton,  1864 ;  U.  S.  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  flag-ship  of  Flying  Squadron, 
West  Indies, — Admiral  Lardner  served  as  Flag-Lieutenant  and  Senior 
Watch-Officer ;  Executive  Officer  steamer  "  Rhode  Island,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher;  commanded 
detachment  of  seamen  in  the  land  assault ;  commanded  landing  party  from 
Rhode  Island,  which,  together  with  the  men,  landed  from  H.  B.  M.  gunboat 
"  Lilly,"  afforded  protection  to  the  foreign  merchants  at  Cape  Haytien  City 
during  the  Selnam  revolution.  Commissioned  a  Lieutenant- Commander,  July 


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25,  1866;  U.  S.  S.  "Ashuelot,"  1865-9;  Navigator  while  convoying  the 
iron-clad  "  Miantonomah  "  across  the  Atlantic  to  Queenstovvn,  Ireland  ;  did 
duty  as  Navigator  until  arrival  in  Hong-Kong,  China,  when  made  Executive 
Officer,  and  finally  commanded  the  "  Ashuelot,"  until  detached,  1*69— 70; 
equipment  duty,  Boston  Navy  Yard,  1871  ;  Executive  Officer  U.  S.  flag-ship 
"Severn,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  1871  ;  commanded  U.  S.  iron-clad  "  Ajax"  on 
voyage  from  Key  West,  Florida,  to  League  Island  Navy  Yard,  1872  ;  Execu 
tive  Officer  U.  S.  S.  "Iroquois,"  N.  A.  Station,  reception-fleet  Grand  Duke 
Alexis,  of  Russia,  1872;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1878;  Inspec 
tor  of  Ordnance  at  Key  West,  1874  ;  Executive  Officer  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster," 
flag-ship  S.  A.  Squadron,  1875 ;  Senior  Aide  to  Commander  Cooper,  com 
manding  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola.  Commissioned  as  Commander,  April  6, 
1875  ;  commanding  iron-clad  "  Saugus,"  on  voyage  from  Pensacola  to  Port 
Royal,  S.  C.  Retired,  June  18,  1892. 

Retired  for  incompetency  or  d'Sability  proceeding  from  other  causes  not  incident 

to  the  service. 

Augustus  G.  Kellogg. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Illinois,  Sep 
tember  21,  1860  ;  Naval  Academy,  1860.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  May  28, 
1863  ;  attached  to  steamer  "  Rhode  Island,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1864;  steam-sloop  "Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1864-5  ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher.  Promoted  to  Master,  No 
vember  10,  1865;  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  East  India  Squadron,  1865-8. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  November  10,  1866.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant-Commander,  March  12,  1868;  steam-gunboat  "Aroostook,"  Asiatic 
Squadron,  1868-9 ;  iron-clad  duty,  New  Orleans,  1869 ;  Naval  Academy, 
1870-1  ;  Hvdrographic  Office,  1872;  in  March,  1872,  with  ten  officers  and 
one  hundred  and  fifty  men,  rescued  the  steamer  "  Ocean  Queen,"  with  passen 
gers,  from  shipwreck,  on  Island  San  Salvador ;  in  July  received  thanks  of 
Pacific  Mail  Company  for  services  rendered  in  saving  life,  while  the  steamer 
"  America  "  was  burning  at  Yokohama  ;  "  Michigan  "  (fourth-rate),  1873-6 ; 
training-ship  "  Monongahela,"  1876-7  ;  commanding  "  Speedwell  "  (fourth- 
rate),  1877  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1877-80  ;  commanding  "Tallapoosa," 
special  service,  1880-3.  Promoted  Commander,  July,  1880 ;  Light-House 
Inspector,  1883-5  ;  equipment  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1885-8  ;  com 
manding  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1888-9.  Retired  December 
15,  1891. 

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDERS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

Conway  Hillyer  Arnold. — Born  in  New  York  City.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  30, 1863  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "  Minnesota,"  special  cruise, 
1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  "  Powhatan,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-70  ; 
flag-ship  "Severn,"  N.  A.  Station,  Aide  to  R.  A.  Poor,  1870-1.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  receiving-ship  "  Ver 
mont,"  1871  ;  Aide  to  P.  A.  Stringham,  1871-2  ;  "  Wasp,"  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1872-4  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1^74-5  ;  "  Hartford,"  flag-ship,  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1875-7 ;  "  Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station,  Flag-Lieutenant  and 
secretary  to  R.  A.  Trenchard,  1877-8  ;  commanding  "  Wyandotte,"  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1878-81  ;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station,  secretary  to 
R,  A.  Nicholson,  1881-2;  "Miantonomah,"  special  service,  1882-3;  "Nip- 
sic,"  S.  A.  Station,  1883-6 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1886-9  ;  secretary  to 
R.  A.  Gherardi,  N.  A.  Station,  1889,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Galena,"  Kearsarge," 


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"Dolphin,"  "Baltimore,"  "Philadelphia."  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  January  10,  l£92  ;  board  for  Inspection  Merchant  vessels,  New 
York,  1893  ;  Aide  to  R.  A.  Gherardi,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1894 ;  charge 
Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  New  York,  1894—96  ;  battle-ship  "  Massachu 
setts,"  1896  ;  commanding  "  Bancroft,"  European  Station,  1897  ;  Light- 
House  Inspector,  Sixth  District,  1898. 

William  Sheffield  Cowles. — Born  at  Farmington,  Connecticut.  Ap 
pointed  to  Naval  Academy,  July  21,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "Minnesota," 
in  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1867-8  ;  "  Pensacola"  and  "Saginaw,"  in  North 
Pacific  Squadron,  1868-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869,  and  Master  in  1870 ; 
Naval  Observatory,  Washington,  D.  C.,1870;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport, 
R.  I.,  1871.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  in  1871  ;  practice  gu/mery-ship,  "Con 
stellation,"  1872;  "Alaska,"  Mediterranean,  West  Indies,  1873;  "Alaska," 
coast  of  Africa,  1874-5-6;  "Tennessee"  and  "  Monocacy,"  China  Station, 
1877-8-9  and  1880;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1881-2;  Flag-Lieutenant, 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1882-3-4  ;  Secretary  Board  of  Inspection,  mer 
chant  ships,  New  York  City  (during  this  detail  served  three  weeks  on 
Isthmus  of  Panama  guarding  the  transit  across  the  Isthmus,  and  property  of 
Panama  R.  R.  Co.,  and  property  of  American  citizens  on  the  Isthmus), 
1884-5-6 ;  in  command  of  "  Despatch,"  1887-8-9  and  1890-1 ;  Naval 
Aide  to  Secretary  of  Navy,  and  in  charge  of  Naval  militia,  1891-2.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  1892;  Naval  Attache,  U.  S.  Embassy, 
London,  1893-7;  commanding  "Fern,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  April, 
1897,  to  April,  1898;  commanding  "Topeka,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Charles  Olden  Allibone. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  23,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867 ;  Asiatic  Station,  1867-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872  ; 
"  Ticonderoga,"  S.  A.  Fleet,  1870-3  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  1874  ; 
"  Tuscarora,"  N.  P.  Station,  1874-6  ;  League  Island  Station,  1877  ;  Torpedo 
Station,  1877-8;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1878-81  ;  "Lancaster,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1881-2  ;  "  Galena,"  S.  A.  Station,  1882-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  N.  H.,  1883-5  ;  "  Dolphin,"  N  A.  Station,  1885-9 ;  Naval  Station, 
New  London,  1889-90 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  Septem 
ber,  1890,  to  November,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  May 
28,  1892  ;  Assistant  Inspector  of  "  Columbia,"  November,  1892-7 ;  leave  of 
absence,  May,  1897  ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1898  to  date. 

Edward  David  Taussig. — Born  in  Missouri.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  23,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Minnesota,"  special  cruise,  July  and 
December,  1867.  Ensign,  December,  1868  ;  "  Wateree,"  "  Powhatan,"  "  On 
ward,"  and  "  Resaca," 'South  Pacific  Station,  January,  1868,  to  April,  1870  ; 
commended  by  Commander  Gillis,  in  his  report  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy, 
for  services  during  earthquake  at  Arica,  August  13,  1868.  Master,  March, 
1870;  Lieutenant,  January  1,1872  ;  "  Narragansett,"  October,  1870,  to  Oc 
tober,  1873,  cruising  and  surveying  in  the  Pacific  under  Commander  R.  W. 
Meade,  and  surveying  the  coast  of  Lower  California  under  Commander  George 
Dewey ;  torpedo  station,  June  and  September,  1874  ;  Hydrographic  Office, 
October-December,  1874;  Panama  Inter-oceanic  Canal  Survey,  January- 
August,  1875;  commanding  R.  S.  "Relief,"  September,  1875  ;  in  temporary 
charge  Department  of  Yards  and  Locks,  Washington  Navy  Yard,  October, 
1875,  to  April,  1876  ;  "  Juniata,"  and  "  Monongahela,"  April,  1876,  to  Jan 
uary,  1877  ;  "  Trenton,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  January,  1877,  to  Jan 
uary,  1880  ;  Naval  Academy,  June,  1880,  to  May,  1883  ,  commanding  Coast 
Survey  steamer  "  McArthur "  from  May,  1883,  to  February,  1886 ;  com- 


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manding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler,"  February  to  August,  1886 ;  en 
gaged  in  hydrographic  surveys  near  Cape  Mendocino  and  Piedras  Blancos, 
California;  training-ship  "Jamestown,"  September  1,  1886,  to  December, 
1887;  duty  in  the  Navy  Department  from  December,  1887,  to  December, 
1890 ;  December,  1890,  ordered  to  special  duty  as  Assistant  to  Commodore 
R.  W.  Meade,  Representative  of  the  Navy  Department  on  the  Board  of 
Management  IT.  S.  Government  Exhibit,  and  in  May,  1893,  ordered  to  relieve 
Commodore  Meade  as  the  Representative  of  the  Navy  Department  on  the 
Board  of  Management  U.  S.  Government  Exhibit.  Lieutenant- Commander, 
June  19,  1892.^  Executive  Officer  U.  S.  S.  "Atlanta,"  April,  1894,  to  Sep 
tember,  1895.  *  Executive  Officer  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Richmond  "  to  Feb 
ruary,  1896.  Executive  Officer  U.S.  S.  "Monadnock,"  February,  1896, 
to  September,  1896 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  September,  1896,  to  December, 
1896 ;  December,  1896,  to  present  date  Hydrographic  Inspector  U.  S.  Coast 
and  Geodetic  Survey. 

John  Elliott  Pillsbury. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September,  22,  1862 ;  graduated,  1867 ;  "  Minnesota,"  special 
cruise,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1869-70. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1#70;  "Colorado,"  flagship,  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-2. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872;  torpedo  duty,  1873;  "Swatara,"  special 
service,  1875  ;  Coast  Survey,  1875-7  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1878-9  ;  "  Kear- 
sarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-82  ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  1882-4  ;  commanding 

C.  S.  S.  "Blake,"  investigating  Gulf  Stream  Currents,  1884-9;  Coast  Sur 
vey  Office,  1890,  to  February,  1891 ;  "Newark,"  February,  1891,  to  July, 
1893.      Promoted  to   Lieutenant- Commander,   July  1,    1892;    Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  July.  1893,  to  June,  1894;  Naval  War  College,  to  January,  1897  ; 
commanding  "Vesuvius"  since  June,  1897,  to  date. 

William  Herron  Reeder. — Entered  Naval  Academy,  September  25, 
1862;  graduated,  1867  ;  "  Piscataqua,"  flag-ship  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-8. 
Commissioned  as  Ensign,  1868 ;  "  Unadilla,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1868 ; 
"  Delaware,"  flag-ship,  Asiatic  Squadron,  1869-70.  Commissioned  as  Master, 
1870  ;  signal  duty,  Fort  Myer,  va ,  1870  ;  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  European 
Squadron,  1871-2;  "  Shenandoah,"  European  Squadron,  1873  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  Mass.,  1874;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1874-6;  "  Powhatan," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1877-80 ;  special  duty,  Naval  Department,  1880-1 ; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1881-3;  Torpedo  Station,  1883;  com 
manding  "  Despatch,"  special  service,  1884-5 ;  Expedition  to  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  1885  ;  special  duty  in  the  Navy  Department,  1885-6;  "Galena," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1886-9  ;  Bureau  of  Equipment  and  Recruiting, 
1889-90;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1890,  to  June,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant-Commander,  December  4,  1892  ;  "Charleston,"  Pacific  Station,  June, 
1893  ;  July,  1894,  ordered  to  temporary  duty  under  General  Ruger,  U.  S.  A., 
commanding  Department  of  Pacific  ;  in  command  of  Naval  Brigade  at  Oak 
land  Mole,  California,  during  the  railroad  strikes  of  that  period  ;  "  Charles 
ton,"  Asiatic  Station,  August,  1894,  to  July,  1896  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 

D.  C.,  August,  1896,  to  April,  1897  ;  commanding  N.  Y.  nautical  school- 
ship  "St.  Mary's,"  A.pril,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  commanding  Fourth  Dis 
trict  Mosquito  Fleet  since  April,  1898. 

Daniel  Delehanty. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  25, 1862  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1867-9  ;  Pacific  Fleet, 
1870.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1867  ;  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  1872;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1871;  "Saranac,"  Pacific  Fleet, 
1872-4;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1874;  receiving-ship  "Colorado," 


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1875;  "Catskill"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6;  "  Lacka- 
wanna,"  North  Pacih'c  Station,  1876-8;  Naval  Academy,  1878-81  ;  "Con 
stellation,"  special  service,  1881;  Naval  Academy,  1881-2;  "Adams," 
Pacific  Station,  1882-4;  Mare  Island,  Navy  Yard,  1884-5;  "  Wachusett," 
Pacific  Station,  1885;  receiving-ship,  "Independence,"  1885-8;  member 
Board  of  Inspection,  San  Francisco,  1888-9  ;  commanding  C.  S  S.  "  Hassler," 

1889,  to  October,  1893.     Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  January  9, 
1893  ;  Supervisor  New  York  Harbor,  October  2,  1893,  to  1897  ;  ordered  to 
the  "  Texas  May,  1897  ;  Governor  of  Sailors'  Snug  Harbor,  February,  1898  ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Suwanee,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Charles  Carpenter  Cornwell. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  as 
Acting  Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  September,  2<L  1864 ;  graduated, 
1868  ;  European  Station,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  torpedo  duty, 
1870.  Promoted  to  Master,  1879;  "  Tennessee  "  (second-rate),  special  ser 
vice,  1880-1 ;  "  Wachusett,"  European  Station,  1871-2 ;  European  Squad 
ron,  1873-4.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872;  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1874-7  ;  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-8  ;  S.  S.  "  Blake,"  1881-2  ;  "  Pow- 
hatan,"  special  service,  1882-4 ;  Naval  Observatory,  1884-5 ;  Superintend- 
dent  of  Compasses,  1885-7  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1887-9 ; 
Nautical  School-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  1888-90  ;  leave  of  absence,  December, 

1890,  to  July,  1893.    Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  February  7,  1893  ; 
"  Newark,"  S.  A.  Station,  July,  1893-6 ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  Octo 
ber,   1896;    sick-leave,    October,  1897;  Inspector   of  Light-House    District 
Peusacola,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

Royal  Rodney  Ingersoll. — Born  in  Michigan.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  July  23,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  European  Station,  1868-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  "  Miantonomah  "  (iron-clad),  special  service,  1869- 
70.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870  ;  "  Plymouth,"  European  Squadron,  1870-2  ; 
"  Kansas,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872-3  ;  "  Juuiata,"  European  Squadron, 
1874.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872  ;  "  Yantic,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875  ; 
and  "Kearsarge,"  same  station,  1875-6;  Naval  Academy,  1876-9;  "  Pensa- 
cola,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-80;  Naval  Observatory,  1882-3;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1883-5;  practice-ship  "  Constellation,  1885;  Naval  Academy,  1885-7; 
"  Enterprise,"  European  Station,  1887-90 ;  Naval  Academy,  December, 
1890-3.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  February  25,  1893-4;  or 
dered,  to  Philadelphia,  November,  1894-7 ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1897  ; 
Naval  Academy,  September,  1897,  to  date. 

Adolph  Marix. — Born  in  Saxony.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Septem 
ber  26,  1864;  graduated  1868;  European  Station,  1868-9.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  1869;  "Congress,"  special  service,  1870-1.  Promoted  to  Master, 
1870  ;  "  Canandaigua,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1871-2 ;  commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1872  ;  "  Worcester,"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872-4  ; 
"  Saco,"  Asiatic  Station,  1874-6;  and  "  Tennessee,"  same  station,  1876-7; 
"Trenton,"  European  Station,  1878-9;  Hydrographic  Office,  1879-80; 
training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1880-1;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1881-2; 
"  Brooklyn,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1882-3  ;  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1883-4;  "Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-5;  "Enterprise,"  Asiatic  Sta 
tion,  1885-6;  Judge  Advocate  General's  Office,  1886;  special  duty,  to 
Australia,  1888-9;  training-ship  "Jamestown,"  1889-90;  Hydrographic 
Office,  New  York,  June,  1892;  receiving-ship  "  Minnesota,"  June,  1894- 
95;  the  "Maine,"  September,  1895-98;  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  Janu 
ary,  1898.  Ordered  to  command  U.  S.  S.  "  Scorpion,"  April,  1898. 


132        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.   S.    NAVY. 

Duncan  Kennedy.  —  Born  in  Albany,  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  20,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  "Delaware"  and  "  Iroquois," 
Asiatic  Station,  1868-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869;  to  Master,  1>70; 
"  Guerriere,"  European  Station,  1870-2.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  1872  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  1872-3;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1873-6;  Naval 
Academy,  1876-9  ;  practice-steamer,  "  Mayflower,"  1876-7  ;  "  Pensacola," 
Pacific  Station,  1879-82 ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-4 ;  practice-ship  "  Dale," 
1883;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1884-5;  "Lancaster,"  South 
Atlantic  Station,  1885-7;  War  College,  Newport,  1887-9;  Secretary  to 
Navy  Yard  Sife  Commission,  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  South  Atlantic  Coast, 
1889 ;  Board  of  Organization,  1889-90 ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  June, 
1893-5;  "New  York,"  October,  1895-8;  January,  1898,  Assistant  Inspec 
tor  Eleventh  Light-House  district,  to  date. 

Edward  William  Sturdy. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  February  26,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Minnesota,"  special 
cruise,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Fleet, 
1868-70  Promoted  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ; 
special  duty,  Washington,  1871 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1872  ;  "  Wasp," 
South  Atlantic  Fleet,  1872-6  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1876-8  ;  "  Ticonderoga," 
special  service,  1878-81  ;  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  1881-4 ;  temporary 
Superintendent  Nautical  Almanac,  1882  ;  Assistant  Superintendent  Nautical 
Almanac  Office,  1883-4  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1884  ;  "  Kear- 
sarge,"  European  Station,  1884—7 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  1887-9;  "Baltimore,"  Pacific  Station,  1889  to  April,  1893.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  April  3,  1892;  training-ship  "Constella 
tion,"  April,  1893-5  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Olympia,"  February,  1895-6 ;  under 
suspension,  May,  1896 ;  ordered  to  the  "  Minneapolis,"  October,  1896-7  ; 
receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  December,  1897,  to  April,  1898 ;  commanding 
U.  S.  S.  "  Pompey,"  from  April,  1898,  to  date. 

James  Douglas  Jerrold  Kelley. — Born  in  New  York  City.  Appointed 
at  large  by  President  Lincoln  and  entered  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  October  5, 
1864;  was  graduated  in  1868;  European  Station,  "Ticonderoga,"  "Frank 
lin  "  (flag-ship),  "  Richmond,"  "  Guard."  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  equip 
ment  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York ;  signal  duty,  Fort  Whipple,  Virginia, 
1870 ;  qualified  as  Signal  Officer ;  ordered  as  such  to  the  Pacific  Station ; 
"Ossipee"  (flag-ship),  "Pensacola,"  "Saranac,"  "Resaca;"  charge  of  a 
party  Darien  Survey.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870;  to  Lieutenant,  1872; 
1873,  "  Frolic,"  Port  Admiral's  flag-ship,  New  York  ;  torpedo  duty,  Newport ; 
"  Congress,"  coast  of  Africa,  1874 ;  invalided  home  ;  Naval  Rendezvous, 
New  York,  1876  ;  "  Minnesota,"  1877  ;  Executive  of  nautical  school-ship 
"St.  Mary's,"  1878;  "Michigan,"  special  duty  on  Great  Lakes,  1879;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  1880  ;  "  Nipsic,"  West  Indies  ;  ordnance  duty,  command  of 
experimental  battery,  Annapolis,  1881  ;  "  Despatch  ;"  Secretary  to  Rear- 
Admiral,  "  Tennessee,"  flag-ship  North  Atlantic  Station,  1882  ;  Board  of  In 
spection  of  Foreign  Ships,  1883 ;  torpedo  duty,  Judge  Advocate  General's 
Office,  1884;  "  Taliapoosa,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1885;  "Pensacola," 
special  duty,  1888;  "  Kearsarge,"  flag-ship  North  Atlantic  Station,  1889; 
"  Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  July,  1890,  to  November,  1891 ;  waiting 
orders,  November,  1891,  to  March,  1892;  member  Board  on  Ships' boats, 
March,  1892,  to  July,  1893  ;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  July,  1893,  to  June, 
1894;  "Cincinnati,"  June,  1894,  to  August,  1895;  "Texas,"  August,  1895, 
to  February,  1896  ;  "Richmond,"  February,  1896,  to  July,  1896;  "Texas," 
July,  1896,  to  May,  1897 ;  Inspector  of  Merchant  Steamers,  May,  1897,  to 


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March,  1898;  member  of  Board  Auxiliary  Vessels,  March,  1898.  Com 
mended  by  Secretary  of  the  Navy  for  services  in  Hayti.  Prize  Essayist  and 
Gold  Medallist  U.  S.  Naval  Institute,  1881;  author  of  "The  Question  of 
Ship?,"  12mo. ;  "  American  Yachts  "  (4to.),  with  folio  plates  ;  "  A  Desperate 
Chance,"  12mo.  ;  "  Typical  Yachts,"  folio,  and  of  "  Armored  Vessels,"  12mo. 
Co-author  of  "  Modern  Ships  of  War  "  (4to.)  and  of  "  The  Barbary  Corsairs," 
12mo.  Author  of  the  "Monthly  Pilot  Chart,"  of  "Proceedings  of  Courts- 
Martial  and  Boards,"  of  "  The  Story  of  Coast  Defence,"  of  "  American  Men 
o'-War,"  of  a  "  History  of  the  Naval  Experimental  Battery,"  of  "  Our  Navy, 
its  Growth  and  Achievements,"  regal,  24  colored  plates,  a  book  of  300  pp., 
of  "  The  Ship's  Company,"  octavo,  325  pp.,  and  of  numerous  literary  and 
professional  articles  and  pamphlets.  * 

J.  F.  Moser. — Entered  Academy  at  Newport,  September,  1864;  grad 
uated,  No.  7  in  class  of  '80,  June,  1868  ;  European  Squadron,  on  board 
"S\vatara,"  "Roanoke"  and  "Guard"  until  October,  1869;  Darien  Inter- 
oceanic  Canal  Expedition,  November,  1869,  to  July,  1870 ;  European 
Squadron,  "  Guerriere,"  August,  1870,  to  February,  1872;  Nicara<iuan 
Inter-oceanic  Canal  Expedition,  February,  1872,  to  November,  1873 ; 
steamer  "Despatch,"  November,  1873,  to  October,  1874;  Panama  Inter- 
oceanic  Canal  Expedition,  December,  1874,  to  September,  1875 ;  Coast  Sur 
vey  in  charge  of  field-work,  and  command  of  steamer  "  Bache  "  and  steamers 
"  Fathomer  "  and  "  Endeavor,"  November,  1875,  to  March,  1880  ;  European 
and  South  Atlantic  Squadrons,  on  board  "Galena"  and  "Brooklyn," 
August,  1880,  to  September,  1883  ;  Coast  Survey  Officer  in  charge  of  Hydro- 
graphic  Division,  December,  1884,  to  November,  1886  ;  Coast  Survey  in 
charge  of  field-work,  and  in  command  of  steamer  "  Bache,"  November, 
1886-90.  Lieutenant  Moser  has  been  largely  employed  on  special  duty,  in 
connection  with  survey ;  on  the  Coast  Survey  and  the  Exploring  Expedi 
tion,  in  connection  with  the  Interoceanic  Canal  Surveys  ;  he  ran  the  line  of 
levels  over  the  route  adopted  by  De  Lesseps,  from  Aspinwall  to  Panama,  and 
also  over  the  route  in  Nicaragua,  upon  which  work  has  commenced  by  the 
Nicaraguan  Canal  Company.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science ;  member  of  Ethnographical  Society  of 
France,  and  a  member  of  the  Philosophical  Society  and  the  Biological 
Society  of  Washington.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1894; 
Hydrographic  Inspector  Coast  Survey,  October,  1893-6 ;  commanding  the 
"Albatross,"  May,  1896,  to  date. 

Raymond  P.  Rodgers. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  25,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  "Guerriere,"  flag-ship,  S.  A. 
Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European 
Fleet,  1869-71  ;  "  Juniata,"  same  fleet,  1871-3.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872  ;  Naval  Academy,  1873-6;  "  Pensacola," 
flag-ship,  Pacific  Fleet,  1876-9;  Naval  Academy,  1879-82  ;  "Tennessee," 
N.  A.  Squadron,  1882-4;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1884;  Chief  Intelligence 
Officer,  1884-9;  "Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1890.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander,  July,  1894;  Naval  attache  Paris,  St.  Petersburg  and 
Madrid,  October,  1892-7  ;  Battleship  "  Iowa,"  June,  1897,  to  date. 

Robert  T.  Jasper. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  21,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  "Nipsic,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1868-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869;  and  to  Master,  1870;  T.  and  N.  Surveying  Expe 
dition,  1870-1 ;  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  1871-3.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872  ;  S.  A.  Station,  1874-6;  Naval  Academy,  1876- 
§0;  "  Powhatan,"  special  service,  1880-3;  Naval  Academy,  1883-6;  train- 


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ing-ship  "  Jamestown,"  1886  ;  training-ship  "  Constellation,"  1886-9  ;  Coast 
Survey  Office,  1889-90.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July,  1893  ; 
U.S.S."Bennington,"  May,  1 893-5  ;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  July,  1895; 
Naval  Academy,  June,  1896,  to  April,  1898. 

Seaton  Schroeder. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  26,  1864  ;  graduated,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869;  "Benicia,"  Asiatic  Station,  1869-72  Promoted  to 
Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872  ;  "  Pinta,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1873;  "SwataraJ'  1874-5;  Hydrographic Office,  1876;  " Gettysburg," special 
service  in  Mediterranean,  1876-8 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1878-80 ;  "Des 
patch,"  special  service,  1881-2;  Fish  Commission  steamer  "Albatross," 
1882-6;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1885-6;  office  Naval  Intelli 
gence,  1886-8;  special  duty  "Vesuvius,"  1888-90.  Commissioned  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  September,  1893;  Ordnance  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  October,  1893 ;  Recorder  Inspection  and  Survey,  April,  1894-96 ; 
Battleship  "  Massachusetts,"  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Franklin  J.  Drake.  — Born  in  Talis,  Orleans  County,  N.  Y.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  July  24,  1863;  graduated,  1868;  "  Getty sbury,"  West 
Indies,  1868;  gunboat  "  Penobscot,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1868-9;  "Frolic,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869 ;  signal  duty,  1870.  Promoted  to 
Master,  1870 :  "  Colorado,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-1 ;  "  Benicia,"  Asiatic  Squad 
ron,  1871 ;  commanded  Company  B  in  the  assault  by  land  forces  made  on 
the  Corean  forts  at  Seoul,  1871;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1872; 
"  Colorado,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1872-3.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872. 
Torpedo  Station,  1873;  "  Terror,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873;  "  Portsmouth,"  N. 
P.  Fleet,  1874;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1874;  Ordnance  Depart 
ment,  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  1875-6;  Coast  Survey,  "  Hassler,"  1876-78  ; 
"Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1878 ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  special  service,  1878-81  ; 
commanded  Surveying  Expedition  into  the  interior  of  Africa,  west  coast,  and 
mapped  out  the  head-waters  of  the  St.  John  River,  1879 ;  Navy  Yard,  N. 
Y.,  1881-3  ;  special  duty,  Advisory  Board,  1883-5  ;  "  Pensacola,"  European 
Station,  1885  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Squadron,  1886-7  ;  "  Pensacola," 
European  Squadron,  1887-8 ;  inspector  construction  torpedo-boat  No.  1, 
"The  Gushing,"  1888;  inspector  construction  of  the  Howell  torpedo  for  new 
navy,  1889-90;  Columbian  Iron  Works,  Baltimore,  Md.,  June,  1893.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  October,  1893  ;  commanding  Fish  Commis 
sion  steamer  "Albatross,"  May,  1894-6  ;  ordered  to  "Oregon,"  June,  1896  ; 
Ordnance  Officer  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  January,  1898,  to  May,  1898 ; 
commanding  "Pensacola,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Thomas  Chalmers  McLean  — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Mid 
shipman,  September  21,  1864  ;  graduated  from  Naval  Academy,  June,  1868, 
taking  the  prize  flag  for  the  best  drilled  company  in  the  battalion  ;  '*  Tusca- 
rora,"  South  Pacific  and  West  Indies,  1868-9  Promoted  to  Ensign^  April, 
1869  ;  "  Benicia "  and  "  Idaho,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1869-72.  Promoted  to 
Master,  July,  1870  ;  commanded  the  sailor  infantry  of  the  "Benicia,"  in  the 
Corean  Expedition,  and  was  commended  for  gallant  conduct  in  the  assault 
on  Fort  du  Coude,  having  the  left  of  the  line  next  the  company  of  Lieuten 
ant  McKee,  in  memory  of  whom  the  fort  was  re-named  by  the  captors.  Naval 
Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  1872.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  1872  ;  Experi 
mental  Battery,  Annapolis,  1873-4  ;  flag-ship  "  Tennessee,"  1875  ;  Torpedo 
Station,  1876-7  ;  Washington  Navy  Yard,  1878  ;  in  charge  Experimental 
Battery,  1879  ;  flag-ship  "  Trenton/'  European  Station,  1879-81  ;  member  of 
the  United  States  Government  delegation  to  the  International  Electrical 


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Congress  and  of  the  Commission  to  the  Electrical  Exhibition,  Paris,  1881 ; 
elected  secretary  to  a  section  ©f  the  Congress ;  vice-president  of  jury  of 
awards,  group  V.,  instruments  of  precision,  etc.,  at  the  Exhibition  ;  special 
duty  in  Germany,  France,  Russia,  and  England  ;  Naval  Attache,  Vienna, 
1883,  and  Government  Representative  at  Vienna  Electrical  Exhibition  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  1884  ;  steamer  "  Brooklyn,"  1885  ;  "  Dolphin,"  1885-8  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  1889,  to  March,  1893  ;  Assistant  Inspector  of  "  Detroit," 
March,  1893,  to  July,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  October, 
1893  ;  San  Francisco,  July,  1893-96  ;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  December, 
1896  ;  charge  of  Torpedo  Station,  June,  1897  ;  also  Inspector  of  Equip 
ment  Herreshoff 's,  to  date. 

William  Jay  Barnette. — Born  in  New  York.  Ent/red  Naval  Acad 
emy,  July  27,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1868-70.  Promoted 
to  ^Ensign,  1869;  and  to  Master,  1870;  torpedo  duty,  1871;  "Wabash," 
flagship,  European  Squadron,  1871-4.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872  ; 
Hydrographic  Office  and  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1874-5  ;  "  Pensacola," 
flagship,  North  Pacific  Station,  Flag-Lieutenant,  1875-8  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1878-81;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1881-4;  Naval  Academy,  1884-6; 
practice-ship  "Constellation,"  1886;  Naval  Academy,  1886-8;  "Galena," 
N.  A.  Squadron,  1888-90;  school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  December,  1890,  to 
December,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  April  16,  1894; 
Raleigh,  April,  1894,  to  March,  1897;  commanding  U.  S.  C.  and  I.  S.  S. 
"Bache,"  July,  1897,  to  April,  1898. 

Francis  Henry  Delano. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  22,  1863;  graduated  June,  1867;  "  Susquehanna,"  flag-ship,  N. 
A.  Station,  1867  ;  "  Contocook,"  flag-ship,  N.  A.  Station,  1868  ;  "  Yantic," 
N.  A  Station,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December,  1868  ;  signal  duty, 
.  Washington,  D.  C. ,  March,  1870,  to  June,  1870.  Promoted  to  Master,  March, 
1870 ;  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1870-71  ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1871-3.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February,  1873  ;  "  Portsmouth,"  North 
Pacific  Station,  1874-5  ;  "Sabine,"  receiving-ship,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1875- 
76  ;  "  Shawmut,"  N.  A.  Station,  September,  1876, to  January,  1877  ;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  February,  17,  1877,  to  April  26,  1877;  "Supply,"  training- 
ship,  May  1,  1877,  to  September  13,  1877  ;  "  Wyoming,"  R.  S.  Washington, 
December,  1887,  to  January,  1878  ;  "  Supply,"  store-ship,  1878-9 ;  com 
manding  "  Intrepid,"  1879-82  ;  "  Pensacola,"  F.  S.  Pacific  Station,  1882-3  ; 
"  Richmond,"  F.  S.  Asiatic  Station,  1883-4  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
1884-5  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1885  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1885-7  ; 
"  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1887-9,  in  command  last  month  or  so  of  ship's 
commission ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  December,  1889,  to  June,  1892,  to 
1894 ;  leave  of  absence  May,  1894.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander, 
June,  1894;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  October,  1894,  to  1896  ;  "  Olympia," 
June,  1896,  to  1898  f "  Minneapolis,"  January,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  Thomas  Forse.— Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  October  1,  1864;  graduated,  1868  ;  store-ship  "  Guard,"  European 
Fleet,  1868;  "Jamestown,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1869 ;  "  Alaska,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1869-72.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870,  and 
commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1873  ;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-6 ; 
"  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-81  ;  "Ranger,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-4; 
commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Earnest,"  1884-7  ;  Inspector  of  steel,  new  cruisers, 
1887,  to  July,  1892;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1892,  to  April, 
1894;  Inspector  of  steel,  April,  1894,  to  (commissioned  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  June,  1894)  June,  1897 ;  commanding  C.  S.  steamer  "  Endeavor," 


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June,  1897,  to  January,  1898  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Patterson,"  April,  1898 ;  command 
ing  U.  S.  S.  "  Lebanon,"  to  date. 

Edwin  King  Moore. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Octo 
ber  1, 1864  ;  graduated,  1868  ;  store-ship  "  Guard,"  European  Fleet,  1868-9. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869;  signal  duty,  1870.  Promoted  to  Matter,  1870; 
"Colorado,"  "  Benicia,"  and  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-3.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  1873;  "Portsmouth,"  surveying  on  Pacific,  1873-6; 
Coast  Survey  steamer  "McArthur,"  on  Pacific  Coast,  1876-80 ;  Naval  Ob 
servatory,  1881-4;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1884-7;  Naval  Academy, 
1887-90 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  1890  to  January,  1891  ;  "  Boston,"  Squad 
ron  of  Evolution,  January  to  October,  1891 ;  Pacific  Station,  October,  1891, 
to  April,  1893;  "Mohican,"  Bearing  Sea  Fleet,  May  to  December,  1893; 
leave  of  absence,  December,  1893,  to  January,  1894 ;  Boston  Navy  Yard, 
January,  1894,  to  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July,  1894; 
commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Patterson,"  surveying  in  Southeast 
Alaska,  March,  1895,  to  March,  1898  ;  Naval  Academy,  April,  1898. 

Albion  Varette  Wadhams. — Entered  the  Naval  Academy,  Septem 
ber  26,  1864;  graduated,  June,  1868.  Promoted  Ensign,  April  19,  1869. 
Master,  July  12,  1870.  Lieutenant,  March  25, 1873  ;  Pacific  Station,  1868-9  ; 
China  Station,  1870-3  ;  (Corean  fights)  "  Powhatan  "  and  "Alert,  1874-5  ; 
Naval  Academy,  1875-8;  Coast  Survey,  1878-80;  "Nipsic,"  European 
Station,  1880-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1884-6  ;  China  Station,  1886-9  ; 
Assistant  Light-House  Inspector,  member  Board  of  Inspection,  Merchant 
Vessels  and  Inspection  of  Steel  for  New  Vessels,  1889-92  ;  leave  of  absence, 
1893;  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  November,  1893-96.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant- Commander,  July,  1894;  Light-House  Inspector,  Eighth  District, 
January,  1897,  to  date ;  also  in  charge  of  Eighth  Mosquito  Fleet  District. 

James  Dexter  Adams. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy  September  27,  1864 ;  graduated,  1868 ;  "  Albany,"  temporary  duty, 
September,  1868  ;  "  Yantic,"  October,  1868  ;  "  Gettysburg,"  November,  1868. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1869  ;  "  Frolic,"  September,  lcS69  ;  "  Jamestown," 
Pacific  Fleet,  March,  1870.  Promoted  to  Master,  July,  1870;  "Mohican," 
October,  1871 ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  June,  1872 ;  "  Hassler," 
Coast  Survey,  August,  1873.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  September,  1873 ; 
Torpedo  Station,  May,  1876  ;  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  August,  1876 ;  re 
ceiving-ship  "Independence,"  July,  1877  ;  "  Pensacola,"  August,  1877; 
Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  December,  1880  ;  Torpedo  Station,  May,  1883  ; 
"  Powhatan,"  August,  1883;  "Lancaster,"  July,  1884  ;  " Kearsarge,"  Au 
gust,  1884  ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  March,  1887  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  December,  1888  ;  "Dolphin,"  N.  A.  Station,  November, 
1889,  to  May,  1891  ;  Compass  Office,  May,  1891  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  Octo 
ber,  1891,  to  March,  1892 ;  Naval  Academy,  March,  1892,  to  April,  1895  ; 
Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  September,  1894;  ordered  to  "  Am- 
phitrite,"  April,  1895  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  September,  1897,  to  May,  1898; 
commanding  "  Yankton,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Richard  Wainwright. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  28,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  "Jamestown,"  Pacific 
Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1870. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1870;  "Colorado,"  flagship,  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-2. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1873  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1873-4  ;  command 
ing  Coast  Survey  vessel  "  Arago,"  1875-8  ;  flag-Lieutenant  to  Rear-Admiral 
T.  H.  Patterson,  commanding  Asiatic  Station,  1878-81  ;  special  duty, 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  1881-4  ;  "  Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1884- 


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85  ;  Secretary  to  Rear- Admiral  J.  E.  Jouett,  commanding  North  Atlantic, 
1885-6  ;  "Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1886-7  ;  Steel  Inspection,  1887- 
88;  Naval  Academy,  1888-90;  "Alert,"  special  service,  October,  1890,  to 
October,  1893;  Hydrographic  Office,  October,  1893,  to  1896.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  September,  1894;  Chief  Intelligence  Officer, 
April,  1896-7;  U.  S.  S.  "Maine,"  December,  1897-8;  Judge  Advocate 
General's  Office,  March,  1898;  commanding  the  U.  S.  S.  "Gloucester," 
May,  1898,  to  date. 

James  Russell  Selfridge. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  21,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  "  Colorado,"  flagship,  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-2.  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  J873  ;  "  Franklin," 
flagship,  European  Squadron,  1873;  "Congress,"  same  squadron,  1874-6 ; 
training-ship  "  Monongahela,"  1876-7  ;  torpedo  duty,  1877  ;  ordnance  duty, 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1878-80;  training-ship,  "Portsmouth,"  1880-2; 
Recorder  Regulation  Board,  1882-3 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1883-5  ; 
"Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-6;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-8; 
ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  18b9  to  June,  1891 ;  flag-lieutenant 
to  Commander-in-Chief,  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1891,  to  July,  1893;  leave  of 
absence,  July  to  September,  1893;  Torpedo  Station,  September  to  October 
5,  1893  ;  ordnance  duty,  Washington  Navy  Yard,  October  11,  to  December 
30,  1893  ;  ordered  as  Executive  Officer,  ':  St.  Mary's,"  January  3,  1894,  to 
May,  1894;  sick  leave,  May,  1894-5;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  May, 
1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  September,  1894;  "Puritan," 
December,  1896,  to  date 

Charles  Albert  Adams — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  July  23,1863;  graduated,  June,  1868;  "  Kearsarge,"  1868;  Pacific 
Fleet,  1868-70.  Promoted  Ensign,  1869  ;  "  Ossipee,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-2. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1870;  "Shenandoah,"  European  Station,  1873.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  1873;  "Congress,"  European  Station,  1874-6; 
"Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-8;  "Ranger,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-9; 
"  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-81  ;  "  Michigan,"  (N.  W.  Lakes),  1*82-5  ; 
"Pensacola,"  European  Station,  18*5-8;  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  1888  to 
March,  1892  ;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  March,  1892  to  April,  1893  ; 
"  Lancaster,"  Asiatic  Station,  May,  1893,  to  October,  1893  ;  "Philadelphia," 
Pacific  Station,  October,  1893,  to  April,  1894.  Lieutenant- Commander,  No 
vember,  1894 ;  New  York  Navy  Yard,  1894-6 ;  receiving-ship  "  Rich 
mond,"  1896  ;  "  Monterey,"  1897-8. 

William  Henry  Everett. — Entered  Naval  Academy  as  a  Midshipman, 
July  23,  1863  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Pawnee,"  U.  S.  S.  "  Portsmouth,"  and  U.  S.  flag 
ship  "  Guerriere,"  on  the  South  Atlantic  Station,  1868-69.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  April  19,  1869;  U.  S.  S.  "Nantasket,"  in  the  West  Indies,  1869-71. 
Promoted  to  Master,  July  12,  1870 ;  transferred  from  U-  S.  S.  "  Nantasket," 
to  IT.  S.  S.  "  Congress,"  in  the  spring  of  1871,  and  served  on  her  until  April, 
1874,  in  West  Indies,  Greenland  (in  connection  with  Polar  Expedition, 
undertaken  by  the  S.  S.  "Polaris  "),  and  on  the  European  Station  ;  transferred 
to  U.  S.  S.  "  Wyoming,"  and  served  until  it  went  out  of  commission,  at 
Washington,  in  the  spring  of  1874.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December  12, 
1873  ;  equipment  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1874-5;  U.  S.  S  "Alert," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6  ;  U.  S.  S.  flag-ship  "  Tennessee,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1876-8 ;  on  duty  at  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  Washington,  D.  C., 
November,  1878,  to  November,  1879  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  December  1,  1879-81 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Tallapoosa,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 


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1882-4;  Flag-Lieutenant  to  Rear- Admiral  James  E.  Jouett,  on  board  U.  S. 
flag-ship  "Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1884-6  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1886-7  ;  TJ.  S.  training-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1887-8  ; 
U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Richmond,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1889-90  ;  in  charge  of 
Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Boston,  Mass.,  September,  1890,  to  September, 
1893  ;  ordnance  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  November,  1893,  to  Feb 
ruary,  1894;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  at  New  York,  February  to 
May,  1894  ;  U-  S.  S. "  Montgomery,"  June,  1894,  to  August,  1894.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant- Commander,  December  6,  1894  ;  U  S.  S. "  Cincinnati,"  August, 
1895,  to  May,  18.96  ;  Naval  War  College,  June  to  October,  1896  ;  member  of 
Steel  Board,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  November,  1896,  to  January,  1897  ;  Hy 
drographic  Office,  Navy  Department,  January,  1897,  to  March,  1898  ;  took 
command  of  the  IT.  S.  S.  "Michigan,"  March  1,  1898. 

John  M.  Hawley. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  23,  1863  ;  graduated,  1868  ;  South  Atlantic  Station,  1868-9.  Promo 
ted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  store-ship  "  Guard,"  European  Fleet,  1870-1.  Promo 
ted  to  Matter,  1870  ;  "  Wyoming,"  1871-2  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1873-4  ;  torpedo  duty,  1874.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874  ; 
Coast  Survey,  1874-7  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Silliman,"  1877-8  ;  Coast 
Survey  Office,  1878-9  ;  "  Wachusett,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82  ; 
Hydrographic  Office,  1882-3  ;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Baltimore, 
1883-5  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Bache,"  1885-6  ;  "  Nipsic,"  Pacific  Station, 
1887-90.  Received  a  vote  of  thanks  from  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts, 
for  rare  courage  and  ability  displayed  during  the  Samoan  hurricane  in  March, 
1889  ;  commended  to  the  Navy  Department  by  Rear- Admiral  Kimberly,  for 
zeal  and  energy  in  getting  the  "  Nipsic  "  afloat  after  she  was  beached.  He 
had  entire  charge  of  this  work,  and  to  his  efforts,  in  a  large  measure,  is  due 
the  fact  that  the  "  Nipsic "  is  now  afloat  without  more  serious  injury. 
Ordered  to  duty  at  the  Naval  Academy,  November,  1890  ;  Executive  Officer 
of  the  practice-ship  "Constellation,"  1891-4;  "Detroit,"  June,  1894-6. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander,  December,  1894  ;  Bureau  of  Navi 
gation,  December,  1896,  to  date. 

John  A.  Rodgers. — Born  in  Maryland.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July 
29,  1863;  graduated,  1868.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869;  Pacific  Fleet, 
1868-9;  S.  S.  "Supply,"  1870;  "Nipsic,"  Darien  Expedition,  1870-1. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1870;  torpedo  service,  1871-2;  "Hartford,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1872-5;  "Trenton,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1877-9.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874  ;  "  Juniata,"  1876-7  ;  "  Constellation,"  1879-80  ; 
Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Pittsburg  and  Philadelphia,  ordnance  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1880-3 ;  "  Ossipee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6 ;  Inspector 
of  Steel,  new  cruisers,  1886-7;  member  of  Steel  Board,  1888-90;  "  Pensa- 
cola,"  S.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  April,  1891 ;  sick  leave,  April,  1891,  to 
November,  1892;  "  Miantonomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  November,  1892-4; 
leave  of  absence,  November,  1894  ;  Inspector  Steel,  South  Bethlehem,  Pa., 
March,  1895-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  March,  1895; 
Battleship  "  Indiana,"  February,  1897,  to  date. 

James  W.  Carlin. — Born  May  14,  1848.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July,  1864  ;  graduated,  June,  1868  ;  "  Nipsic,"  West  Indian  Station,  1868-9. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1869.  Promoted  to  Master,  July,  1870  ;  "Saco," 
European  Station,  1870-1;  "Saco,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872;  "  Monocacy," 
Asiatic  Station,  1872-3.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February,  1874  ;  tor 
pedo  duty,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1874  ;  "  Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1875  ;  "  Brook 
lyn,"  West  Indian  Station,  1876;  "Adams,"  West  Indian  Station,  1876; 


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"Michigan,"  lakes,  1877;  "Constitution"  (training-ship),  Philadelphia, 
1877;  "Constitution,"  European  Station,  1878 ;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station, 
1881-2  ;  "  Lackawauna,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-4  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independ 
ence,"  1884-6  ;  "Alert,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-7 ;  "  Vandalia,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1887-9.  Lieutenant  Carlin  was  Executive  Officer  of  "Vandalia"  in 
the  memorable  hurricane  at  Apia,  Samoa,  March  16,  1889,  and  after  the  loss 
of  Captain  Schoonmaker,  he  was  in  command  of  ship ;  Inspector  of  Steel, 
Union  Iron  Works,  San  Francisco,  May,  1896,  to  February,  1893  ;  "Monte 
rey,"  Pacific  Station,  February,  1893-5-  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
May,  1895 ;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1895  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independ 
ence,"  February,  1896-8  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S-  "  Monterey,"  April,  1898. 

Gottfried  Blocklinger. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Na^al  Academy,  July 
21,  1863  ;  graduated,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-72.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1869;  to  Master,  1870;  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Station,  1873-6.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874  ;  torpedo  duty,  summer  of  1877  ;  "  Enterprise  " 
(Survey  Amazon  Kiver),  1877-8;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-82; 
Coast  Survey,  1882-3  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  1883-6 ;  Hydrographic  Office, 
1886-7 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1887-9  ;  "  Alliance,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1890  to  December,  1891 ;  training-ship  "  Richmond,"  December,  1891,  to 
April,  1892  ;  "  Yorktown,"  special  service,  Squadron,  April,  1892,  to  Octo 
ber,  1893  ;  Ordnance  Instructor,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  October,  1893-5. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  May,  1895;  ordered  to  the  "Bos 
ton,"  November,  1895-6  ;  sick  leave,  November,  1896  ;  ordered  to  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  June,  1897-8  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Charleston,"  May, 
1898. 

Perry  Garst. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July  25,  1863  ; 
graduated,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-73.  Promoted  to  "Ensign,  1869  ;  to 
Master,  1870;  S.  S.  "Frolic,"  1874;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1874-8.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  1874;  Coast  S.  S.  "  Gedney,"  1879-80;  commanding  C.  S.  S. 
"Earnest,"  1880-2;  "  Passaic,"  1882  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  1882-3  ; 
"  Shenandoah,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-6 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  1886-8  ;  Judge-Advocate  General's  Office,  1888-90 ;  training-ship 
"  Jamestown,"  June,  1890,  to  July,  1892  ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1892- 
1896.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1895  ;  ordered  to  "  New 
ark,"  June,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Terror,"  July,  1896,  to  date. 

James  Kelsey  Cogswell. — Born  in  Wisconsin.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  23,  1863 ;  graduated,  1868 ;  "  Powhatan,"  P.  F-  1868-9. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869;  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-2.  Promoted  to  Master, 
1870;  " Ticonderoga,"  N.  A.  S.,  1874.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874; 
"  Monongahela,"  S.  A.  S.,  1875-6  ;  "  Essex,"  1876,  N.  A.  S. ;  S.  A.  S.,  1877- 
79;  Hydrographic  Office,  1879-81 ;  "Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1881-4; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1884-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1886  ;  inspector 
of  ordnance,  South  Boston  Iron  Works,  1887-8  ;  "  Tallapoosa,"  S.  A.  Station, 
1888-92;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  May,  1892-95.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant-  Commander,  June,  1 895 ;  ordnance  instruction,  Washington  Navy  Yard, 
April,  1895;  "Marion,"  September,  1895-7  ;  Battleship  "Oregon,"  Decem 
ber,  1897,  to  date. 

Frederick  Singer. — Born  in  Germany.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
1863;  graduated,  1868;  "  Nipsic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1868-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  "  Terror,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  1870 ;  signal  and  ordnance  duty,  Washington,  1871-2 ; 
"Michigan,"  on  lakes,  1872;  "  Benicia,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1872-5. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874;  "Canonicus,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 


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1876-8  ;  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-9  ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1879-80;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880;  "Richmond,"  1880-1;  receiv 
ing-ship  "Independence,"  1882-3;  torpedo  duty,  Newport,  Rhode  Island, 
1883;  receiving-ships  "  Colorado,"  and  "  Vermont,"  1883-4  ;  "Powhatan," 
1884;  "  Quinnebang,"  E.  S.,  1884-7;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  1887-90 ; 
"Ranger,"  Pacific  Station,  1890-1;  " Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1891-2; 
Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  1892 ;  represented  Navy  Department  on  board 
re  vie  wing-ship  "  George  S.  Blake,"  carrying  the  Diplomatic  Corps  at  the 
International  Columbian  Naval  Review,  at  New  York,  April,  1893  ;  Chief 
Intelligence  Officer  and  Member  of  Board  on  Construction,  Navy  Depart 
ment,  July,  1893,  to  1896.  Promoted  to  Lieut  en  ant- Commander,  September, 
1895;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S  "Terror,"  April,  1896,  to  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "Ra 
leigh,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Arthur  Bayard  Speyers. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  23,  1863  ;  graduated,  1868  ;  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1868-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869;  "Benicia,"  Asiatic  Station,  1869-72.  Promoted  to 
Master,  1870  ;  "  Kansas,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1874  ;"  Richmond,"  S.  P.S.,  1874-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  1877-81  ; 
training-ship  " Saratoga,"  1881-4;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1884-6;  "Chi 
cago,"  special  service,  1886-7  ;  "Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1887-90  ; 
training-ship  "Minnesota,"  October,  1890,  to  July,  1893;  "Yorktown," 
Pacific  Station,  July,  1893,  to  1894;  waiting  orders,  June  1894;  receiving- 
ship  "  Richmond,"  October,  1894  ;  "  Bennington,"  May,  1895.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant- Commander,  December,  1895;  "Monterey,"  January,  1897; 
waiting  orders,  July,  1897 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August,  1897,  to  May, 
1898 ;  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "Kingston,"  May,  1898. 

Ebenezer  Scudder  Prime. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September,  21,  1863;  graduated,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-9. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869;  "Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1870-1. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1870 ;  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1874  ;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1876;  "  Lackawanna,"  North 
Pacific  Station,  1876-8  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  McArthur,"  1877-8  ;  training-ship  "Min 
nesota,"  1879-80  ;  "Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1881-3  ;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1883-6;  "  Lancaster,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1886-7;  "Alli 
ance,"  South  Pacific  Station,  1887-8;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station, 
1888-9;  training-ship  "Richmond,"  1889  to  June,  1891;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  June,  1891,  to  May,  1893;  "  Concord,"  Asiatic  Station,  May,  1893,  to 
1894.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  December,  1895;  leave  of 
absence,  June,  1896  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  South  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Novem 
ber,  1896  ;  Inspector  of  Steel,  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  January,  1897  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Pensacola,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

Nathan  Eric  Niles. — Btlrn  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  July  28,  1864;  graduated,  1868 ;  "  Nipsic,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet, 
1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869;  to  Master,  1870;  Pacific  Station  in 
"Saranac,"  "Resaca"  and  "St. Mary's"  from  December,  1870, to  May,  1873; 
"  St.  Mary's  "  went  out  of  commission  in  May  or  June,  1873,  at  Norfolk,  Va  , 
after  a  passage  around  Cape  Horn  from  San  Francisco  ;  "  Manhattan  "  (iron 
clad),  1873  ;  "Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874-5.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1874;  Torpedo  Station,  1875;  "Marion,"  European  Station, 
1875-8;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1879-82;  "Iroquois," 
Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1885-8  ;  "Atlanta,"  European 
Station,  for  about  four  months  only  ;  ship  was  attached  to  Admiral  Walker's 
Squadron  of  Evolution  ;  electric  light  duty,  Norfolk,  1891-5  ;  "  Lancaster," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1895-7  ;  Navy  Department,  1898. 


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Thomas  H.  Stevens. — Born  in  Honolulu,  Sandwich  Islands.  Ap 
pointed  to  Naval  Academy,  1863,  by  President  Lincoln  from  among  sons  of 
officers;  graduated,  1868;  1868-9,  Pacific  Fleet,  steamer  "  Resaca,"  Mexi 
can  and  Lower  California  coasts ;  "  Mohican,"  on  scientific  expedition  to 
Siberia  for  observation  of  total  eclipse  of  sun,  August,  1869.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  July  22,  1869;  "Michigan"  and  "Colorado,"  1869-70.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1870;  on  duty  in  Pacific  Squadron,  1870-3;  flagship  "Ossipee" 
and  sloop  "  Cyane ;  "  while  attached  to  latter  ship,  participated  in  survey  of 
Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec  for  construction  of  Interoceanic  Canal ;  temporarily 
attached  to  "  Jamestown  ;  "  flagship  "  Pensacola,"  1872-3,  in  South  Pacific  ; 
May,  1873,  commanded  a  company  of  "  blue  jackets"  during  the  temporary 
occupation  of  Panama  by  armed  forces  from  "  Pensacola  "-jlnd  "  Tuscarora," 
for  protection  of  American  interests  in  time  of  a  rebellion ;  latter  part  of 
1873,  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Virginia;  November,  1873,  navigator  of 
torpedo-boat  "Mayflower,"  at  time  of  Spanish- American  complications. 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  January  23,  1874  ;  flagship  "  Franklin,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1874-6;  "Marion,"  same  station,  October,  1876,  to  April, 
1877  ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  summer  of  1877 ;  Execu 
tive  Officer,  receiving-ship  "  Passaic,"  1878 ;  1878,  Torpedo  Station,  New 
port  ;  1879-80,  flagship  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station ;  1881,  Fleet  Signal- 
Officer,  Pacific  Station;  1882,  duty  at  Navy  Department  (War  Records); 
same  year,  "  Miantonomah "  and  "Galena;"  1884—6,  Asiatic  Station, 
"Marion"  and  "  Palos ; "  August,  1888,  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  Navy 
Yard,  New  York ;  waiting  orders,  November,  1890-1  ;  "  Ranger,"  Pacific 
Station  (Behring  Sea),  November,  1891,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Yorktown,"  Behr- 
ing  Sea  and  Asiatic  Station,  May,  1894,  to  July,  1895.  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  February  2,  1896;  "Cincinnati,"  North  Atlantic  and  European 
Stations,  May  12,  1896,  to  August  2,  1897 ;  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  September 
2,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  Plummer  Perkins. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed 
from  Fifth  District,  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July  21, 1865  ; 
graduated,  1869 ;  "  Lancaster,"  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Station,  1869-71. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870  ;  to  Master,  1872  ;  torpedo  service,  1872  ;  "  Frolic," 
flag-ship,  1872;  "Richmond,"  flag-ship,  1872-5.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
1874;  Naval  Academy,  1875-6;  "Swatara,"  1877;  Hydrographic  Office, 
1877;  "Guard,"  1878;  "Minnesota,"  1878;  "  Enterprise,"  survey  of  Ama 
zon  River,  1878  ;  "  Gettysburg  "  and  "  Wyoming,"  European  Station,  1879  ; 
"Alliance,"  "  Jeannette,"  search  expedition,  1881  ;  Survey  of  Tampico  River, 
1883;  Nautical  School-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1883-6;  commanding  C.  S.  S. 
"Eager,"  1886-8;  "Swatara,"  cruise  around  the  world,  1888-90;  leave  of 
absence,  December,  1890,  to  June,  1891  ;  electric  light  duty,  Bath,  Me., 
1891-2 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  Superintendent  of  Compasses,  1892-5 ; 
"Montgomery,"  North  Atlantic,  1895-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  February,  1896;  four  months  sick  leave,  1896;  "Wabash,"  receiv 
ing-ship  at  Boston,  1896;  "Monadnock,"  1896-8. 

B.  H.  Buckingham. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July 
22,  1865  ;  graduated,  1869 ;  "  Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1870.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  1870 ;  Darien  Expedition,  1870-1  ;  special  duty,  1872  ;  Promoted 
to  Master,  1872;  "Alaska,"  European  Station,  1872-5.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1874 ;  special  ordnance  duty,  1875-7  ;  special  duty,  Paris  Expo 
sition,  1877-8;  special  duty,  1878-9  ;  "Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879- 
82;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1882-5;  Naval  Attache-,  Paris,  France,  1885-9; 
"  Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889  to  October,  1891  ;  Aide  to  the 


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Secretary  of  the  Navy,  October,  1891,  to  March,  1892  ;  "  Dolphin,"  special 
service  from  March,  1892,  and  has  been  in  command  since  February,  1893-5 ; 
Aide  to  the  Secretary,  December,  1895-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  February,  1896 ;  sick  leave,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  G.  Bowman. — Born  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  29,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "Richmond,"  European  Fleet,  18.70-1. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870  ;  "  Yantic,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-4 ;  "  Hartford," 
same  station,  1875.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872.  Commissioned  as  Lieuten 
ant,  1874;  Naval  Academy,  1876-9;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-82; 
Naval  Observatory,  1882-6 ;  "  Boston,"  special  service,  1886-9  ;  Naval 
Academy,  1889;  to  July,  1893  ;  Assistant  Inspector  of  the  "  Marblehead," 
July,  1893-7.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  February,  1896;  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  June,  1897,  to  date. 

William  P.  Potter. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  27,  1865 ;  graduated,  1869 ;  "  Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1870 ; 
European  Station,  1879-1;  "Hartford,"  Asiatic  Station,  1871-4.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1870,  and  to  Master,  1872;  Naval  Academy,  1874-7; 
Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874;  "Powhattan,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1878 ;  "  Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1878-81  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1881-4;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station,  18»4-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  1887, 
to  June,  1891  ;  "  Chicago,"  European  Station,  1891-5 ;  Naval  Academy, 
January,  1895-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1896; 
Cruiser  "New  York,"  September,  1897,  to  date. 

W.  H.  Beehler. — Born  in  Maryland.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July 
28,  1864;  graduated,  1869  ;  N.  Atlantic  Station,  1870.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870  ;  S.  S.  "  Frolic,"  1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  sick-leave,  1873 
-4  ;  "  Worcester"  flag-ship,  N.  Atlantic  S.,  1874-5.  Commissioned  as  Lieu- 
tenant,187±;  sick-leave,  1875-6;  "Alliance,"  N.  Atlantic  Station,  1876-7; 
"Powhatan,"  same  station,  1877-9  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1880-1  ;  "Brooklyn," 
S.  A.  Station,  1881-4;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1884-6;  Office  of  Naval  In 
telligence,  1886-9  ;  "  Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1889-90  ;  "  Ranger,"  1890-1  ; 
"  Pensacola,"  1891  to  April,  1892 ;  Naval  Observatory,  July  to  December, 
1892;  Hydrographic  Office,  Chief  of  Division  of  Marine  Intelligence,  De 
cember,  1892  to  1895.  Leave  of  absence,  June,  1895.  Office  Naval  In 
telligence,  January,  1895-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  Commander,  June, 
1896.  Ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Montgomery,"  February,  1896,  to  date. 

Giles  B.  Harbor. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July  24, 
1865;  graduated,  1868  ;  "  Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870;  "Franklin,"  European  Squadron,  1870-1  Promoted  to  Master, 
1872;  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874;  "Oma 
ha,"  S.  P.  S.,  1875-8;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1878-9; 
"Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1870-81;  "Alarm,"  special  service,  1881; 
commanding  "  Alarm,"  special  service,  1881-2 ;  special  duty,  Arctic 
regions,  1882-4  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1884-5  ;  training- 
ship  "Saratoga,"  1885-6;  "  Tallapoosa,"  S.  A.  Station,  1886-8;  Naval 
Academy,  1889,  to  March,  1892  ;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hass- 
ler,"  March,  1892,  to  1895  ;  leave  of  absence  April,  1895  ;  Bureau  of  Equip 
ment,  July,  1895,  to  1898.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  Sep 
tember,  1896;  Battleship  "Texas,"  February,  1898,  to  date. 

Sumner  Cummings  Paine. — Born  in  Portland,  Maine.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  22,  1865  ;  graduated,  June,  1869.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  July,  1870 ;  to  Master,  July,  1871  ;  to  Lieutenant,  October,  1874. 
Service :  "  Sabine "  (special  cruise),  July,  1869,  to  August,  1870 ;  Darien 


RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE   U.   S.    NAVY.         143 

Expedition,  November,  1870,  to  June,  1871  ;  "  Wabash  "  and  "  Wachusett," 
European  Station,  October,  1871,  to  July,  1874  ;  Darien  Expedition,  Novem 
ber,  1874,  to  June,  1875 ;  "  Frolic  "  and  "  Brooklyn,"  South  Atlantic  Station, 
July,  1875,  to  May,  1876 ;  Torpedo  Station  (under  instruction),  May  to  Octo 
ber,  1876;  Hydrographic  Office,  November,  1876,  to  March,  1877;  "Sara 
toga,"  March,  1877,  to  March,  1878  ;  Naval  Academy,  May,  1878,  to  December, 
1880;  "New  Hampshire,"  June,  1881,  to  May,  1882 ;  "Vandalia,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  May,  1882,  to  November,  1884;  "Dolphin,"  November, 
1884,  to  May,  1885 ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Ready,"  May,  1885,  to  Decem 
ber,  1885  ;  Naval  Observatory,  December,  1885,  to  May,  1888  ;  commanding 
C.  S  S.  "Eagre,"  May,  1888,  to  March,  1889;  duty  connected  with  "Vesu 
vius,"  March  and  April,  1889;  "Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  May,  1889,  to 
May,  1892;  Naval  Academy.  June,  1892,  to  1895;  orderefl  to  "Monocacy," 
June,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Boston,"  July,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  October,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia,"  January,  1898,  to  April,  1898  ; 
May,  1898,  sick  leave  to  date. 

Arthur  Patterson  Osborn. — Bom  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  31,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "Lancaster,"  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1869-71.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870  j.to  Master,  1872;  "Shawmut," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1873-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874;  Naval 
Academy,  1877;  nautical  school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1877-81;  "  Quinne- 
baug,"  European  Station,  1881-4;  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1885-6; 
school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1886-9  ;  "Thetis,"  N.  A.  Station,  1889  to  Decem 
ber,  1892  ;  special  duty,  December,  1892,  to  January,  1893 ;  school-ship 
"Enterprise,"  January,  1893-4;  Naval  War-college,  June,  1894;  receiving- 
ship  "Franklin,"  November,  1894;  commanding  the  C.  S.  S.  "  Gedney," 
July,  1895—8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  October,  1896; 
commanding  the  C.  S.  S.  "  McArthur,"  February,  1898  ;  ordered  to  the  U. 
S.  S.  "New  Orleans,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 

John  Bradford  Briggs. — Bom  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  30,  1865  ;  graduated,  1869  ;  "  Sabine,"  special  cruise, 
1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870  ;  torpedo  instruction,  1871  ;  "  Shaw 
mut,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872;  "  Kan 
sas,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874 ; 
Naval  Academy,  1875-8  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-81 ;  Naval 
Academy,  1881-4 ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1884-6 ;  Naval 
Academy,  1887-90 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  December,  1890,  to  February, 
1891  ;  "Vesuvius,"  N.  A.  Station,  February,  1891-4 ;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  March,  1894-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  November, 
1896  ;  ordered  to  "  Philadelphia,"  June,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Baltimore,"  Janu 
ary,  1898,  to  date. 

Newton  Eliphalet  Mason. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  24,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869- 
70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870  ;  torpedo  instruction,  1871  ;  "  Wabash," 
European  Squadron,  1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  "  Manhattan  " 
(iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1873 ;  "  Kansas,"  same  station,  1874-5.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874  ;  "  Catskill"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1875- 
76  ;  "Ossipee,"  same  station,  1876-7  ;  receiving-ship  "  St.  Louis,"  1878-80  ; 
"Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880-83  ;  "Pensacola,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-4; 
ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  "Washington,  1884-5 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance, 
1885-9;  '  Petrel,"  N.  A.  Station,  1889  to  October,  1891  ;  "  Miantonomah," 
N.  A.  Station,  October,  1891,  to  November,  1892 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance, 
November,  1892,  to  June,  1893  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  in  charge  of  Naval 


144        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.   S.    NAVY. 

Ordnance  Proving  Grounds,  June,  1893,  to  1896.     Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant-Commander,  November,  1896;  "  Brooklyn,"  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Arthur  P.  Nazro. — Born  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  December  3,  1850. 
Appointed  to  the  Naval  Academy  by  Hon.  Oakes  Ames,  from  Second  Con 
gressional  District  of  Massachusetts,  in  1865  ;  was  graduated  in  1869 ;  cruised 
in  the  Mediterranean  aboard  the  "Sabine"  and  "Franklin."  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  July  12,  1870;  and  Master,  October  14,  1871;  joined  the  "Ports 
mouth  "  and  went  to  South  Atlantic  Station,  where  he  was  transferred  to  the 
"  Lancaster,"  and  then  to  the  "  Ticonderoga  ;  "  proceeded  in  the  latter  to  Key 
West  at  the  tinfia  of  the  "  Virgiiiius  "  affair ;  transferred  to  the  "  Colorado," 
and  then  to  the  "  Congress,"  in  which  cruised  in  the  Mediterranean  until 
1875,  when  returned  to  the  United  States ;  was  examined  for  Lieutenant,  to 
which  grade  he  was  promoted  on  November  19, 1874 ;  joined  the  "  Hartford  " 
on  the  North  Atlantic  Station ;  was  transferred  to  the  "  Plymouth,"  and 
from  that  vessel  was  ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy;  in  1879  joined  the 
"  Constitution,"  going  from  her  to  the  "  Minnesota,"  and  from  that  vessel  to 
Washington  as  Recorder  of  the  Board  of  Inspection ;  joined  the  torpedo 
class  of  1884  at  Newport,  and  from  there  went  to  ordnance  duty  at  the 
Washington  Navy  Yard ;  from  January,  1885,  to  September,  1888,  served 
on  the  North  Atlantic  Station  aboard  the  "  Powhatau,"  "  Tennessee,"  and 
"Richmond;"  was  again  ordered  to  duty  aboard  the  "  Minnesota,"  from 
which  was  ordered  as  member  of  Board  of  Inspection  of  merchant  vessels, 
and  also  placed  in  charge  of  the  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  New  York 
Navy  Yard  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Chicago,"  July,  1892-5  ;  school-ship  "  Enter 
prise,"  May,  1895-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant-  Commander,  November, 
1896;  ordered  to  receiving  ship  "Vermont,"  December,  1896-7;  "San 
Francisco,"  December,  1897,  to  date. 

William  Wirt  Kimball. — Born  in  Maine.  Entered  Naval  Academy 
July  31,  1865  ;  graduated  1869  ;  "  Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869-70.  Com 
missioned  Enxign,  1870 ;  torpedo  instruction,  1870-71;  "  Shawmut,"  N.  A. 
Fleet,  1871-73.  Commissioned  Master,  1871  ;  experimental  battery,  1873-4. 
"  Intrepid  "  and  "  Alarm  "  (torpedo  boats),  1874.  Commissioned  Lieutenant, 
1874;  experimental  battery,  1874-75;  "  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-79; 
special  ordnance,  duty,  1879-82;  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882-86  ;  Bu 
reau  of  Ordnance,  1886-90  ;  on  furlough,  1890-91 ;  "  Monongahela,"  train 
ing-ship,  1891-93;  "San  Francisco,"  N.  A.  and  S.  A.  Stations,  1893-94 ; 
"Detroit,"  S.  A.  Station,  1894 ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  1894-97;  com 
manding  Atlantic  torpedo-boat  flotilla,  September,  1897,  to  date. 

William  P.  Day. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July 
21,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "  Juniata,"  European  Station,  1869-71.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869;  "Wyoming"  (third-rate),  1872.  Promoted  to 
Master,  1872;  "Dictator"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1873-4; 
"  Despatch,"  special  service,  1875-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1875 ; 
"Hartford,"  S.  A.  Station,  1877-9;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station, 
1881-4;  "Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station,  1886-7;  "Lancaster,"  S.  A.  Station, 
1887-8  ;  "  Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station,  1888-9  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Machias," 
March,  1893-4  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  March  1894-6  ;  leave  of  absence, 
December,  1896.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander,  January  1,  1897  ; 
receiving-ship  "  Richmond,"  June,  1897,  to  date. 

John  Clark  Wilson. — Entered  Naval  Academy  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
18b5  ;  graduated,  1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870;  to  Master,  1871;  to 
Lieutenant, '1875,  and  to  Lieutenant  Commander,  1898.  Served  on  the  fol 
lowing  named  ships  and  stations,  viz. :  "  Sabine,"  and  "  Franklin,"  European 


RECORDS  OF  LIVING   OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.  S.   NAVY.         145 

Station,  1869-71;  "  Iroquois,"  "Monocacy,"  "Saco,"  and  "Ashuelot," 
Asiatic  Station,  1872-5 ;  "  Omaha,"  South  Pacific  Station,  1875-8;  "Ten 
nessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82;  "Vandalia,"  Pacific  Station, 
1886-89;  "Atlanta,"  " Monongahela,"  and  "Vesuvius,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1892-95.  Volunteered  for  a  second  cruise  on  the  "  Vandalia,"  in 
1889  when  difficulties  with  Germany  over  Samoan  affairs  were  threatened. 
Was  wrecked  on  "Vandalia"  in  harbor  of  .Apia,  Samoan  Islands,  in  hurri 
cane  of  March  15  and  16,  1889,  when  three  United  States  and  three  German 
men-of-war  were  wrecked  and  150  lives  lost.  Was  rescued  from  wreck  of 
"Vandalia"  by  Fuji  Hochitara,  Captain's  Steward  on  U.  S.  S.  "Trenton," 
who  was  awarded  a  life-saving  medal  of  first-class  for  heroism  in  making  the 
rescue.  Was  sent  by  the  Commander-in-chief  to  Auckland,  New  Zealand  and 
Sydney,  Australia,  to  cable  news  of  disaster  and  to  charter  a  steamer  to  bring 
survivors  to  the  United  States.  Chartered  a  steamer  in  Sydney  and  brought 
500  survivors  from  the  United  States  wrecked  vessels  to  San  Francisco. 
Shore  duty ;  Ordnance  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  Naval  Observa 
tory,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Board  of  Inspection,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va  ;  Inspector  Ordnance,  Mid- 
vale  Steel  Works,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Uriah  Rose  Harris. — Born  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  22,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "  Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1869  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872 ; 
"  Narragansett,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1873-5.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1875  ; 
Coast  Survey,  1875-6;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1876-7;  Coast  Survey, 
1877-9;  "  Shenandoah,"  S.  A.  Station,  1879-82;  Naval  Observatory,  1882- 
84 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1884-7  ;  "  Ranger,"  North  Pacific  Station, 
1887-90 ;  Naval  Academy,  November,  1890,  to  1895  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S. 
"  Adams,"  January,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  February, 
1897.  Boston  Navy  Yard,  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Richard  Graham  Davenport.  —  Born  in  Washington  City,  D.  C., 
January  11,  1849.  Appointed  from  Georgia  to  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  New 
port,  R.  I.,  September  29,  1864 ;  graduated  at  Annapolis,  Maryland,  June  4, 
1869,  and  wait  orders;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "Sabine,"  Boston,  Mass.,  June  30, 
1869;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "Richmond,"  European  Station,  Lisbon,  Portugal, 
September  6,  1869  ;  detached  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  November  10, 
1871.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  July  12,  1870  ;  waiting  orders  November  10, 
1871,  to  January  9,  1872  ;  then  to  final  examination  at  Naval  Academy, 
Annapolis,  Maryland,  to  January  24,  1872  ;  then  waiting  orders  to  February 
24,  1872.  Promoted  to  Master,  January  20,  1872;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "Iro 
quois,"  at  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  for  Asiatic  Station,  February  24,  1872  ; 
detached  at  Shanghai,  China,  October  21,  1872;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "Saco," 
Asiatic  Station,  at  Shanghai,  China,  October  22,  1872 ;  detached  at  Yoko 
hama,  Japan,  March  27,  1874 ;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station, 
March  27,  1874;  detached  Li-Sze-Chan,  Yangtsz  River,  May  12,  1874; 
joined  U.  S.  flagship,  "  Hartford,"  Asiatic  Station,  at  Yokohama,  Japan, 
June  4,  1874;  detached  Hong  Kong,  March  1,  1875,  and  in  charge  of  draft 
of  men  aboard  P.  M.  S.  S.  "  Great  Republic,"  to  Yokohama,  Japan,  where, 
on  March  9,  1875,  was  granted  one  year's  leave  of  absence  with  permission  to 
remain  abroad.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  17, 1875  ;  left  Yokohama  in 
P.  M.  S.  S.  "City  of  Tokio  "  for  the  United  States,  May  23,  1875,  leave  of 
absence  being  at  own  request  revoked  May  25,  1875  ;  passed  examination  for 
promotion  to  lieutenant  at  Washington  City,  D.  C.,  June  25,  1875  ;  Torpedo 
Instruction,  Newport,  R.  I.,  June,  29,  to  October,  9,  1875  ;  duty  as  Aide  to 

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146        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.   S.    NAVY. 

Rear-Admiral  Thornton,  A.  J.  Enkins,  U.  S.  Navy,  representing  the  Navy 
Department  at  the  Centennial  Exposition,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
October  15,  1875,  to  September  30,  1876  ;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "Essex,''  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  at  Boston,  Mass.,  October  3,  1876  ;  detached  at  Norfolk, 
July  6,  1877,  and  wait  orders  to  August  11,  1877 ;  then  to  San  Francisco, 
California;  thence  in  P.  M.  S.  S.  "  City  of  Pekin,"  to  Yokohama,  Japan; 
Aide  to  Commander-in-Chief  and  Fleet  Signal  Officer  on  the  staff  of  Rear- 
Admiral  T.  H.  Patterson,  U.  S.  Navy,  commanding  on  Asiatic  Station, 
October  4,  1877,  to  July  5,  1880 ;  during  which  time  served  on  following 
flagships:  U.  S.  F.  S.  "Tennessee,"  October  4,  1877,  to  March  2,  1878; 
U.  S.  F.  S  "  Monocacy,"  March  2,  1878,  to  December  11,  1878 ;  U.  S.  F.  S. 
"  Monongahela,"  December  11,  1878,  to  July  12,  1879 ;  U.  S.  F.  S.  "  Rich 
mond,"  July  12,  1879,  to  July  5,  1880 ;  three  months  leave  of  absence  with 
permission  to  remain  abroad,  July  5,  1880,  to  October  8,  1880,  when  he  left 
Yokohama,  Japan,  in  O.  &  O.  S.  S.  "  Gaelic"  for  the  United  States  ;  ord 
nance  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  November  20,  1880,  to  May 
26,  1881  ;  Torpedo  Instruction,  Newport,  R.  I.,  June  1,  1881,  to  September 

5,  1881  ;  then  leave  to  October  1,  1881 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  October  1,  1881,  to  January  20,  1882;  then  to  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  California;  joined  U  S.  apprentice  training  ship  "Jamestown" 
at  Mare  Island,  California,  February  14,  1882  ;  detached  at  Norfolk,  Vir 
ginia,  November   15,  1884,  having  served  as  Navigating  Officer  the   last 
twenty-six  months  ;  in  charge  of  a  division  of  the  Hydrographic  Office,  Navy 
Department,  November  17,  1884,  to  August  31,  1887;  War  College,  New 
port,  R.  I.,  September  2, 1887,  to  October  31, 1887  ;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "  Nipsic," 
for  Pacific  Station,  at  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  November  1,  1887 ;  detached 
Honolulu,  Hawaiian  Islands,  July  26,  1890,  having  served  the  entire  time  as 
navigator ;  left  Honolulu  in  S.  S.  "  Zelandia  "  for  the  United  States,  July 
26,  1890  ;  leave  of  absence,  August  11,  to  November  1,  1890  ;  in  charge  of  a 
division  of  the  Hydrograpbic  Office,  Navy  Department,  Washington,  D.  C., 
November  1,  1890,  to  July  17,  1893,  and  in  addition  was  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Civil  Service  Examiners  for  Nautical  Experts,  June  1,  1892,  to 
July  17,  1893,  also  temporary  duty  at  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition, 
Chicago,  October,  1892  ;  Assistant  Inspector  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine,"  building 
Bath  Iron  Works,  Bath,  Maine,  July  20,  1893,  to  October  30,  1893,  during 
which  time  he  was  member  of  her  Trial  Board  at  New  London,  Conn.,  Sep 
tember  12,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  for  duty  as  Exe 
cutive   Officer   of  the   "  Castine,"  which,  however,  was  not  commissioned, 
October  31,  1893,  to  February,  1894;  then  proceeded  in  her  to  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  where,  March  3,  1894,  he  was  detached  and  placed  on  waiting 
orders ;  leave  of  absence  with  permission  to  leave  the  United  States,  March 

6,  to  August  1,  1894;   waiting  orders,  August  1,  1894,  to  October  15,  1894  ; 
joined  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine  "  for  South  Atlantic  Station  at  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  October  22,  1894  ;  was  detached  at  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Virginia, 
December  8,  1896,  having  served  as  her  Executive  Officer  the  entire  cruise ; 
leave  December  8,  to  December  16,  1896  ;  in  charge  of  a  division  of  the 
Hydrographic  Office,  Navy  Department,  Washington,  D.  C.,  December  16, 
1896,  to  May  17,  1897.      Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  14, 
1897  ;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  Navy  Department,  May  17,  1897,  to  date. 

Edward  Buttevant  Barry. — Born  in  New  York  City.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  21, 1865  ;  three  practice  cruises,  "Macedonian"  and  "Savan 
nah;"  graduated,  1869;  "Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869-70.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  1870  ;  signal  duty,  1870-1 ;  "Worcester,"  special  cruise  with  provi- 


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sions  for  France,  1871;  "  Wabasli,"  flagship,  European  Station,  1871-2; 
"Brooklyn,"  European  Station,  1872-3.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  "Wa- 
chusett,"  European  and  North  Atlantic  Stations,  1873-4;  receiving- 
ship  "  Vermont,"  1874-5  ;  "  Roanoke,"  flagship  of  Vice- Admiral  Rowan, 
1875 ;  transferred  to  "  Minnesota,"  and  member  Board  to  Organize  Training- 
System,  1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1875  ;  store-ship  "  New  Hamp 
shire,"  1876-8 ;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-80 ;  witnessed  the  Chilian 
torpedo-boat  attack  on  the  Peruvian  man-of-war  "Union,"  at  Callao,  and 
two  of  the  bombardments  of  that  place,  also  the  blowing  up  of  the  Chilian 
steamer  "  Loa  ;  "  **  Richmond,"  Admiral's  Secretary,  Asiatic  Station,  1880-1 ; 
"  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-2 ;  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-3  ; 
Naval  Academy,  1883-6  ;  summer  practice  cruises,  "Constellation,"  1884-5  ; 
"Alliance,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1886-7;  "Lancaster,"  flagship,  South 
Atlantic  Station,  1887-8;  "Alliance,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1888-9; 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  1889,  to  March,  1891 ;  "Lancaster,"  Asiatic  Station, 
March,  1891,  to  November,  1892;  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  November, 
1892,  to  July,  1894;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  October,  1894,  to  August, 
1897  ;  "  Cincinnati,"  August,  1897,  to  date. 

Herbert  Winslow.— Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  21,  1865;  graduated  1869;  "Sabine,"  18b9-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870;  "Richmond,"  European  fleet,  1870-1.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ; 
"  Narragansett,"  North  Pacific,  1873-4  ;  "  Benicia,"  1875  ;  "  Lackawanna," 
Pacific  Fleet,  1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieuttnant,  1876  ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1876-7  ;  "Portsmouth,"  training-ship,  1877-8  ;  "  Marion,"  •  — , 

1878-9  ;  "Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-80;  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  1880-2  ;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1882-5  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1885-9;  "Adams,"  1889-90;  training-ship,  "Ports 
mouth,"  October,  1890,  to  September,  1892  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  September,  1892-5  ;  War  College,  June,  1895 ;  ordered  to 
"  Monocacy,"  November,  1895-6  ;  "  Yorktown,"  January,  1897 ;  commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  April  1896;  leave  of  absence,  December, 
1897;  U.  S.  training-ship  "Constellation,"  February,  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "  St. 
Louis,"  April,  1898  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Fern,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Henry  Turner. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  22,  1865  ;  graduated,  1869  ;  "  Sabiue,"  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870  ;  "  Tennessee,"  special  service,  1870-1  ;  "  Wachusett,"  European  Squad 
ron,  1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  "  Saco,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-4  ; 
"  Omaha,"  S.  P.  Fleet,  1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  signal 
officer,  1877-8  ;  "  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82  ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1882-5  ;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1885-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1889-92  ;  «  Newark,"  S.  A.  Station,  June,  1892,  to  May,  1895  ;  leave  of  ab 
sence,  June,  1895  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  October,  1895-8.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant-  Commander ,  May,  1897;  May,  1898,  ordered  to  U.  S.  S. 
"  Newark." 

George  P.  Colvocoresses. — Born  in  Vermont,  1847.  Served  nearly 
two  years  as  captain's  clerk  on  board  U.  S.  ships  "Supply"  and  "  Saratoga" 
during  the  civil  war.  Entered  the  Naval  Academy,  September  2,  1864  ; 
graduated,  1869;  "Lancaster,"  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Station,  1869-71. 
Commissioned  Ensign,  1870.  Commissioned  Master,  1872 ;  "  Hartford," 
flag-ship,  Asiatic  Station,  "  Lackawanna,"  and  "Ashuelot,"  1872-5.  Com 
missioned  Lieutenant,  1875 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1875-6 ;  U.  S.  ships 
"Gettysburg"  and  "Enterprise,  European  Station,  1876-9  ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1879-82 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-4  ;  U.  S.  train- 


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ing-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1884-6  ;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  1886-9  ;  "  Enterprise," 
N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  November,  1891  ;  "  Concord,"  S.  A.  Station, 
November,  1891,  to  June,  1893  ;  Naval  Academy,  June,  1893-7.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  June,  1897;  u  Concord,"  May,  1897, 
to  date. 

C.  E.  Colahan. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  21,  1865;  graduated,  June  4,  1869;  "Juniata"  and  "Franklin," 
European  Station,  1869-71.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  July  12,  1870 ;  "  Ports 
mouth,"  "Lancaster,"  "Wasp,"  and  "  Ticonderoga,"  Brazil  Station,  1872-5. 
Promoted  to  Master,  August  13,  1872,  and  to  Lieutenant,  July  20,  1875 ; 
receiving-ship  "  Potomac,"  1875-6  ;  training-ship  "  Constitution,"  1877  ; 
"Tennessee"  and  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-80;  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  Pa.,  1880-2;  "  Tallapoosa  "  and  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1883-6;  Naval  Academy,  1886-9;  "Constellation,"  1887;  Board  of 
Organization,  1889-90;  "  Bennington,"  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  August 
18^3  ;  Naval  Academy,  1893-6.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander, 
June,  1897  ;  "  Detroit,"  July,  1896,  to  date. 

Wainwright  Kellogg.—  Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  29,  1865  ;  graduated,  1869  ;  "Sabine,"  1869-70.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  1870 ;  "  Richmond,"  European  Station,  1870-1  ;  "  Lancaster," 
flagship,  South  Atlantic  Station,  1872-4.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872 ; 
"  Wasp,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1874—6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
1876;  "Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1876-7;  " Monongahela,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1877-9;  "Michigan,"  N.  W.  Lakes,  1879-81;  "Essex,"  Pacific 
Station,  1881-5  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1885-6  ;  "  Boston,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1886,  to  September,  1890 ;  electric  light  duty,  Philadelphia, 
September,  1890,  to  August,  1893;  "New  York,"  South  Atlantic  Station, 
August,  1893,  to  July,  1896;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  July,  1896,  to  April, 
1898 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Maple,"  April,  1898,  to  date.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant- Commander ,  July,  1897. 

Albert  Gleaves  Berry. — Born  in  Tennessee.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  28,  1865  ;  graduated,  1869  ;  "  Sabine,"  1869-70  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1870-1 ;  "Lancaster,"  flag 
ship,  South  Atlantic  Station,  1872-4.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  "  Wasp," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1874-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  training- 
ship  "  Monongahela,"  1876-9  ;  "  Despatch  "  (dispatch-boat),  1881  ;  ordnance 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1881-2;  Signal  Office,  1882-3;  "Trenton," 
Asiatic  Station,  1883  ;  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5  ;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1885-6 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1886-9 ;  San 
Francisco,  unassigned,  December  1,  1890,  to  July,  1893 ;  leave  of  absence, 
July,  1893,  to  1894  ;  receiving-ship  "  Minnesota,"  November,  1894  ;  receiving- 
ship  "  Vermont,"  October,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  York,"  July,  1896.  Com 
missioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  July,  1897;  "  Amphitrite,"  January, 
1898  ;  commanding  "  Castine  "  since  April,  1898. 

John  A.  N  orris. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September,  28,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "  Sabine,"  1869-70 ;  signal  duty, 
1870-1.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870;  "Worcester,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet, 
1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  Torpedo,  Station,  1873  ;  "  Mayflower," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1874  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1874-5  ;  "  Gettysburg  " 
special  service,  1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1876-7  ;  "  Guard,"  store-ship,  1877-8  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1878-9  ; 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  1879-81 ;  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-2  ;  Bureau 
of  Navigation,  1882-5  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-8;  special  longi- 


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tude  duty,  1888  to  April,  1891 ;  "  Lancaster,"  Asiatic  Station,  April,  1891, 
to  1894  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1894  ;  Naval  Academy,  1894  to  December, 

1897.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander,  August,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Boston," 
January,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Hale  Driggs. — Born  in  Michigan.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  21,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "Sabine,"  1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870;  "Franklin,"  1870-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872 ;  Atlantic  Fleet, 
1873  ;  "  Worcester,"  flag  ship.  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874-5  ;  "  Hartford," 
1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876;  receiving-ship  "Colorado," 
1876-7  ;  Coast  Survey,  1877-8  ;  receiving-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  1879-80  ; 
"Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-3  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  J883- 
-6;  office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  1886-7;  .training-ship  ^Saratoga,"  1887 
-8 ;  waiting  orders,  June,  1888,  to  1894  ;  "  Columbia,"  April,  1894,  to  1897  ; 
leave  of  absence  May,  1897;  Office  Naval  Intelligence  July,  1897,  to  1898. 
Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  September  16,  1887;  U.  S.  S.  "St. 
Paul,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Nathaniel  Jordan  Knight  Patch. — Born  in  Maine.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  20,  1865  ;  graduated,  1869  ;  "  Sabiue,"  1869-70.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  1*70  ;  signal  duty,  1870-71 ;  "  Worcester,"  North  Atlantic 
Fleet,  1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872;  "Richmond,"  North  Pacific 
Fleet,  1873-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash," 
1877-8  ;  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-81 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1881- 
3;  "Powhatan,"  special  duty,  1883-4;  "Kearsarge,"  European  Station, 
1884-6;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1887-90;  "Charleston,"  Pacific  Station,  Feb 
ruary,  1890,  to  June,  1893  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1893,  to  September, 
1893;  in  charge  of  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Boston,  September,  1893, 
to  June,  1896.  Ordered  to  training-ship  "Alliance,"  June,  1896  to  (pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant- Commander  September,  1897,)  March,  1898.  April, 

1898,  Supervisor  Harbor  of  New  York  to  date. 

Thomas  Stowell  Phelps,  Jr. — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  25,1865;  graduated,  1869;  "  Juniata,"  European  Station, 
1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870  ;  European  Station,  1870-1.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1872  ;  sick-leave,  1873;  "Richmond,"  North  Pacific  Fleet,  1874; 
"  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1876-9.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  1881-2;  on  furlough,  1883;  "Brooklyn,"  South  Atlan 
tic  Station,  1883-5;  "Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-6;  "Palos,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1887,  to  August,  1891;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  August, 
1891-5  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Olympia,"  February,  1895  ;  "  Philadelphia,"  Jan 
uary,  1896;  "Alert,"  January,  1897;  leave  of  absence,  December,  1897. 
Commissioned  Lieutenant- Commander,  November,  1897;  charge  of  "Re 
cruiting  rendezvous,"  San  Francisco,  April,  1898  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Raleigh," 
May,  1898. 

Karl  Rohrer. — Born  in  Germany.  Appointed  from  Missouri.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  July,  1865;  graduated,  June,  1869;  frigate  "Sabine," 
1869-70,  Mediterranean  and  South  America.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870; 
"  Pawnee,"  West  Indies,  1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872;  "Constella 
tion,"  West  Indies,  1873  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1873  ;  "  Colorado,"  West  Indies, 
1873-4;  "  Juniata,"  Mediterranean,  1874-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
1876;  Torpedo  Station,  1876 ;  Washington  Navy  Yard,  1876-81 ;  "Consti 
tution,"  1878  ;  "  Essex,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-5  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1885-9  ; 
"Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1888-90 ;  ''Vesuvius,"  N.  A.  Station, 
September,  1890,  to  September,  1892 ;  Inspector  of  Steel,  Bethlehem  Iron 
Works,  1892,  to  April,  1895 ;  ordered  to  "Amphitrite,"  April,  1895,  to  De- 


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cember,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S-  "  Katahdin,"  January,  1897.  Promoted  to  Lieuten 
ant-Commander,  December,  1897  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  April,  1897,  to 
date. 

John  Augustine  Heard  Nickels. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  October  8,  1864;  graduated,  1869;  "  Sabine,"  special 
cruise,  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870;  "Richmond,"  European 
Squadron,  1869-71  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1875  ;  "  Montauk  "  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1875-6.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  "  Adams,"  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1876-9  ;  Navy  tard,  Boston,  1879-80  ;  coast  survey,  1880-1  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  1881-2  ;  "  Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5 ;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1885-6  ;  "Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889  to  August,  1891 ; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August,  1891,  to  1894;  ordered  to  the  "Newark," 
Apnl,  1894  ;  "  Chicago,"  January,  1895  ;  "  San  Francisco,"  July,  1895  ; 
special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  January,  1896  ;  "  Marblehead,"  April, 
1897,  to  date.  Commissioned  Lieutenant  Commander,  April,  1898. 

Clinton  Kidd  Curtis. — Born  in  West  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  27,  1865;  graduated,  June,  1869;  "Sabine,"  special  cruise, 
1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870 ;  "Pawnee"  and  "  Dictator,"  1871  ; 
"  Powhatan,"  1872.  Promoted  to  Master,  November,  1872  ;  "  Supply,"  1873  ; 
"Powhatan,"  1874-6,  during  which  time  commanded  temporarily  the  moni 
tors  *'  Montauk,"  "  Catskill"  and  "Nantucket,"  in  transferring  these  vessels 
to  various  stations  along  the  coast  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  June,  1876  ; 
receiving-ship  "Worcester,"  1876-7;  "Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1877-9  ;  "  New  Hampshire,"  1880-1 ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  1881-3  ; 
"  Alert,"  China  Station,  1883-6  ;  receiving-ship  " St.  Louis"  and  "Frank 
lin,"  1887-90 ;  "  Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  April,  1890,  to  July,  1893  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  July,  1893,  to  April,  1896  ,  order  to  U.  S.  S.  "Terror," 
April,  1896  ;  May,  1896,  U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  to  date.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant-Commander,  April,  1898. 

Theodoric  Porter. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  24,  1865;  graduated,  1869  ;  "Brooklyn,"  European  Fleet, 
1869-72.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870  ;  to  Master,  1872  ;  special  duty,  Wash 
ington,  1873-4;  torpedo  instruction,  1874;  special  duty,  Washington,  1875  ; 
torpedo-boat  "  Alarm,"  1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  "Swa- 
tara,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1876-9  ;  Naval  Academy,  1877-9  ;  "  Powhatan," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-83;  Naval  Academy,  1883-7;  "Trenton," 
1887-8  ;  special  duty,  1889,  to  June,  1891  ;  "  Alliance,"  Pacific  Station,  June, 
1891-94;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1894;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1894  ; 
ordered  to  the  "Marion/'  June,  1897  ;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  De 
cember,  1897 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Mohican,"  April,  1898,  to  date.  Commissioned 
Lieutenant- Commander,  May,  1898. 

Daniel  Delehanty  Vincent  Stuart. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  23,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "Sabine,"  special 
cruise,  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870;  "California  '  (second-rate), 
Pacific  Fleet,  1870-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  "Pinta,"  N.  A.  Squad 
ron,  1873  ;  "  Roanoke"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1874  ;  "Ashuelot,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1874-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  receiving  ship  "  Colo 
rado,"  1877-80;  "Galena,"  European  Station,  1880-3;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1883-5;  Coast  Survey,  1885-7;  "Enterprise,"  European  Station, 
1887-8;  "Pensacola,"  special  service,  1888-9;  training-ship  "Portsmouth," 
1889-90;  Naval  Academy,  November,  1890,  to  November,  1893;  waiting 
orders,  November,  1893,  to  May,  1894;  school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  May, 


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1894;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "Newark,"  May,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  Jan 
uary,  1897  ;  ordered  to  "  New  York,"  July,  1897  ;  leave  of  absence,  December, 
1897;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  February,  1898;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S. 
"Lancaster,"  May,  1898.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  May,  1898. 
John  H.  Moore. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July 
31,1865;  graduated,  1869;  "Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869-70.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  1870 ;  "  Franklin,"  flagship,  European  Fleet,  1870-1 ;  Asiatic 
Station,  1872-7.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872.  Commissioned  to  Lieutenant, 
1876;  Signal  Office,  Washington,  1877-9;  training-ship  "Constitution," 
1879-81 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  18^1-5  ;  "  Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-6  ; 
"Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-8;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1888-90;  granted 
furlough,  March,  1890,  to  March,  1891;  waiting  orders/ March,  1891,  to 
March,  1892  ;  "  Thetis,"  special  service,  March,  1892-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  May,  1895-8  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Columbia,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  May,  1898. 

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDERS  ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

Retired  for  incapacity  resulting  from  incident  of  service. 

Antoine  R.  McNair. — Appointed  from  Missouri,  September,  22,  1856; 
Naval  Academy,  1856-60  ;  sloop-of-war  "  Plymouth,"  1859.  Midshipman, 
June,  1860;  sloop-of-war  "Seminole,"  1860-2;  off'  Charleston,  South  Caro 
lina,  from  August  to  September,  1861 ;  in  Potomac  River,  September  and 
October,  1861  ;  engaged  with  batteries  at  Freestone  Point,  Virginia,  Septem 
ber,  1861,  and  with  batteries  at  Evansport,  Va.,  October,  1861.  Promoted 
to  Master,  August,  1861 ;  battle  of  Port  Royal,  South  Carolina,  September  8, 
1861  (slight  splinter  wound  in  hand) ;  boat  operations  in  the  sounds  of  South 
Carolina  and  Georgia,  November  and  December,  1861 ;  boat  and  other  opera 
tions  incident  to  the  cutting  off  of  Port  Pulaski,  Georgia,  in  January,  Feb 
ruary,  and  March,  1862;  expedition  to  Fernandina,  Florida,  March,  1862; 
Skiddaway  Battery,  Georgia,  March,  1862 ;  in  Hampton  Roads,  Virginia,  in 
front  of  the  ram  "  Merrimac  "  and  consorts,  April  and  until  May  10,  1862 ; 
engaged  with  battery  at  Sewell's  Point,  and  capture  of  Norfolk,  May,  1862. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July,  1862  ;  sloop-of-war  "  Powhatan  ;  "  off  Charles 
ton,  South  Carolina,  1862-3  ;  engaged  in  attack  on  Fort  Sumter  and  defences 
of  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  April,  1863 ;  engaged  in  the  capture  of  bat 
teries  on  Morris  Island,  South  Carolina,  July,  1863  (slight  wound  in  head) ; 
engaged  in  the  attack  of  September  8,  1863,  on  the  defences  of  Charleston, 
South  Carolina  ;  "Powhatan,"  West  India  Squadron,  from  October,  1863,  to 
June,  1864  ;  in  command  of  S.  S.  "  Gunsbok,"  West  Indies,  from  June  to 
August,  1864;  " Powhatan,"  August  to  October,  1864;  frigate  "New  Iron 
sides,"  1864-65 ;  engaged  in  attack  on  Fort  Fisher,  North  Carolina,  Decem 
ber  24  and  25,  1864 ;  also  in  capture  of  Fort  Fisher  and  defences  of  Cape 
Fear  River,  North  Carolina,  January  13-15,  1865  ;  in  front  of  rebel  rams, 
James  River,  Virginia,  February  and  March,  1865 ;  steamer  "  Chicopee," 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July, 
1866;  instructor  at  Naval  Academy,  1866-7;  frigate  "  Minnesota,"  special 
service,  1867-8  ;  flag-ship  "  Contocook,"  West  India  Squadron,  1868  ;  Equip 
ment-Officer  and  Inspector  of  Supplies,  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  Virginia,  1871 ; 
sick  leave,  1872;  retired,  October  26,  1872. 

Charles  E.  McKay. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  September  29,  1857 ;  Naval  Academy,  1857-61 ;  graduated  Midship 
man,  1861.  Promoted  to  Acting  Master,  September  4,  1861  ;  April,  1861, 


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ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Washington  ;  May,  1861,  "  Wabash,"  N.  A  Station  ; 
"Pensacola,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  September,  1861  ;  transferred  to  "  Prin 
cess  Royal,"  July,  1863  ;  to  Fort  Jackson,  May,  1865,  to  June,  1865. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July  16,  1862;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn," 
flag-ship,  S.  A.  Station,  October,  1865.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
July  25,  1866.  Retired,  June  25,  1869. 

Francis  O.  Davenport. — Born  in  Michigan,  August  24,  1842.  Ap 
pointed  from  Michigan,  September  26,  1856;  Naval  Academy,  1856-60; 
attached  to  brig  "  Perry,"  1861 ;  capture  of  privateer  "Savannah,"  1861; 
steam-gunboat  "Scioto,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3;  bom 
bardment  and  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  1862 ;  engagement 
with  guerrillas,  Galveston,  Texas,  July  9,  1863.  While  temporarily  in 
charge  of  the  "  Scioto,"  Lieutenant  Davenport  went  on  shore  on  the  coast  of 
Texas  with  two  boats  and  twelve  men,  crossed  the  island  (three  and  a  half 
miles  in  width),  and  captured  one  schooner  with  one  hundred  bales  of  cotton, 
and  one  sloop  with  thirty  bales.  Not  being  able  to  bring  them  out,  on  ac 
count  of  the  low  water,  he  burned  them.  In  preparing  to  leave  he  was 
wounded  by  the  accidental  discharge  of  a  rifle,  the  ball  entering  the  right 
knee  and  passing  out  at  the  side  of  the  knee,  fracturing  his  left  arm,  and 
rendering  amputation  above  the  elbow  necessary.  Naval  Academy,  1864 ; 
frigate  ""Sabine,"  1865-6  ;  steamer  "  Michigan,"  on  the  lakes,  1866-7.  Pro 
moted  to  Passed  Midshipman,  Master,  and  Lieutenant,  1861.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866;  steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  South 
Pacific  Squadron,  1868  ;  store-ship  "Onward,"  South  Pacific  Squadron,  1869. 
Retired  at  his  own  request,  October  19,  1870,  as  Lieutenant- Commander. 

Frederick  I.  Naile. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  October  11,  1841.  Ap 
pointed  from  Pennsylvania,  October  27,  1859  ;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61  ; 
attached  to  frigate  "  St.  Lawrence,"  blockading  on  Atlantic  Coast,  18(51  ; 
sinking  of  privateer  "  Petrel,"  1861;  steam-sloop-of-war  "Oneida,"  West 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron  ;  attack  on  and  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St. 
Philip,  and  Chalmette  batteries  ;  capture  of  New  Orleans ;  bombardment  and 
passage  of  Vicksburg  batteries  twice  ;  performed  Lieutenant's  duty  on  the 
"Oneida,"  and  was  twice  slightly  wounded  while  on  board  of  her,  1862. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  February  24,  1863  ;  frigate  "  Sabine,"  during  cruise 
after  the  Confederate  cruiser  "Alabama,"  1863 ;  Mississippi  Squadron,  1863-5  ; 
Signal  Officer,  flag-ship  "  Black  Hawk,"  1863-4  ;  Red  River  Expedition, 
co-operation  of  the  squadron  on  the  Cumberland  and  Tennessee  Rivers,  with 
army  in  the  defeat  of  General  Hood,  1864 ;  commanded  flag-ships  "  Black 
Hawk  "  and  "  Tempest,"  1864-5.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864  ; 
steamer  "Chattanooga,"  1866.  Promoted  Lieutenant- Commander ,  July  25, 
1866;  steamer  "Lenape,"  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7  ;  steamer  "  Penobscot," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-9  ;  Assistant  Signal  Officer,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  1869-70.  Retired  for  physical  disability  caused  by  exposure  on  duty, 
January,  1871. 

Gouverneur  K.  Haswell. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from 
New  York,  November  25,  1859 ;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61 ;  attached  to 
steam-frigate  "  Roanoke,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2 ; 
engagement  with  rebel  ram  "  Merrimac"  and  SewelPs  Point  batteries,  March, 
1862  ;  steam-sloop  "  Adirondack,"  West  India  Squadron,  1862.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  October  7,  1862  ;  steam-frigate  "  Colorado,"  West  Gulf  Block 
ading  Squadron,  1863-4.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864  ; 
West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864;  steamer  "  Vanderbilt,"  special  cruise, 
1866-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,  1866;  steam- 


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sloop  "Saranac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1868;  receiving-ship  "Portsmouth," 
New  Hampshire,  1869-71 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Virginia,  1872.  Retired, 
November  23,  1876. 

E.  M.  Stedman. — Born  in  Massachusetts  (Boston),  March  21,  1845  ; 
September  27,1861,  appointed  Acting  Midshipman;  November  22,  1864, 
graduated  from  Naval  Academy  and  ordered  to  receiving-ship  "North 
Carolina."  April  3, 1865,  U.  S.  S.  "  Susquehanna  "  in  search  of  rebel  iron 
clad  "  Stonewall,"  and  afterwards  attached  to  Brazil  Squadron ;  March  27, 
1866,  to  September  9,  1867,  U.  S.  S.  "  Juniata."  November  1,  1866,  pro 
moted  to  Ensign;  December  1,  1866,  promoted  to  Master;  October  1,  1867, 
to  December  10.  1868,  U.  S.  sloop  "Saratoga;  "  March  12,  1868,  promoted 
to  Lieutenant;  December  19,  1868,  to  March  31,  1869,  "New  Hampshire," 
at  Norfolk;  April  15,  1869,  U.  S.  S.  "Galena;"  Maafch  26,  1869,  pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander ;  May  20,  1869,  U.  S.  S  "  Seminole ;  " 
September  29,  1869,  reported  for  duty  at  Naval  Academy  ;  June,  1872,  to 
February  10,  1875,  sick  leave  ;  February  10, 1875,  retired.  In  1892  assisted  in 
organizing,  and  was  first  commander  of  Chicago  ship's  crew  of  Illinois  Naval 
Militia  ;  February,  1896,  commissioned  Commander  of  Naval  Force  of  Illi 
nois;  February,  1898,  applied  for  active  duty  in  case  of  hostilities. 

Retired  for  disability  not  incident  to  service. 

George  F.  Morrison. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Ohio, 
November  5,  1849  ;  Naval  School,  1849-50;  attached  to  sloop  "Plymouth," 
East  India  Squadron,  1851-5.  Promoted  to  Master,  September  16,  1855 ; 
retired,  1856;  unemployed,  1856-90.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Com 
mander,  1867. 

Charles  Wurtz  Tracy. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  the 
same  State,  October  27,  1859  ;  Naval  Academy,  1859-61  ;  attached  to  frigate 
"  St.  Lawrence,"  Atlantic  Coast,  1861 ;  destruction  of  privateer  "  Petrel ; " 
steam-gunboat  "Octorara,"  Mississippi  Squadron,  1862-3;  "Vicksburg," 
July,  1862.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  10,  1862 ;  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  at  Charleston,  April,  1863,  and  other  actions 
during  the  siege.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1864;  Pacific 
Squadron,  1866-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  25,1866; 
steam-sloop  "  Plymouth,"  European  Squadron,  1869 ;  Naval  Academy, 
1870-2;  "Alaska"  (second-rate),  European  Station,  1873-5;  "Juniata," 
European  Station,  1876.  Ketired,  October  22,  1878. 

David  C.  Woodrow. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio,  Septem 
ber  21,1861;  Naval  Academy,  1861-4 ;  receiving-ship  "North  Carolina," 
1865;  attached  to  S.  S.  "  Hartford,"  flag-ship,  Asiatic  Squadron,  1865-7. 
Promoted  to  Ensign  and  Master,  1867 ;  steam-ship  "Ashuelot,"  1867-9. 
Commissioned  Lieutenant,  1 868.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander,  March, 
1869  ;  flag-ship  "  Severn,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70  ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1870  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Worcester,"  special  duty,  carrying  supplies,  contri 
buted  by  the  citizens  of  Boston  to  the  French,  "  Wyoming,"  1871-2  ; 
receiving-ship  "Sabine,"  1873;  steamer  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1873-4  ;  in  command  of  "  Virgin ius  "  when  lost  in  gale  of  wind  off  coast  of 
North  Carolinia ;  detached  from  "  Ossipee,"  June,  1874,  and  ordered  to 
"  Kansas ;"  detached  from  "  Kansas  "  and  ordered  to  "  Canandaigua ; "  de 
tached  from  "  Canandaigua  "  and  ordered  to  "  Shawmut ;"  ordered  back  to 
"  Canandaigua,"  all  in  the  year  1874  ;  detached  from  "  Canandaigua,"  1875  ; 
"  Manhattan,"  1876;  ordered  to  "New  Hampshire"  same  year;  detached 
from  "New  Hampshire,"  1878;  "Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-3. 
Retired,  1884. 


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Retired  in  conformity  ivith  the  Fourth  Section  of  the  Act  of  April  21, 1864. 

C.  E.  Hawley. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  from  Connecticut, 
December  3,  1849;  Naval  School,  1849-50;  steam-frigate  "  Susquehanna," 
East  India  Squadron,  1851-5.  Promoted  to  Master,  September  15,  1855  ; 
Coast  Survey,  1856-8.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  June  26,  1856 ;  receiv 
ing-ship,  Philadelphia,  1861  ;  ordnance  duty,  Washington  Navy  Yard,  1862  ; 
retired,  1862 ;  receiving  ship,  New  York,  1863 ;  receiving-ship,  Boston, 
1864-5 ;  special  duty,  Maiden,  Massachusetts,  1866.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant- Commander,  1866;  Light  House  Inspector,  Key  West,  1868; 
receiving- ship,  Philadelphia,  1869-70. 

Francis  H.  Sheppard. — Born  in  Missouri.  Appointed  from  Missouri, 
October  16,  1861,  to  the  Naval  Academy;  graduated,  1863.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  1863.  Promoted  to  Master,  1867.  Served  in  Blockading  Squadron 
from  date  of  graduation  to  the  close  of  the  Rebellion ;  served  as  Executive 
Officer  in  the  West  India  Squadron,  1867-9.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  March  26,  1869.  Retired  March  26,  1869. 

Socrates  Hubbard. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  an  Acting-Mid 
shipman  at  Naval  Academy,  November  20,  1861  ;  graduated,  1865  ;  "  Swa- 
tara "  (third-rate),  West  India  Squadron,  1865-7.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
December  1,  1866;  "  Guerriere  "  (second-rate),  flag-ship,  S.  A.  Squadron, 
1867-8.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
March  29,  1869;  "Nipsic"  (fourth-rate),  Darien  Expedition,  1869-71; 
"Omaha"  (second  rate),  S.  P.  Station,  1873-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1876-80. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  October,  1879;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific 
Station,  1879-82  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1882  ;  torpedo  instruction,  1883  ; 
equipment  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1883-5  ;  "Powhatan,"  special  ser 
vice,  1885-6.  Retired,  June  18,  1888. 

Leonard  Chenery. — Entered  United  States  Naval  Academy,  December 
12,1861.  Appointed  from  First  California  District ;  graduated,  September 
25,  1865,  taking  the  Fourth  Star  of  the  first  class  year ;  attached  to  the  U. 
S.  S.  "  Swatara,"  from  October  9,  1865,  to  February  27,  1867,  part  of  the 
time  in  the  West  Indies,  and  part  of  the  time  on  European  Station.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  December  1,  1866  ;  on  ordnance  duty,  at  Washington, 
from  March  9,'  1867,  to  April  30,  1867  ;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Guerriere," 
flag-ship  of  Rear- Admiral  Charles  H.  Davis,  on  Brazil  Station,  from  May 
20,  1867,  until  July  29,  1869.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant,  March  25,  1869;  at  Naval  Rendezvous,  San  Francisco, 
from  October  10,  1870,  to  March  25,  1871  ;  Flag -Lieutenant  of  the  Pacific 
Station,  on  staff  of  Commodore  R.  N.  Stembel,  from  May  8,  1871,  until 
October  10,  1872  ;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  acting  as  chief  of  staff  for 
ten  months  ;  attached  to  II  S-  S.  "  Saranac,"  from  October  10,  1872,  until 
August  1,  1874,  on  Pacific  Station ;  at  Hydrographic  Office,  Washington, 
from  October  15,  1874,  until  November  20,  1875 ;  attached  to  U.  S.  moni 
tor  "  Catskill,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  from  November  20, 1875,  until  March 
20,  1877  ;  eight  months  as  Executive  Officer  and  eight  months  as  Command 
ing  Officer;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1879-81.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  November,  1879.  Retired,  December  20,  1881. 

Edward  L.  Amory. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  as  Acting 
Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  September  30,  1861 ;  graduated  in  1865  ; 
"Swatara"  (third-rate),  West  India  and  European  Stations,  1865-7.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  December  1,  1866.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12, 1868 ; 
"  Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 


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March  29,  1869;  "  Severn,"  flag-ship,  N.  A.  Squadron,  1869-70;  navigation 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1871-2;  torpedo  service,  1872;  "Richmond" 
(second-rate),  N.  P.  Station,  1873-4;  "Hartford"  (second-rate),  Asiatic 
Station,  1874-5;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1875-6;  Light-House  duty,  1876-9; 
"Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-82.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander, 
January  22,  1881 ;  equipment  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1885-7.  Re 
tired,  June,  1887. 

Holman  Vail. — Born  in  Indiana.  Appointed  an  Acting  Midshipman  at 
Naval  Academy,  December  1,  1865  ;  graduated,  1865  ;  school-ship  "  Sabiue," 
1865-6.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  1,  1866;  "  Dacotah  "  (second-rate), 
South  Pacific  Fleet,  1867;  "Saginaw"  (fourth-rate),  N.  P.  Squadron,  1868. 
Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868;  "Severn,"  flag-sftip,  N.  A,  Fleet, 
1869-70.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869  ;  "  Hartford,"  flag 
ship,  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5;  Hydrographic  Office,  1876-7;  "Trenton," 
European  Station,  1877-9  ;  "  Constellation,"  special  service,  1879-80;  Naval 
Observatory,  1880-2.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  October,  1881  ; 
"Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5;  Light-House  Inspector,  1886-90. 
Retired,  December  4,  1890. 

Isaac  Hazlett. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  as  Acting  Midshipman  at 
Naval  Academy,  September  27,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865  ;  "  Monongahela  " 
(third-rate),  West  Indian  Station,  1865-6.  Promoted  Ensign,  December  1, 
1866;  " Susquehanna "  (first-rate),  flag-ship.  N.  A.  Station,  1866-8;  "Mich 
igan,"  on  the  lakes,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868  ;  "  Lan 
caster"  (second-rate),  flag-ship,  S.  A.  Fleet,  1869-72;  Naval  Observatory, 
1872-3.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1869;  "Manhattan" 
(iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1873-4 ;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1875  ;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  1876-7 ;  "Trenton"  (second  rate),  flag-ship,  European  Sta 
tion,  1877-80 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1880-2.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  December,  1881  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882-3 ;  sick 
leave,  1883-6.  Retired,  November,  1886. 

Frederick  Augustus  Miller. — Born  in  Maryland.  Entered  service  as 
Master's  Mate,  September  11,  1861 ;  took  part  in  fights  at  Donaldsonville ; 
some  small  affairs  on  the  Mississippi  River  ;  in  capture  of  Mobile,  and  in  oper 
ations  in  Mobile  Bay.  He  was  recommended  for  promotion  by  Lieutenant- 
Commander  Foxhall  A.  Parker,  while  on  duty  at  Washington  Navy  Yard ; 
by  Commander  T.  A.  M.  Craven,  after  cruise  in  "  Tuscarora,"  and  by  Com 
mander  M.  B.  Woolsey,  after  the  fight  in  Donaldsonville  ;  Washington  Navy 
Yard,  under  instructions,  in  charge  of  one  of  the  howitzers  of  Parker's  Bat 
tery,  and  in  command  of  "A.  C.  Powell;"  "Tuscarora,"  special  service  in 
Europe;  "  Princess  Royal,"  West  Gulf  Squadron  ;  "Arizona,"  and  "Cincin 
nati,"  while  serving  on  the  latter  vessel  saw  five  of  our  vessels  destroyed  by 
torpedoes  in  Mobile  Bay,  West  Gulf  Squadron ;  "  Frolic,"  in  Europe ; 
"  Quinnebaug,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1868-69  ;  "  Vermont,"  receiving-ship, 
New  York,  1870.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  "Mohican," 
South  Pacific  Station,  1870-1;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1871-2;  "Vermont," 
receiving-ship,  New  York,  1872-4;  "Terror,"  Key  West,  1874;  "Nipsic," 
surveying  duties  West  Indies,  1875 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1875-6 ; 
"  Richmond,"  flag-ship,  South  Pacific  Station,  1876-7  ;  Bureau  Equipment 
and  Recruiting,  1877  ;  "  Portsmouth,"  San  Francisco  to  Washington,  then  to 
Havre,  French  Exposition,  1877-9 ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  special  service  around 
the  world  under  Admiral  Shufeldt,  1879-81;  "Colorado,"  receiving-ship, 
New  York,  1881-2.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant-  Commander,  April,  1882; 
torpedo  instruction,  Newport,  1882  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  South  Pacific  Station, 
1883.  Retired,  November  30,  1885. 


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William  H.  Webb. — Born  in  Indiana.  Served  during  the  closing 
years  of  the  war  as  a  volunteer  officer  ;  transferred  to  the  regular  service  in 
1868;  "  Narragansett  "  (third-rate),  West  India  Squadron,  in  1869.  Com 
missioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21, 1870;  Naval  Station,  Mound  City,  Illinois, 
1870;  "Ajax"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Fleet,  1871  ;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1872-5 ;  S.  S. 
"  Supply,"  1875-6  ;  commanding  "  Saugus  "  (iron-clad),  1877-8  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Pensacola,  1877-81  ;  receiving-ship  "  Passaic,"  1881-2 ;  commanding  "  Wyan- 
dotte,"  1882-3.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander,  July  3, 1882  ;  "Alert," 
Asiatic  Station,  1883-4;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  1886-90;  "  Tallapoosa," 
S.  A.  Station,  June,  1891,  to  December,  1892 ;  sick  leave,  December,  1892, 
to  date  of  retirement,  June  26,  1893. 

William  P.  Randall. — Born  in  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts.  In  1861 
was  about  to  sail  in  command  of  a  whale-ship  when  the  war  commenced  ; 
was  furnished  with  a  certificate  signed  by  the  president  of  every  insurance 
office  in  the  city,  to  the  effect  that  their  offices  would  insure  any  vessel  under 
his  command  at  the  lowest  rates  of  insurance ;  without  further  endorsement 
was  appointed  an  Acting  Master  in  the  U.  S.  Navy,  July  24,  1861,  and 
ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Cumberland,"  serving  on  that  ship  at  the  capture 
of  Forts  Clarke  and  Hatteras,  and  afterwards  in  the  engagement  with  the 
"  Merrimac  "  at  Newport  News,  March  8,  1862,  at  which  time  he  had  com 
mand  of  the  after-pivot  gun  (which  was  the  last  gun  fired  from  that  ship). 
May  28,  1872,  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Volunteer- Lieutenant,  and  ordered  to 
the  gunboat  "  Port  Royal,"  Commander  George  W.  Morris,  which  vessel 
did  good  service  on  the  James  River  through  the  summer  of  1862,  and 
joined  the  Expedition  in  the  fall  of  that  year;  January,  1863  (being  at 
that  time  the  Executive  Officer),  detached  from  the  "  Port  Royal,"  and 
ordered  to  command  the  U.  S-  barque  "Pursuit;"  commanded  this  vessel 
until  August  12,  1864,  when  he  was  detached  and  ordered  to  command  U.  S. 
barque  "Restless  ;"  these  vessels  were  engaged  in  blockading  the  coast  of 
Florida,  and  while  commanded  by  Lieutenant  Randall  did  much  injury  to 
the  enemy,  for  which  he  received  two  complimentary  letters  from  the  Admiral 
commanding  (Admiral  Stribling),  with  orders  to  read  them  on  the  quarter 
deck  at  muster ;  February  23,  1865,  took  temporary  command  of  the  U.  S. 
steamer  "  Hendrick  Hudson  "  ("  Restless  "  undergoing  repairs  at  Key  West), 
and  went  to  St.  Mark's  for  General  Newton,  U.  S.  Army,  and  staff,  March  9, 

1865.  Promoted  to  the  rank  of  Volunteer  Lieutenant- Commander,  March  17, 
1865  ;  detached  from  U.  S.  barque  "  Reckless,"  and  ordered  to  take  the  prize 
steamer  "  Ruby "  to  New  York ;  arrived   in  New  York  with   the  "Ruby," 
April   14,  1865,  and  waited  orders  until  August  17,  1865,  when  he  was 
granted  four  months'  leave  of  absence;  on  December  19,  1865,  was  honora 
bly  discharged  from  U.  S.  Navy  with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant-  Commander. 
October  30,  1866,  presented  himself  to  the  Examining  Board  at  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  for  admission  to  the  regular  service,  and  was  rejected  on  account 
of  injuries  received  in  the  line  of  duty  during  the  engagement  between  the 
" Cumberland"  and  ''Merrimac,"  but  obtaining  permission  from  Washing- 
ing  for  examination,  he  presented  himself  the  second  time,  November  22, 

1866,  and  on  December  7,  1866,  received  an  appointment  as  Acting  Master 
on  temporary  service,  and  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Peoria,"  which 
vessel  went  to  the  West  Indies  and  returned  with  yellow  fever  on  board  ; 
detached  from  her  in  Norfolk,  Virginia,  and  went  to  the  hospital,  July  29, 
1867  ;  was  on  sick-leave  until  September,  1867,  when  he  was  ordered   to 
the  U.  S  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  March  12, 1868  (three  years  and  three  days 
after  receiving  his  appointment  as  a  Volunteer  Lieutenant-Commander) ;  he 


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received  a  commission  as  Ensign  in  the  regular  navy,  October  12,  1868 ; 
detached  from  the  "  Ohio "  and  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S.  steamer 
"  Leyden,"  December  18, 1868.  Promoted  to  Master,  January  27, 1869,  and 
detached  from  the  "  Leyden  "  and  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Narragan- 
set ; "  joined  the  "  Narraganset "  in  Havana,  March  17,  1869;  in  July  the 
"  Narraganset,"  went  in  quarantine  at  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  with 
yellow  fever  on  board,  when  he  was  detached  and  ordered  to  the  Boston 
Navy  Yard  ;  September  1,  1869,  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S.  steamer 
"  Palos  ; "  in  October,  1869,  was  detached  from  the  "  Palos,"  and  took  com 
mand  of  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Leyden."  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March 
21,  1870;  May  18,  1870,  detached  from  the  "Leyden"  and  ordered  to  the 
monitor  "Saugus;"  joined  the  "Saugus"  at  Havana,  Jwhe  4,  1870;  Sep 
tember  30,  1870,  detached  from  the  "Saugus"  and  ordered  to  command  the 
U.  S.  steamer  "Mayflower;"  detached  from  the  "Mayflower,"  November  3, 
1870,  and  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  Navy  Yard,  Boston ; 
May  5,  1871,  temporarily  detached  from  the  "Ohio"  and  ordered  to  Key 
West,  Florida,  as  Executive  Officer,  to  assist  in  bringing  the  "  Saugus  "  to 
Philadelphia;  June  22,  1871,  returned  to  the  "Ohio;"  September  15, 
detached  from  the  "  Ohio  "  and  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Iroquois ; " 
January  15,  1872,  detached  from  the  "Iroquois"  and  ordered  to  the  U.  S. 
steamer  "  Canaudaigua ; "  August  4, 1874,  detached  from  the  "  Canandaigua  " 
at  Key  West,  and  sent  home  by  medical  survey  (with  Chagres  fever)  on 
sick-leave ;  November,  1874,  ordered  to  the  Ordnance  Department,  Navy 
Yard,  Boston  ;  June  10,  1875,  ordered  to  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  Rhode 
Island;  October  10,  1875,  detached  from  Torpedo  Station  and  ordered  to 
the  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  Navy  Yard,  Boston  ;  October  28,  "  Ohio's  " 
crew  all  transferred  to  the  receiving-ship  "Wabash;"  April  16,  1877, 
granted  six  months'  leave  of  absence;  October  15,  1877,  ordered  back  to  the 
U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Wabash;"  "Ranger,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-81; 
special  duty,  1881-2.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Commander  in  1886.  Re 
tired,  February  15,  1882. 

R.  M.  G.  Brown. — Born  in  Western  Virginia.  Appointed  from  that 
section  by  his  uncle,  Hon.  William  G.  Brown ;  entered  Naval  School  at 
Newport,  July,  1864 ;  graduated,  June,  1868,  number  three  in  a  class  of 
eighty;  served  as  Midshipman  on  North  Pacific  Station,  on  board  of  "Sara- 
nac,"  "  Lackawanna,"  and  "  Pensacola."  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869;  to 
Master,  1870;  sailed  from  New  York,  on  the  "Alaska,"  in  April,  1870,  for 
China ;  made  a  three  years'  cruise  in  that  vessel ;  took  part  in  the  Corean 
Expedition  ;  commanding  the  sailors  landed  as  infantry  from  that  ship  ;  was 
in  the  final  charge  at  Fort  McKee,  and  was  mentioned  in  the  official  report 
of  that  action  as  among  those  first  in  the  fort ;  ordered  as  Second  Lieutenant, 
to  the  "  New  Hampshire,"  at  Norfolk,  in  October,  1873.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  April  13,  1872 ;  served  there  until  June,  1874,  when  he  was 
ordered  to  Torpedo  School  at  Newport ;  in  October  of  same  year  was 
ordered  as  First  Lieutenant  of  the  "  Despatch  ;"  ordered  to  "Swatara,"  June, 
1875 ;  served  on  the  West  India  Station  until  March,  1877,  when  he  was 
ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy  as  Instructor  of  Navigation  and  Surveying ; 
ordered  to  command  the  torpedo-ram  "Alarm,"  June  11,  1878;  $20,000 
having  been  appropriated  to  fit  the  Mallory  propeller  to  this  vessel,  was 
ordered  to  carry  on  an  extensive  series  of  experiments  to  fully  test  its  value ; 
having  completed  this  experimental  duty  in  a  manner  highly  satisfactory  to 
the  Navy  Department,  he  was  ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "  Lancaster,"  in 
August,  1881,  and  served  on  the  European  Station  until  the  following  June, 


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when  he  was  severely  wounded  in  the  line  of  duty  ;  when  convalescent  he  was 
invalided  home,  and  again  put  on  special  duty.  May,  1884,  wras  ordered  to 
the  "  Lackawanna,"  on  South  Pacific  Station.  It  was  shortly  after  this,  that 
Lieutenant  Brown  made  his  well-known  report  on  the  Panama  Canal ;  all 
previous  reports  had  been  favorable  to  the  scheme,  but  none  were  after. 
While  on  the  Isthmus  he  contracted  Chagres  fever  and  had  to  return  home 
in  1885 ;  served  at  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  as  Navigation-Officer,  until  May, 
1889.  In  October  of  1887  he  was  ordered  as  Navigating-Officer  of  the  flag 
ship  "  Trenton,"  .bound  for  the  Pacific.  He  was  specially  commended  to  the 
Navy  Department  by  the  senior  officer  for  the  manner  in  which  he  navigated 
the  "Trenton  "  through  the  Straits  of  Magellan  and  Smyth's  Sound.  During 
the  memorable  gale  at  Samoa,  Lieutenant  Brown  maintained  his  reputation 
in  a  remarkable  degree.  Captain  Farquhar,  of  the  "  Trenton,"  in  his  report 
of  the  hurricane,  which  report  was  approved  and  forwarded  by  Rear- Admiral 
Kirnberly,  says,  "  Lieutenant  R.  M.  G.  Brown,  the  navigator,  was  by  my 
side  the  whole  time,  and  to  his  excellent  judgment,  one  time  at  least,  the  ship 
was  cleared  of  a  reef.  Had  we  struck  it  I  fear  few  of  the  four  hundred  and 
fifty  people  on  board  of  the  '  Trenton  '  would  be  alive  to-day."  In  a  letter 
to  Rear-Admiral  Kimberly,  dated  April  27,  1889,  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy 
says,  "  The  flag-ship,  now  without  steam  or  rudder,  her  anchors  dragging, 
drifted  almost  at  the  mercy  of  the  gale  along  the  edges  of  the  eastern  reef. 
At  times  not  more  than  twenty  feet  from  total  destruction.  Every  endeavor 
was  made  to  control  her  movements,  and  her  commanding  officer  states  in  his 
report  that  upon  at  least  one  occasion  it  was  through  the  excellent  judgment 
of  Lieutenant  R.  M.  G.  Brown,  the  Navigating-Officer,  that  the  ship  cleared 
reef  and  the  four  hundred  and  fifty  lives  on  board  were  saved."  It  was 
while  handling  the  ship  on  this  occasion  that  Navigating-Officer  Brown  put 
the  ship's  company  in  the  rigging,  thus  making  a  living  sail,  which  was  as 
effective  as  it  was  unprecedented.  October  1,  1889,  Lieutenant  Brown  was 
ordered  to  duty  in  the  office  of  the  Judge- Advocate-General  of  the  army. 

Theodorus  Bailey  Myers  Mason. — Born  in  New  York  City,  May  8, 
1848.  Appointed  Midshipman  from  Florida  to  United  States  Naval  Academy 
at  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  September  20,  1864 ;  served  on  board  practice- 
ships  "  Macedonian/'  "  Savannah,"  and  "  Dale ; "  graduated  number  21,  June 
6, 1868  ;  ordered  to  flag-ship  "  Guerriere,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  September 
3,  1868  ;  received  letter  of  thanks  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  gold  medal 
of  New  York  Benevolent  and  Live-Saving  Institution,  and  decoration  of  the 
Order  of  the  Rose  from  the  Emperor  of  Brazil  for  saving  two  of  the  ship's 
crew  in  the  harbor  of  Rio  Janeiro ;  detached  from  steamer  "  Guerriere  "  at 
New  York,  July  21, 1869.  Commissioned  an  Ensign,  April  19, 1869  ;  ordered 
to  the  flag-ship  "  Franklin,"  European  Station  ;  reported  at  Marseilles,  Octo 
ber  23, 1869  ;  detached  from  "  Franklin  "  at  Copenhagen,  and  granted  leave, 
June  30, 1871.  Promoted  to  Master,  July  12, 1870  ;  ordered  to  Hydrographic 
Office,  December  1,  1871  ;  detailed  for  duty  as  aide  to  the  Secretary  of  Navy, 
December  2,  1871 ;  ordered  to  accompany  President  Grant  to  Boston,  June 
7,  1872;  detached  from  Hydrographic  Office,  July  18,  1872;  ordered  to 
steamer  "  Omaha,"  fitting  out  at  Philadelphia  for  South  Pacific.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  November  20,  1872 ;  detached  from  "  Omaha"  at  Valparaiso, 
and  ordered  to  flag-ship  "Pensacola,"  February  15, 1873;  took  part  in  land 
ing  at  Panama  to  protect  American  interests  during  the  spring  and  fall  of 
1873  ;  detailed  as  Flag-Lieutenant,  December  22, 1873  ;  received  silver  naval 
medal  from  King  of  Italy  for  saving  native  bark  "Detaide''  from  fire  in 
harbor  of  Callao ;  "  Pensacola,"  transferred  to  North  Pacific  Station,  April 


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15,  1874;  admiral  and  staff  temporarily  transferred  to  "Saranac"  while 
"  Pensacola "  was  undergoing  repairs  at  Mare  Island ;  detached  from  staff 
and  ship  at  Honolulu,  July  29,  1875  ;  ordered  to  Naval  Academy,  November 
15,  1875 ;  detailed  during  term  of  1875-6  in  Department  of  Modern  Lan 
guages  ;  ordered  to  practice-steamer  "  Mayflower "  as  Executive-Officer  at 
Philadelphia,  May  11,  1876;  detailed  as  Instructor  in  Ordnance  and  Gun 
nery,  with  special  charge  of  Light-Artillery  Instruction  ;  ordered  to  practice- 
steamer  "  Mayflower  "  at  New  York  as  Executive-Officer,  July  26, 1877  ;  now 
at  Naval  Academy.  Department  of  Ordnance  and  Gunnery ;  detached  from 
Naval  Academy,  November  30,  1878,  and  granted  leave  with  permission  to 
leave  United  States ;  traveled  in  Europe  accredited  to  different  legations  for 
facilities  to  make  reports  on  naval  matters ;  made  a  Life  Fellow  of  the  Society 
of  Civil  Engineers  of  France,  November  22,  1878  ;  acted  as  Aide  to  Marshal 
McMahon,  President  of  France,  at  the  grand  review  and  mano3iivres  closing 
the  Exposition  of  1878 ;  December,  10,  1879,  ordered  as  Assistant  Inspector 
of  Ordnance  at  the  West  Point  Foundry ;  December  13, 1878,  elected  a  Life 
Fellow  of  the  American  Geographical  Society ;  April  9,  1878,  ordered  to 
duty  on  board  the  "  Pensacola,"  flag-ship  of  Pacific  Station,  and  in  charge  of 
a  large  draft  of  men  for  the  station  ;  reported  for  duty  on  board  the  "  Pensa 
cola  "  at  Callao,  Peru,  and  detached  as  Flag-Lieutenant  to  Rear- Admiral  C. 
R.  P.  Rodgers;  September  27,  1880,  appointed  Secretary  to  Rear- Admiral 
T.  H.  Stevens,  who  relieved  Admiral  Rodgers.  Whilst  serving  on  the  South 
American  coast  made  several  important  reports  on  the  operations  of  the  war 
between  Chili,  Peru,  and  Bolivia;  also  compiled  an  historical  sketch  report 
of  the  war,  afterwards  published  as  Volume  II.,  War  Series,  Office  of  Home 
Intelligence,  and  translated  for  use  in  Chili.  September  5,  1881,  ordered  to 
Naval  Academy,  and  detailed  as  Instructor  in  Ordnance  and  in  charge  of 
Artillery  Drills ;  June  7,  1882,  ordered  to  duty  at  Navy  Department,  Wash 
ington,  as  the  First  Chief  Intelligence  Officer ;  organized  Intelligence  Staff, 
Duty,  and  Office ;  in  addition  performed  duty  as  Aide  to  President  Chester 
A.  Arthur ;  September  14, 1883,  was  ordered  by  President  to  meet  and  accom 
pany  the  first  Embassy  from  Corea  sent  to  the  United  States ;  April  29, 1884, 
ordered  to  similar  duty  with  first  Embassy  from  Siam  to  the  United  States ; 
acted  as  Special  Aide  to  Lieutenant-General  Sheridan  at  the  dedication  of  the 
Washington  Monument,  February  22,  1885,  and  to  Major-General  Slocum, 
inaugural  ceremonies  of  President  Grover  Cleveland,  March  4,  1885 ;  April 
1,  1885,  detached  from  duty  in  Washington,  and  ordered  to  command  light 
artillery  of  the  naval  forces  sent  to  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  to  protect  transit 
and  American  interests  ;  whilst  on  the  Isthmus  nominally  attached  to  the 
flag-ship  "  Tennessee,"  Rear- Admiral  James  Jewett ;  May  28,  1885,  granted 
leave  of  absence  for  one  year  with  permission  to  go  abroad,  intending  to 
resign  ;  September  16,  1885,  applied  for  sea  duty,  and  ordered  to  Asiatic 
Station  ;  reported  for  duty  on  board  flag-ship  "Trenton,"  at  Shanghai,  China, 
November  24,  1885  ;  detailed,  at  own  request,  as  senior  Watch-Officer  of  flag 
ship,  April  16,  1886 ;  "Trenton"  being  ordered  home,  ordered  as  Secretary 
to  Rear-Admiral  John  Lee  Davis,  April  22;  Admiral  tranferred  flag  to 
"Omaha,"  and  August  9  to  "Marion;"  November  22,  1886,  Rear- Admiral 
Davis  being  relieved  by  Rear- Admiral  Chandler,  was  transferred  to  his  staff 
as  Flag- Lieutenant;  April  4,  1887,  the  Admiral  tranferred  flag  to  "  Brook 
lyn  ; "  October  1,  1887,  detached  from  duty  on  staff  and  ordered  to  "Essex  " 
as  Navigator ;  January  18,  1888,  detached  from  "  Essex  "  and  ordered  home  ; 
August  14, 1888,  ordered  to  duty  in  Navy  Department  as  Naval  Secretary  to 
Mr.  W.  C.  Whitney,  Secretary  of  the  Navy ;  February  26,  1889,  ordered;  in 


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addition  to  other  duty,  as  Adjutant-General  of  the  naval  force  assembled  in 
Washington  for  duty  in  the  inaugural  ceremonies  of  President  Benjamin 
Harrison ;  February  28,  ordered  to  duty  March  20  under  Rear- Admiral  S. 
R.  Franklin,  senior  member  of  American  Delegation  and  President  of  the 
International  Maritime  Congress  and  also  to  duty  in  Bureau  of  Navigation  ; 
March  6,  1889,  ordered  to  duty  in  Navy  Department  as  Naval  Secretary  to 
General  Benjamin  F.  Tracy,  Secretary  of  the  Navy;  accompanied  President 
Harrison  to  New  York,  April  29,  to  attend  Centennial  Celebration  of  the 
Inauguration  of  George  Washington  as  President  and  on  July  4  to  Wood 
stock,  Connecticut;  ordered  to  "New  York,"  August,  1893;  sick  leave,  Jan 
uary,  1894.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  Commander,  January,  1894.  Retired, 
December,  1894 

LIEUTENANTS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

Kossuth  Niles. — Born  in  Illinois.  Mustered  into  the  military  service  of 
the  United  States  in  the  142d  Regiment,  Illinois  Volunteers,  June,  1864; 
mustered  out,  October,  1864 ;  entered  Naval  Academy,  September  23,  1865  ; 
graduated,  1869;  "  Sabine,"  special  service,  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870  ;  North  Atlantic  Fleet  "  Pawnee,"  1870-1  ;  monitor  "Terror,"  1871-2 ; 
Naval  Station,  Mound  City,  Illinois,  1872 ;  Nicaragua  Canal  Surveying  Ex 
pedition,  1872-3.  Promoted  to  Master,  1873  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1873  ;  North 
Atlantic  Station,  "  Frolic,"  1874 ;  Coast  Survey,  commanding  schooner 
"  Silliman,"  1874-6  ;  steamer  "  Barataria,"  1876-7.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  1876;  "Michigan,"  1877-8;  "Constellation"  (American  exhibit  to 
Paris  Exposition),  1878  ;  North  Atlantic  Squadron  "  Swatara,"  1878  ;  "  Ti- 
conderoga  "  (flag-ship),  special  cruise  around  the  world,  1878-81  ;  ordnance 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1881-4;  "Powhatan,"  1884;  ''Lancaster" 
(flag-ship),  European  Station,  1884—5 ;  and  of  the  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1885-7  ;  "  Trenton,"  1887  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1887-8 ; 
Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Midvale  Steel  Works,  Pa.,  1888 ;  Bureau  of  Ord 
nance,  1887,  to  July,  1893;  "Yantic,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  July,  1893, 
to  December,  1896  ;  torpedo  station,  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Dennis  Hart  Mahan. — Son  of  Officer.  Naval  Academy,  July,  1865  ; 
Ensign,  July,  1870 ;  Master,  February,  1873  ;  J.ieutenant,  September,  1877  ; 
"  Sabine,"  1869-70  ;  "  Tennessee,"  on  special  service,  San  Domingo  Expedition, 
1871;  "  Wachusett,"  " Shenandoah  "  and  "Congress,"  on  European  Squad 
ron,  1871-4  ;  "  Plymouth,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  1874-5  ;  "  Supply,"  special  duty, 
1876;  again  in  1877;  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1877-8;  receiving-ship 
"Independence,"  1879-80;  "Alert,"  "Ashuelot,"  and  "Richmond,"  Asiatic 
Squadron,  1880-83;  "  Pensacola,"  special  service,  1883-4;  training-ship 
"  Minnesota,"  1885 ;  Naval  Academy,  1886-8;  War  College,  1888;  Coast 
Survey,  1888-90;  "Alert,"  special  service,  October,  1890,  to  December, 
1893;  Hydrographic  Office,  December,  1893-6;  ordered  to  the  "  Machias," 
October,  1896-8;  U.  S.  S.  "Yumuri,"  March,  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "  Badger," 
May,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Franklin  Low. — Appointed  from  New  Hampshire.  Naval 
Academy,  July,  1865  ;  Ensign,  July,  1870  ;  Master,  April,  1873 ;  Lieutenant, 
November,  1877  ;  "  Sabine,"  1869-70  ;  "  California,"  Pacific  Station,  1870-3  ; 
"Kansas,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-6;  Coast  Survey,  1876-7;  "Vandalia," 
1877-9  ;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1879-81 ;  "  Minnesota,"  training-ship, 
1881;  "Despatch"  (despatch-boat),  1881-3 ;  "  Powhattan,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1884-6;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1886-7;  Naval  Academy,  1887-91; 


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Coast  Survey  Office,  July,  1871,  to  January,  1892;  commanding  Coast  Sur 
vey  Schooner  "  Eagre,"  January,  1892-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  January, 
1895  ;  nautical  school-ship  "  Enterprise,"  January,  1897 ;  Executive  Officer 
U.  S.  S.  "  Katahdiu,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Nelson  T.  Houston. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
July  28,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "Sabine,"  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
1870 ;  signal  duty,  Washington,  1870-1 ;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1871-4.  Promoted 
to  Master,  1872  ;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1874-6  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1876  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-81 ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1881-4 ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1884-7  ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1887-8 ;  waiting  orders,  October,  1890,  to  February,  1891 ;  "  Petrel," 
Asiatic  Station,  February,  1891-4 ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  June,  1894- 
96  ;  "  Castine,"  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Clayton  Scott  Richman. — Appointed  from  Iowa.  N.  A.,  July,  1865 ; 
Ensign,  July,  1870;  Master,  August,  1873;  Lieutenant,  February,  1878; 
Pacific  Fleet,  1871-4;  "  Canandaigua,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6; 
"  Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1876-9 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1879-83 ; 
" Ranger,"  special  service,  1883-5;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1887; 
Naval  War  College,  1888-9;  "  Yautic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1889,  to 
November,  1891 ;  receiving-ship  "  St.  Louis,"  November,  1891,  to  May,  1893 ; 
waiting  orders,  May,  1893,  to  September,  1893 ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island, 
September,  1893-4  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Raleigh,"  April,  1894-7 ;  receiving- 
ship  "  Vermont,"  May,  1897  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Nahant,"  April,  1898, 
to  date. 

Samuel  P.  Comly. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  N.  A.,  July,  1865 ; 
Ensign,  July,  1871;  Master,  August,  1873;  Lieutenant,  April,  1878;  "  Ju- 
niata,"  Arctic  regions,  1873-5;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1876-9;  receiving- 
ship  "  St.  Louis,"  1880-3  ;  training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1883-5  ;  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  1885-8;  ordnance  duty,  1888-9;  "Alliance,"  Asiatic  and 
Pacific  Stations,  January  1,  1890,  to  May,  1893;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis," 
August,  1893;  receiving-ship  "Richmond,"  August,  1893 ;  battleship  "In 
diana,"  November,  1895,  to  date. 

H.  O.  Rittenhouse. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  N.  A.,  July,  1866; 
Ensign,  July,  1871;  Master,  September,  1873;  Lieutenant,  June,  1878; 
Coast  Survey,  1874-6;  Naval  Academy,  1876-80;  "Galena,"  European 
Station,  1880-3;  Naval  Academy,  1883-6;  "Vandalia,"  Pacific  Station, 
1886-8;  "Trenton,"  Pacific  Station,  1888-9;  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Station, 
1889-90  ;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1890,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Baltimore,"  Asiatic 
Station,  June,  1893,  to  1896;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  E.  W.  Bliss  &  Co., 
May,  1896,  to  April,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Miantonomah,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Robert  G.  Peck. — Born  in  and  appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  24,  1866 ;  graduated,  June  7,  1870 ;  practice- 
ship  "  Savannah,"  1867;  "Macedonian,"  1868;  "Savannah,"  1869.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  July  12,  1871  ;  Master,  September  11,  1873;  Lieutenant, 
November  30,  1878  ;  detached  to  "  Guard,"  Darien  Exploring  Expedition, 
1870-1  ;  "  Wyoming,"  N.  A.  Station,  1871-4  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1874  ;  Coast 
Survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  deep-sea  soundings,  1874-6 ;  New  York  nautical 
school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  1876-9  ;  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-82  ;  Naval 
Academy,  1882-5;  practice-ship  "Constellation,"  1883;  Navy  Department, 
Office  of  Compasses,  1885  ;  "  Ranger,"  N.  T.  Station,  1885-9  ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1889  to  June,  1893  ;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  June, 
1893,  to  1897  ;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1897  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Lehigh," 
April,  1898,  to  date. 
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162        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

John  Hubbard. — Appointed  from  Arizona.  N.  A  ,  July,  1866  ;  Ensign, 
July,  1871  ;  Master,  September,  1873  ;  Lieutenant,  December,  1878  ;  "Brook 
lyn,"  Europe,  1871-4 ;  Coast  Survey,  1874-7  ;  "  Supply,"  special  service, 
1877-9;  "Swatara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-83;  Torpedo  Station,  1883; 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  1883-4  ;  Light-House  duty,  1884-6  ;  special  duty, 
Navy  Department,  1887-8;  "Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889  to 
July,  1892  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  July,  1892,  to  1895  ;  ordered  to  training- 
ship  "Essex,"  July,  1895  ;  U  S.  S.  "Yankee,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 

Alexander  McCrackin. — Appointed  as  Midshipman  from  Iowa,  on 
July  27,  1866,  and  graduated  from  the  Naval  Academy,  July  7,  1870.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  July  12,  1871  ;  to  Master,  September  25, 1873  ;  to  Lieuten 
ant,  January  13,  1879  ;  "  Shenandoah  "  and  "  Brooklyn,"  European  Station, 
1870-3;  "Franklin,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-4;  Coast  Survey  steamer  '-'Baton 
Rouge,"  1874-7  ;  "  Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-9  ;  practice-ship  "  Dale," 
1881  ;  Naval  Academy,  1881-2  ;  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  1883  ;  Naval 
Academy,  1883-4  ;  "  Adams/'  Pacific  Station,  1885-6  ;  "  Pinta,"  special  ser 
vice,  188d-8  ;  Naval  Academy,  1888-9  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1889,  to 
November,  1891;  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  November,  1891,  to  1894; 
Naval  Academy,  September,  1894-97  ;  "  Marietta,"  September,  1897,  to  date. 

George  Leland  Dyer. — Appointed  from  Maine  to  Naval  Academy  as 
result  of  competitive  examination,  held  in  the  Congressional  District,  July, 
1866  ;  was  graduated  with  honors  from  Naval  Academy,  June,  1870  ;  served 
on  U.  S.  S.  "  Plymouth,"  European  Station,  West  Coast  of  Africa  and  West 
Indies,  1870-3.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  July,  1871  ;  served  on  "Minnesota" 
and  "  Frolic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4.  Promoted  to  Master,  Sep 
tember,  1873  ;  served  on  "  Frolic,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1875-7  ;  served  at 
Naval  Academy  as  Instructor  of  Mathematics,  1877-80.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant,  February,  1879;  served  on  training-ship  "Constitution,"  1880-1; 
served  on  "  Despatch, "during  a  special  surveying  cruise  in  the  Gulf  of  Sa- 
mana,  West  Indies,  1882 ;  ordered  to  Hydrographic  Office,  June  1883  ;  and 
served  as  assistant  to  the  Hydrographer  until  June,  1888,  during  which  time 
and  subsequently  the  Hydrographic  Office  was  thoroughly  reorganized  ; 
ordered  as  Hydrographer,  June,  1888,  and  served  in  that  capacity  until  No 
vember,  1889;  ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "Charleston,"  January,  1890,  for 
duty  as  Flag-Lieutenant,  Pacific  Station,  on  the  staff  of  Rear- Admiral  George 
Brown,  U.  S.  Navy,  until  January,  1893 ;  on  board  the  "  Charleston," 
"  San  Francisco,"  "  Thetis,"  and  "  Mohican,"  each  being  flag-ship  in  succes 
sion.  In  April,  1893,  ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy,  and  assigned  to  duty 
as  Head  of  Department  of  Modern  Languages  till  1896  Ordered  to  U.  S.  S. 
"Massachusetts,"  June,  1896-97;  special  duty  June,  1897;  July,  1897, 
Naval  Attache,  Madrid,  Spain,  to  April,  1898  ;  May,  1898,  Navy  Depart 
ment,  to  date. 

Lewis  Cass  Heilner. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  N.  A.,  July, 
1866 ;  Ensign,  July,  1871 ;  Master,  September,  1873 ;  Lieutenant,  June, 
1879;  "  Saco,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1871-4;  "  Brooklyn,"  1874  ;  "  Ossipee,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1875-7  ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1877-8  ;  Coast  Survey, 
1878-83  ;  training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1883-5 ;  Naval  Observatory,  1885- 
89 ;  "  Pensacola,"  special  service,  1889,  to  August,  1892 ;  Naval  Observa 
tory,  August,  1892-5  ;  battleship  "  Texas,"  August,  1895,  to  date. 

M.  E.  Hall. — Appointed  from  Iowa.  Naval  Academy,  September, 
1865  ;  Ensign,  July,  1870  ;  Master,  December,  1873  ;  Lieutenant,  November, 
1879;  "Richmond,"  Mediterranean,  1870-3;  "  Portsmouth,"  special  duty, 
1875-7  ;  "  Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1877-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola, 


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1878-81 ;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-3  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1883  ;  train 
ing-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  1884-5  ;  "  Pensacola,"  special  service,  1889- 
90  ;  Torpedo  Station,  July,  1890,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Machias,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  June,  1893-4  ;  "  Marblehead,"  April,  1894  ;  Naval  Proving  Ground, 
October,  1896 ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Eager,"  January,  1898 ;  command 
ing  the  "Katskill,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Edward  M.  Hughes. — Appointed  at  large  to  Naval  Academy,  July  26, 
1866  ;  graduated,  1870  ;  Ensign,  July  13, 1871  ;  Master,  December  12,  1873 ; 
Lieutenant,  December  16,  1874;  "  Narragansett,"  Home  Station,  1870-1 ; 
"Supply,"  special  service,  1871  ;  "  Wyoming,"  Home  Station,  1871-2  ;  Nica- 
raguan  Canal  Survey,  1872  ;  "  Constellation,"  gunnery-ship,  1873  ;  "  Des 
patch,"  special  service,  1874  ;  "  Wachusett,"  Home  Station,  1874  ;  "Des 
patch,"  special  service,  1875-6 ;  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877  ; 
"Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-9;  Coast  Survey,  1880-3;  "  Shenan- 
doah,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-6 ;  Light-House  Inspector,  1887-9 ;  U.  S. 
Naval  Training  Station,  1890  ;  commanding  C.  S.  steamer  "  Bache,"  June, 
1890,  to  March,  1893;  Nautical  school-ship  "Saratoga,"  March,  1893-6 ; 
ordered  to  the  «  Oregon,"  June,  1896  ;  "  Petrel,"  July,  1896..  to  date. 

H.  F.  Fichbohm. — Naval  apprentice.  Naval  Academy,  July,  1866  ; 
Ensign,  July,  1871;  Master,  January,  1874;  Lieutenant,  February,  1880; 
"  Guerriere,"  Europe,  1870-2;  "Richmond,"  Pacific  Station,  1872-3; 
"Saranac,"  Pacific  Station,  1874;  "Portsmouth,"  Pacific  Station,  1874-5  ; 
"Lehigh,"  N.  A.  Station,  1876;  "Ranger,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-81  ;  tor 
pedo  duty,  1881;  "  Lackawauna,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-5;  training-ship 
"New  Hampshire,"  1885-7;  "  Enterprise,"  European  Squadron,  1887-90; 
Inspector  of  steel,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  July,  1890,  to  July,  1893 ;  "  Yorktown," 
Pacific  Station,  July,  1893-6 ;  office  Naval  Intelligence,  December,  1896,  to 
April,  1898  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Jason,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Joseph  Ballard  Murdock. — Midshipman,  July  26,  1866,  from  Fourth 
District  of  Massachusetts  ;  graduated,  June  7, 1870  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Nipsic,"  North 
Atlantic,  July,  1870,  to  November,  1872.  Commissioned  Ensign,  July  13, 
1871 ;  examination  and  on  leave  till  March,  1873  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth, 
March,  1873  ;  U  S.  S.  "  Monongahela,"  ^outh  Atlantic,  September,  1873,  to 
July,  1874.  Commissioned  Master,  February  2,  1874  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster," 
July,  1874,  to  July,  1875  ;  Coast  Survey  duty,  October,  1875,  to  June,  1879  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Constitution,"  Training  Squadron,  August,  1879,  to  September, 
1880.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  March  10,  1880 ;  Naval  Academy,  Octo 
ber,  1880,  to  September,  1883  ;  leave  of  absence,  September,  1883,  to  August, 
1884;  special  duty  at  Philadelphia,  August,  1884,  to  December,  1885 ;  U. 
S.  S.  "Dolphin,"  December,  1885,  to  December,  1886;  Torpedo  Station, 
December,  1886,  to  March,  1888;  U.  S.  S.  "Pensacola,"  North  Atlantic, 
March,  1888,  to  April,  1888;  U.  S.  S.  "  Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  April, 
1888,  to  March,  1891 ;  special  duty  in  Europe,  May,  1891,  to  November, 
1891  ;  electrical  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  November  2,  1891  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"Atlanta,"  April  to  December,  1894,  North  Atlantic  ;  U.  S.  S.  ''Minneapolis," 
December,  1894,  to  March,  1897,  North  Atlantic  and  European  ;  Naval 
War  College,  April,  1897,  to  May,  1898 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Venezuela,"  May,  1898, 
to  date. 

Hugo  Osterhaus. — Appointed  from  Missouri.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1865  ;  Ensign,  July,  1871 ;  Master,  February,  1870 ;  Lieutenant, 
March,  1880  ;  "  Plymouth,"  Europe,  1871-3  ;  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873- 
77;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1877-9;  Coast  Survey,  1879-82;  "Enterprise," 
Asiatic  Station,  1882-6;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1887-9;  "Enterprise," 


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European  Station,  1889-90  ;  "  Atlanta,"  S.  A.  Station,  August  1890,  to 
September,  1892 ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1892-5 ;  ordered  to  the 
"Cincinnati/'  June,  1895;  "New  York,"  December,  1895;  Naval  War 
College,  June,  1898 ;  Naval  Academy,  August,  1897 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Prairie," 
May,  lcS98,  to  date 

John  Bartholomew  Collins. — Appointed  from  Louisiana.  Naval 
Academy,  July,  1866;  Ensign,  July,  1871 ;  Master,  March,  1874;  Lieutenant, 
March,  1880  ;  "  Worcester,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1871-4  ;  "  Canonicus," 
1874-7;  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1877-9;  "  Powhatan,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1879-81  ;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1831-2 ;  "  Tennessee," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-4  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-7  ;  store- 
ship  ''Monongahela,"  1887-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1889  to  April,  1892  ; 
"Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  April,  1892-5;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office, 
New  Orleans,  June,  1895-7  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Wilmington,"  January,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  Edward  Vreeland. — Naval  Apprentice.  Naval  Academy, 
July,  1866 ;  Enngn,  July,  1871  ;  Master,  April,  1874 ;  Lieutenant,  March, 
1880  ;  "  Congress,"  1871-3 ;  North  Atlantic  and  Asiatic  Stations,  1873-8 ; 
"  Ticonderoga,"  special  service,  1878-81  ;  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  1881-4; 
"  Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-7  ;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  1887-9  ; 
commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Blake,"  1889  to  October,  1889  ;  commanding  Coast 
Survey  steamer  "Blake,"  October,  1869,  to  June,  1893;  naval  attache  at 
Vienna  and  Rome,  June,  1893,  to  December,  1896 ;  ordered  to  U  S.  S. 
"Massachusetts,"  January,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Helena,"  January  13,  1897-8  ; 
U.  S  S.  "  Dolphin,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Corwin  Pottenger  Rees. — Born  in  Reily,  Butler  County,  Ohio,  Sep 
tember  4,  1848.  February  27,  1864,  enlisted  in  Company  B,  54th  O.  V.  V. 
I.,  Second  Brigade.  Second  Division,  Fifteenth  Army  Corps.  Participated 
in  the  battles  of  Resaca,  Dallas,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  the  Siege  of  Atlanta, 
the  March  to  the  Sea,  the  Storming  of  Fort  McAllister,  the  Battle  of  Ben- 
tonville,  and  minor  engagements,  receiving  an  honorable  discharge  after  the 
close  of  the  war,  August  15,  1865.  Appointed  Midshipman,  U.  S.  Navy, 
July  31,  1866;  graduated,  1870;  "  Guerriere,"  1870-2.  Promoted  Ensign, 
July  13,  1871  ;  "Portsmouth,"  December,  1872,  to  July,  1874;  "Saranac," 
July,  1874,  to  July,  1875.  Promoted  to  Master,  May  21,  1874  ;  "  Benicia," 
July,  1875,  to  November,  1875;  "  Lackawanna,"  November,  1875,  to  1877; 
"  Guard,"  as  Navigation  Officer,  September,  1877,  to  December,  1878  ;  Naval 
Academy,  as  Instructor  in  Department  of  Drawing,  January,  1879,  to 
August,  1881 ;  "Essex,"  cruise  around  the  world,  November,  1881,  to  Janu 
ary,  1885  ;  training-ship  "New  Hampshire"  and  Arctic  steamer  " Alert," 
during  April,  1885  ;  "  Michigan,"  Northwestern  Lakes,  May,  1885,  to  April, 
1888  ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R  I.,  May,  1888,  to  August,  1888 ;  War 
College,  August,  1888,  to  November,  1888  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  November,  1888, 
to  January,  1889  ;  " Tallapocsa,"  January,  1889,  to  January,  1892;  "Mich 
igan,"  as"  Executive  Officer,  May,  1892-5;  on  the  "  Monocacy,"  July, 
1895-8  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Albert  Caldwell  Dillingham. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  N.  A., 
July,  1865  ;  Ensign,  July,  1871  ;  Master,  June,  1874 ;  Lieutenant,  December 
1880  ;  "  Plymouth,"  Europe,  1870-2  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1875-6  ;  Coast  Sur 
vey,  1876-9;  "  Wachusett,"  S.  A.  Station,  1879-82;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1882-3;  Naval  Academy  1883-6;  "Richmond,"  N.  A.  Station,  1886-8; 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  1888-9 ;  receiving-ship  "  Dale,"  1889,  to  June, 
1892  ;  training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  June,  1892,  to  July,  1894 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Cin 
cinnati,"  July,  1894-5  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1895  ;  Navy  Yard,  New 


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York,  August,  1895,  and  War  College,  to  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "Nashville," 
August,  1897,  to  date. 

George  Frederick  Warren  Holman. — Appointed  to  Naval  Acad 
emy  from  Second  District,  California.  Midshipman,  July  '25, 1866.  Commis 
sioned  Ensign,  July  13,  1871 ;  Master,  June  14,  1*74 ;  Lieutenant,  January 
1,  1881  ;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1866,  to  June,  1870;  waiting  orders,  June 
to  September,  1870;  "California,"  September  to  October,  1870;  "Severn," 
October,  1870,  to  February,  1871  ;  West  Indies,  Mediterranean  and  convoy 
of  Hall's  Polar  Expedition,  "Congress,"  February,  1871,  to  May,  1873 ; 
"Brooklyn,"  May  to  July,  1873  ;  waiting  orders,  July  to  November,  1873 ; 
"  Powhatan,"  November,  1873,  to  January,  1874  ;  "  Colorado,"  January, 
1874,  to  June,  1875  ;  waiting  orders,  June  to  October,  18J5 ;  "Gettysburg," 
special  longitude  survey  of  West  Indies,  October,  1875,  to  June,  1876; 
"Minnesota,"  for  training  Naval  Apprentices,  June,  1876,  to  August,  1877; 
special  cruise  for  State  Department,  on  board  "  Ossipee,"  August,  1877,  to 
May,  1878;  "Saratoga,"  training  Naval  Apprentices,  June,  1878,  to  Jan 
uary,  1881  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  January  to  September,  1881 ;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  September,  1881,  to  October,  1882;  "Saratoga,"  training  Naval  Ap 
prentices,  December,  1882,  to  May,  1886;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  June 
to  September,  1886  ;  War  College,  Newport,  September  to  November,  1886  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  for  advanced  course  of  instruction,  November, 
1886,  to  May,  1887  ;  Torpedo  Station  as  Torpedo  Officer,  Instructor  in  Tor 
pedoes,  and  Lecturer  before  War  College,  May,  1887,  to  April,  1890 ; 
"  Essex,"  April,  1890,  to  March,  1893 ;  Naval  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  as 
Torpedo  Officer  and  Instructor  in  Torpedoes,  March,  1893-5  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Maine,"  September,  1895,  to  February,  1898 ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport, 
April,  1898,  to  date. 

Nathan  Sargent. — Appointed  from  Montana  Territory  to  Naval  Acad 
emy,  July  25,  1866 ;  graduated,  1870  ;  Ensign,  July  13,  1871 ;  Master,  July 
10,  1874;  Lieutenant,  January  2, 1881  ;  Naval  Academy,  1^66-70;  ordnance 
duty,  Washington,  June,  1870,  to  August,  1870;  "  Guerriere,"  1870;  "Con 
stellation,"  1871;  "  Canandaigua,"  1872;  "Constellation,"  gunnery-ship, 
1873;  C.  S.  S  "  Bache,"  1873 ;  "Alaska,"  1873,  to  1876;  ordnance  duty, 
Washington,  1876-79;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1879-82;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1883;  "Lancaster"  (Flag-Lieutenant),  1884-5;  "  Pensacola," 
1886-7,  European  Station  (Flag-Lieutenant);  "Pensacola,"  "Quinnebaug" 
and  "Lancaster,"  August,  1887,  to  January,  1889;  Naval  Attache,  Rome 
and  Vienna,  January,  18*9-93  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  October,  1893  ;  "  Pe 
trel,"  1894-6;  "Newark,"  1896-7;  Board  Inspection  and  Survey,  1896,  to 
April,  1898 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yosemite,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Lazarus  Lowrey  Reamey. — Born  in  Hollidaysburg,  Pennsylvania, 
February  15,  1849.  Appointed  from  Pennsylvania  (17th  Congressional 
District) ;  entered  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  as  a  Midshipman,  July  25, 
1866;  graduated,  June  7,  1870;  Ensiyn,  July  13,  1871  ;  Master,  July  23, 
1874;  Lieutenant,  February  2,  1881  ;  flag-ship  "  Worcester,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  September  25,  1872,  to  June  13,  1874  (Signal  Officer);  Asiatic 
Station  ("  Monocacy  "  and  '  Kearsarge  "\  November  26,  1874,  to  January 
14,  1878  ;  "  Constellation  "  (Paris  Exhibition),  March  13,  1878,  to  May  10, 
1878  ;  "  Constitution  "  (Paris  Exhibition),  May  10,  1878,  to  August  2, 1879  ; 
(stranded  on  Bollard  Head,  English  Channel  night  of  January  16,  1879)  ; 
Hydrographic  Office,  October  1,  1879,  to  August  9,  1881  ;  flag-ship  "Lan 
caster,"  European  Station,  August  20,  1881,  to  February  6,  1884  (Flag 
Lieutenant,  July  5,  1882,  to  March  10,  1883);  commanding  "Thetis,"  for 


166        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

Greely  Relief  Expedition,  February  6,  1884,  to  March  27,  1884  (took  her 
after  her  purchase,  from  Dundee,  Scotland,  around  the  north  of  Scotland,  to 
New  York) ;  Torpedo  School,  May  1,  1884,  to  August  4,  1884 ;  U.  S.  Naval 
Observatory,  September  1,  1884,  to  May  8,  1887  ;  flag-ship  "  Trenton,"  May 
20,  1887,  to  July  7,  1889  (shipwrecked  in  the  harbor  of  Apia,  Samoa,  March 
16,  1889);  Asiatic  Station  (Flag  Secretary),  November  27,  1889,  to  Feb 
ruary  2,  1892  ;  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  September  1. 1892,  to  March 
28,  1894  ;  Aide  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  March  28,  1894,  to  November 
24,  1895 ;  Asiatic  Station  (Flag  Lieutenant),  December  21,  1895,  to  January 
3,  1898  ;  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks,  March  17,  1898,  to  date. 

James  Henry  Bull. — Born  in  West  Chester,  Chester  county,  Pennsyl 
vania,  June  13, 1852.  Attended  Wyers'  Military  Academy ;  appointed  Mid 
shipman  to  the  Naval  Academy  by  the  Hon.  Gideon  Welles,  on  the  recommen 
dation  of  the  Hon.  J.  R  Broomall,  from  the  seventh  (at  that  time)  District  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  entered  the  Academy,  July  25, 1866.  Graduated  from  the 
Academy  June  7,  1870  ;  and  placed  on  waiting  orders  ;  on  duty  on  board  the 
store-ship  "  Guard  "  from  July,  1870,  to  August,  1871,  in  the  Fishing  Banks 
Squadron,  and  as  part  of  the  Darien  Inter-Oceanic  Expedition,  doing  duty  on 
shore  with  the  Expedition.  Commissioned  Ensign,  July  13, 1871 ;  on  duty  on 
board  the  U.  S.  S  "  Wyoming  "  from  October,  1871,  to  January,  1872  ;  when 
he  was  transferred  to  IT-  S.  flag-ship,  "Worcester,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
where  was  on  duty  until  October,  1872  ;  a  member  of  the  Nicaraguan  Canal 
Surveying  Expedition  from  December,  1872,  to  August,  1873  ;  on  duty  on  the 
Asiatic  Station  from  September,  1873,  to  August,  1876,  in  the  U.  S.  ships 
"  Lackawanna,"  "  Yantic  "  and  "  Saco."  Commissioned  Master,  October  3, 
1874  ;  on  duty  on  the  Coast  Survey  from  December,  1876,  to  January,  1879; 
on  duty  at  Newport  Torpedo  Station,  from  March,  1879,  to  May,  1879;  on 
board  the  U.  S.  S, ft  Wachusett,"  special  service,  from  May,  1879,  to  Septem 
ber,  1879  ;  on  board  the  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  from  Sep 
tember,  1879,  to  April,  1880;  on  board  the  U.  S.  S  "Powhatan,"  special 
service,  from  April,  1880,  to  October,  1882.  Commissioned  Lieutenant, 
April,  22,  1881 ;  on  duty  at  Naval  Academy  as  Instructor  of  Ordnance  and 
Gunnery  from  October,  1882,  to  June,  1885  ;  made  practice  cruise  in  U.  S.  S. 
"Dale,"  June,  1883,  to  September,  1883;  on  duty  on  board  the  U.  S.  S. 
"Mohican,"  June,  1885,  to  January,  1886;  on  leave  February,  1886,  to 
December,  1886  ;  on  duty  in  Asiatic  Station,  on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Marion," 
and  "  Monocacy,"  from  January,  1887,  to  December,  1889  ;  New  London, 
Naval  Station,  March,  1890,  to  April,  1893 ;  attended  Naval  War  College 
Course,  August,  1892,  to  October,  1892  ;  "Alliance,"  Pacific  Station,  April, 
1893,  to  June,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Montgomery,"  special  service,  June,  1894, 
to  April,  1895;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  April,  1895,  to  September,  1897, 
Executive  Officer;  attended  Naval  War  College  Course,  June,  1896,  to 
October,  1896 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Newport,"  Executive  Officer,  Nicaraguan  Canal 
Expedition,  September,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "New 
port,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron. 

Greenlief  Augustus  Merriam. — Born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland.  Ap 
pointed  from  Massachusetts  Naval  Academy,  July,  1866  ;  Ensign,  July, 
1871;  Master,  October,  1874;  Lieutenant,  May,  1881 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Saco"  and 
"  Colorado,"  European  and  Asiatic  Station,  1870-3;  "  Monongahela,"  S  A. 
Station,  1873-6 ;  "  Rio  Bravo,"  special  service,  1877-9 ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1879-81 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1881-4;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  1884-7;  Secretary  to  Commander-in- Chief,  Pacific  Station, 
Rear- Admiral  L.  A.  Kimberly,  April,  1887,  to  February,  1890;  flag-ships 


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"Vandalia,"  "Dolphin,"  "Trenton"  (Samoa),  "Mohican,"  "Charleston," 
1887-90;  Naval  Academy,  February,  1890,  to  June,  1893;  ''Concord," 
Asiatic  Station,  June,  1893-6 ;  Naval  Academy,  July  1896,  to  April,  1898  ; 
ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Dixie,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

J.  B.  Milton. — Appointed  from  Kentucky.  Naval  Academy,  July,  1866. 
Ensign,  July,  1871.  Master,  November,  1874.  Lieutenant,  September,  1881  ; 
"Worcester/'  N.  A.  Station,  1870-3;  "Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-7; 
"Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-81  ;  "Ranger,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-2; 
Coast  Survey,  1882-3  ;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  San  Francisco,  1883-7  ; 
"Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1887-9;  training-ship  "Jamestown,"  1889-90; 
Naval  Academy,  October,  1890,  to  December,  1893  ;  training  ship  "Monon- 
gahela,"  December,  1893-4;  ordered  to  training-ship  "Essex,"  1894;  the 
"  Monterey,"  January,  1896 ;  Union  Iron  Works,  December,  1896 ;  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  April,  1897  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Prairie,"  March,  1898  ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Wyandotte,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Kilburn. — Appointed  from  California.  Naval  Academy,  De 
cember,  1865.  Ensign,  July,  1871 ;  "  Benicia,"  N.  P.  Station,  1874-77 ;  Master, 
December,  1874.  Lieutenant,  October,  1881  ;  Coast  Survey,  1877-80  ;  "  Ten 
nessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1880-3  ;  receiving  ship  "  St.  Louis,"  1883-4 ;  "  Powha 
tan, "special  duty,  1884-6;  "Richmond,"  N  A.  Station,  1886-8;  ordnance  duty, 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1888-90  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Midvale  Steel 
Works,  1889-90;  training-ship  "Richmond,"  October,  1890,  to  November, 
1891 ;  "  San  Francisco,"  S.  A.  Station,  November,  1891-4  ;  Naval  War  Col 
lege,  May,  1894;  Hydrographic  Office,  October,  1894  ;  ordered  to  the  "San 
Francisco,"  June,  1896,  to  April,  1898;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Aileen,"  May, 
1898,  to  date. 

J.  J.  Hunker. — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Naval  Academy,  July,  1866; 
Ensign,  July,  1872 ;  Master,  January,  1875 ;  Lieutenant,  October,  1881 ; 
"  Wyoming,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1870-3 ;  "Kansas,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1874-5;  "Despatch"  (despatch-boat),  1875-9;  torpedo  steamer 
"Alarm,"  1879-81;  "  Brooklyn,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1881-5  ;  Torpedo 
Station,  1885  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1885-6  ;  "  Chicago,"  special  service, 
1886-8 ;  Supervisor  of  Harbor,  New  York,  1888-9  ;  "  Charleston,"  special 
service,  1890,  to  April,  1893  ;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1893,  to  August,  1893; 
receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  August,  1893,  to  1894;  Naval  War  College, 
May,  1894  ;  Ord.  Instr.,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  December,  1894.  Office 
Naval  Intelligence,  February,  1895  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "San  Francisco," 
November,  1895,  to  1897;  February,  1898,  on  leave;  April,  1898,  Fish 
Commission,  Washington,  D.  C.,  to  date. 

George  W.  Mentz. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1866;  Ensign,  July,  1872;  Master,  January,  1875;  Lieutenant, 
October,  1881  ;  "Guerriere,"  1870-3;  "  Canadaigua,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874- 
5 

vey, 
service, 

-90 ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  January,  1890,  to  July,  1892 ;  Coast  Survey 
steamer  "  Eagre,"  July,  1892,  to  April,  1893  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Blake," 
April,  1893,  to  1895 ;  Assistant  Inspector  Light-House  District,  July,  1895  ; 
"  Annapolis,"  July  20,  1897,  to  date. 

S.  A.  Staunton.— Appointed  from  West  Virginia.  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1867;  Midshipman,  June,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1872;  Master, 
February,  1875  ;  Lieutenant,  November,  1881.  Service:  August,  1871,  to 
June,  1873,  "Iroquois,"  N.  A.  Station,  "Congress,"  "  Wabash,"  and  "Ply- 


168        RECORDS   OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

mouth,"  European  Station  ;  December,  1873,  to  April,  1874,  "  Franklin,"  N. 
Station;  August  to  September,  1874,  receiving-ship  "  Sabine ;"  October  to 
December,  1874,  Hydrographic  Office ;  January,  1875,  to  October,  1877, 
" Powhatan  "  (for  passage),  "  Franklin,"  "Marion"  and  "Trenton,"  Euro 
pean  Station;  December,  1877,  to  December,  1879,  Naval  Academy;  De 
cember,  1879,  to  December,  1882,  "  Swatara,"  China  Station;  February, 
1883,  to  May,  1883,  ordnance  duty  ;  October,  1883,  to  March,  1885,  Office 
of  Naval  Intelligence;  April,  1885,  to  August,  1887,  Flag- Lieutenant 
"  Pensacola,"  European  Station ;  October,  1887,  to  October,  1889,  Office  of 
Naval  Intelligence  and  Secretary  American  Delegation  to  International 
Maritime  Conference,  which  prepared  programme  considered  by  Conference  ; 
October,  1889,  to  April,  1893,  Flag- Lieutenant,  "Chicago,"  Squadron  of 
Evolution  (European,  South  Atlantic  and  North  Atlantic  Stations)  ;  ord 
nance  Instructor,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  October,  1893  ;  ordered  to 
U.  S.  S.  "  Philadelphia,"  April,  1894 ;  Recorder  Board  Inspection  and  Sur 
vey,  November,  1894-7;  ordered  to  "Iowa,"  June,  1897;  April,  1898, 
battleship  "  New  York,"  to  date. 

Aaron  Ward. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1867;  Midshipman,  June,  1871;  Ensign,  July,  1871;  Master, 
February,  1875;  Lieutenant,  November,  1881 ;  "  California,"  Pacific  Station, 
1870-3;  "Franklin,"  Europe,  1875-6;  Naval  Academy,  1876-9 ;  training- 
ship  "  Constitution,"  1879-81 ;  training-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  1881-3  ; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1883-5;  "Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-6; 
"  Monongahela,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-8 ;  Naval  Attache^  Paris  and  St. 
Petersburg,  1889,  to  November,  1892  ;  waiting  orders,  November,  1892,  to 
August,  1893;  "New  York,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  August,  1893-4; 
ordered  to  the  "  San  Francisco,"  July,  1894  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  No 
vember,  1896-8  ;  commanding  the  "  Wasp,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Charles  Ward  Bartlett. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Naval 
Academy,  June,  1867;  Midshipman,  June,  1871;  Ensign,  July,  1872; 
Master,  March,  1875  ;  Lieutenant,  February,  1882 ;  "  Wabash,"  Europe, 
1870-3  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1875-7  ;  training-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1877-8  ; 
Naval  Academy,  1878-81  ;  practice  ship  "  Constellation,"  1881  ;  training- 
ship  "Minnesota,"  1881-2;  "Adams,"  European  Station,  1882-4;  Naval 
Academy,  1884-8 ;  "  Kanger,"  Pacific  Station,  1888-91;  Naval  Academy, 
October  31,  1891,  to  December,  1894;  "Atlanta,"  "Cincinnati,"  "Minneap 
olis,"  December,  1894,  to  July,  1897  ;  Naval  Academy,  August  22,  1897,  to 
May,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Topeka,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Chauncey  Thomas. — Born  April  27,  1850,  in  New  York.  Appointed 
to  Naval  Academy  from  Pennsylvania,  September  26,1867;  Naval  Acad 
emy  to  June  6, 1871  ;  frigate  "  Wabash,"  European  Station,  October  5, 1871 ; 
store-ship  "Supply,"  July  21,  1873;  frigate  "Colorado,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  December  1,  1873;  frigate  "Wabash,"  April  2,  1874;  waiting 
orders,  April  28,  1874 ;  ordered  to  examination  for  promotion,  June  4,  1874 ; 
waiting  orders,  June  17,  1874.  Commissioned  Ensign,  July  14,  1872; 
frigate  "Colorado,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  July  13,  1874;  sloop  "Canan- 
daigua,"  September  21,  1874;  flag-ship  "Worcester"  and  to  staff  of  Rear- 
Admiral  Mullany,  September  27,  1874;  flag-ship  "Colorado,"  March  31, 
1875;  flag-ship  "Worcester,"  May  10,  1875;  sloop  "Plymouth"  (special 
duty),  June  24,  1875  ;  ordered  to  examination  for  promotion,  September  25, 
1875,  and  commissioned  Master  from  April  14,  1875 ;  returning  to  duty  on 
board  the  "  Plymouth ;"  ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "  Hartford  "  and  to  staff  of 
Rear  AdmirafLeRoy,  February  14,  1876  ;  to  staff  of  Rear-Admiral  Trench- 


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ard,  August  31,  1876  ;  flag-ship  "  Powhatan,"  July  4,  1877  ;  waiting  orders, 
June  15,1878;  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  Navy  Department,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  July  8, 1878  ;  waiting  orders,  July  8, 1881  ;  ordered  to  sloop  "  Adams," 
Pacific  Station,  September  10,  1881,  and  to  examination  for  promotion,  May 
26,  1882.  Commissioned  Lieutenant  from  March  10,  1882  ;  waiting  orders, 
September  9,  1884 ;  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  Navy  Department,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C.,  November  15,  1884 ;  appointed  Assistant  Superintendent  Nauti 
cal  Almanac,  November  25,  1884 ;  detached  and  ordered  to  special  duty  as 
Aide  to  Admiral  Porter,  March  10,  1886,  which  duty  continued  till  after  the 
death  of  Admiral  Porter;  March  15, 1891,  was  ordered  to  U.  S.  training-ship 
"  Monongahela ;"  detached  July  10,  1893,  and  ordered  to  "  Bennington  ;" 
Hydrographic  Office,  April,  1894-96;  U.S.  S.  "Oregon,"  December,  1896- 
98  ;  February,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Wheeling,"  to  date.  ; 

W.  A.  Marshall. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  to  the  Naval 
Academy,  from  the  Ninth  District,  represented  by  Thaddeus  Stevens,  in 
June,  1867  ;  Midshipman,  June,  1871  ;  Ensign,  July,  1872  ;  Master,  April, 
1875;  Lieutenant,  April,  1882.  "Iroquois"  and  "  Canandaigua,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1871-2;  "  Hartford,"  China  Station,  1872-4  ;  "Tennessee,"  China 
Station,  1875-8 ;  training-ship,  "New  Hampshire,"  1879-80;  "  Vandalia," 
N.  A.  Station,  1880-3;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Boston,  1883-6; 
"  Dolphin,"  cruising,  1886-9 ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1889-93 ; 
"  Charleston,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1893-4;  "Detroit,"  China  Station, 
1894-6  ;  Naval  Academy,  1896-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1898. 

W.  M.  Irwin. — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Naval  Academy,  June,  1867  ; 
Midshipman,  June,  1871  ;  Ensign,  July,  1872  ;  Master,  May,  1875;  Lieuten 
ant,  June,  1882 ;  "California,"  Pacific,  1871-4  ;  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1874-76;  "Gettysburg,"  1876-7;  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  1878-9  ; 
"  Michigan,"  N.  W.  Lakes,  1879-81 ;  "  Essex,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-5  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1885;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  1885-8;  "Richmond," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1889-93;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  July,  1893; 
training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  July,  1894 ;  training-ship  "  Alliance,"  July, 
1895  ;  Steel  Inspector,  S.  Bethlehem,  June,  1897,  to  date. 

G.  C.  Hanus. — Appointed  from  Wisconsin.  Naval  Academy,  July, 
1865;  Midshipman,  June,  1871;  Ensign,  July,  1872 ;  Master,  May,  1875; 
Lieutenant,  June,  1882;  "Canandaigua,"  1871-5;  Coast  Survey,  1875-8; 
"Jamestown,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1879-81  ;  while  serving  on  the  "James 
town,"  was  engaged  in  making  extensive  surveys  in  Alaska  and  in  settling 
intertribal  disputes  among  the  Chileat  Indians ;  Hydrographic,  1881-3 ; 
Coast  Survey  duty,  1883-6,  during  which  periods  he  commanded  the  steamers 
"Arago,"  "  Endeavor,"  "  Gedney,"  and  "  Ready  ;  "  "Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1886-7 ;  appointed  by  Governor  Hill  as  a  Boundary  Commissioner  for  New 
York,  in  settling  Raritan  Bay  Boundary,  in  1887  ;  ''  Nipsic,"  Pacific  Station, 
1887-8;  was  recalled  from  "Nipsic,"  then  at  Callao,  in  consequence  of  a 
joint  resulution  of  both  the  Legislatures  of  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  re 
questing  his  services  as  an  engineer  in  settling  the  boundary  in  the  Arthur 
Kill,  Kill  von  Kull,  New  York  Bay,  and  Hudson  River ;  served  as  a  New 
York  Commissioner  and  Engineer  of  both  commissions,  to  1890  ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  November,  1893-5  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Eager,"  Feb 
ruary,  1895-7;  U.  S.  S.  "Newport,"  January,  1898,  to  April,  1898;  com 
manding  U.  S.  S.  "  Free  Lance,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

J.  E.  Roller. — Naval  apprentice.  Naval  Academy,  June,  1867  ;  Midship 
man,  June,  1871  ;  Ensign,  July,  1872  ;  Master,  May,  1875 ;  Lieutenant,  July, 
1882;  "Wachusett,"  Europe,  1871-3;  "Portsmouth,"  1874-7;  receiving- 


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ship  "Colorado,"  1878-80;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1881-3;  training-ship 
"Minnesota,"  1883;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  New  York,  1883-5; 
"Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-6;  "Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-8;  re 
ceiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  1888;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  June,  1893,  to 
1896;  ordered  to  the  "Lancaster,"  May,  1896;  battleship  "New  York," 
January,  1898,  to  date. 

Francis  E.  Greene. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1867  ;  Midshipman,  June,  1871  ;  Ensign,  July,  1872  ;  Master,  June, 
1875;  Lieutenant,  July,  1882  ;  "Congress,"  special  service,  1871-3;  "Shaw- 
mut,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874-7;  coast  survey,  1877-80;  "Yantic,"  N.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1880-3;  training-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1883-6;  "Alert,"  Pacific 
Station,  1886-90  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Ranger,"  April,  1893  ;  "  Adams,"  January, 
1896  ;  leave  of  absence,  May,  1896  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  July,  1896,  to 
1898  ;  "  Alliance,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Carlos  G.  Calkins. — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Naval  Academy,  June, 
1867.  Midshipman,  June,  1871.  Ensign,  July,  1872.  Master,  July.  1875  ; 
Lieutenant,  November,  1882 ; ""  Wyoming,"  1871-4;  "Franklin,"  Europe, 
1874-6  ;  "  Essex,"  S.  A.  Station,  1876-7  ;  "  Wyoming,"  European  Station, 
1877-81  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1881-2 ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Naviga 
tion,  1882-3;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6;  Office  of  Naval  Intelli 
gence,  1886-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1887-8 ;  member  Board  of  In 
spectors,  1888-9;  steamer  "Albatross,"  1889;  Hydrographic  Office,  Oregon, 
April,  1893-5;  the  "Boston,"  December,  1895;  the  "  Olympia,"  January, 
1897,  to  date. 

William  Power  Elliott. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1867.  Midshipman,  June,  1871.  Ensign,  July,  1872.  Master,  May, 
1875.  Lieutenant,  June,  1882;  California,  "Mohican,"  1871-2;  "  Lacka- 
wanna,"  China,  1872-4;  "Alert,"  North  Atlantic,  1875-6;  "Plymouth," 
North  Atlantic,  1877;  "Tuscarora,"  Pacific,  1878;  Coast  Survey,  1879-83; 
"  Galena,"  North  Atlantic,  1883-6  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1886-9  ;  command 
ing  C.  S.  schooner  "Eagre,"  1889  ;  ordered  to  the  "Adams,"  March,  1892-4  ; 
ordered  to  the  "Bennington,"  May,  1895;  the  "Philadelphia,"  January, 
1897;  U.  S.  S.  'Baltimore,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Henry  Harris  Barroll. — Born  in  New  Madrid,  Mo.,  May  22, 1850,  and 
was  appointed  to  the  United  States  Naval  Academy,  from  Cape  Girardeau 
County,  September,  1867  ;  graduated  in  June,  1871,  and  was  first  attached 
to  the  U.  S.  S.  ''Iroquois,"  and  later  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Congress,"  serving  on 
the  North  Atlantic  Station  ;  while  attached  to  the  "Congress,"  in  1872, that 
vessel  was  ordered  to  proceed  to  Port  au  Prince,  Hayti,  to  release  and  bring 
to  the  United  States  the  American  steamer  "  Hornet,"  then  blockaded  in 
that  port  by  Spanish  men-of-war ;  the  blockaded  vessel  was  convoyed  to  Bal 
timore  ;  served  on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  "Congress  "  on  the  European  Station, 
until  May,  1873,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  U.  S.  S  "  Wachusett,"  and 
in  the  spring  of  1874  returned  to  Key  West  in  that  vessel,  the  "  Virginius 
Affair  "  having  caused  the  naval  forces  to  assemble  there  ;  took  part  in  the 
naval  drill  in  Florida  Bay.  Promoted  to  Ensign  in  1872  ;  in  June,  1874, 
placed  on  waiting  orders,  and  in  October,  1874,  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  monitor 
"  Canonicus,"  at  New  Orleans,  La.;  detached  from  the  "  Canonicus"  in  Jan 
uary,  1875,  and  ordered  to  take  passage  in  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Canandaigua,"  to 
Aspinwall,  U.  S.  of  Colombia,  and  join  the  party  under  Lieutenant  Frederick 
Collins,  U.  S.  Navy,  to  survey  a  line  for  an  interoceanic  canal  across  the 
Isthmus  of  Darien ;  was  here  engaged  for  five  months,  and  upon  return  to 
the  United  States,  was  ordered  on  duty  at  the  Navy  department,  to  assist  in 


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the  computation  of  the  cost  of  a  ship-canal,  by  way  of  the  Atrato-Napipi  route. 
Promoted  to  Master  in  1875  ;  in  September,  1875,  ordered  to  duty  on  board 
the  U.  S.  S.  "  Gettysburg,"  making  determinations  of  longitude  by  means  of 
telegraphic  cable,  working  from  Key  West,  through  the  Antilles,  as  far  south 
as  the  Island  of  Trinidad ;  on  returning  to  the  United  States  in  June,  1876, 
was  assigned  to  duty  on  board  of  the  training-ship  "  Minnesota ; "  in  Octo 
ber,  1877,  was  detached  and  ordered  to  duty  in  the  U.  S.  Coast  Survey, 
serving  at  first  on  board  the  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  schooner  "  Palinurus,"  and 
engaged  in  making  sailing  directions  for  the  east  coast  of  the  United  States, 
between  Cape  Henry  and  the  Dry  Tortugas ;  and  also  for  Albemarle  and 
Pamlico  Sounds ;  was  also  employed  in  locating  the  oysters-beds  in  Tangier 
and  Pocomoke  Sounds,  Chesapeake  Bay  ;  in  November,  1879,  was  ordered 
to  command  the  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hitchcock,"  theHf  at  Grand  Gulf, 
and  engaged  in  triangulating  the  Mississippi  River ;  in  1880,  received  orders 
to  lay  the  vessel  up  at  Baton  Rouge,  and  report  for  duty  on  board  the  Coast 
Survey  schooner  "  Eagre,"  at  Castine,  Maine,  and  made  surveys  of  French 
men's  Bay,  Penobscot  and  Bagaduce  Rivers;  in  August,  1881,  was  ordered 
to  take  passage  in  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Powhatan,"  to  Aspinwall,  and  report  for 
duty  on  board  the  U.  S  S.  "  Richmond,"  at  Panama ;  served  on  the  Asiatic 
Station  until  August,  1884,  being  attached  to  the  U.  S.  steamers  "  Rich 
mond,"  "  Monocacy,"  and  "Palos;"  in  April,  1883,  was  ordered  in  com 
mand  of  a  naval  party  appointed  to  guard  from  pillage  the  wreck  of  the  U. 
S.  S.  "Ashuelot,"  which  vessel  had  been  lost  on  Lammock  Island,  near 
Swatow;  remained  here  for  five  months,  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  was 
ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Palos,"  taking  part  in  quelling  the  Chinese  riots  at 
Canton,  in  1883.  when  the  European  business-houses  on  the  Island  of  Shamin 
were  burned  ;  title  changed  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  in  March,  1883  ; 
was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  (senior  grade),  in  May,  1883  ;  from  November, 
1884,  until  Febrnary,  1886,  on  duty  at  the  Branch  Hydrographic  Office, 
Philadelphia;  in  February,  1886,  granted  six  months'  leave;  in  August, 
1886,  ordered  to  duty  on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster,"  South  Atlantic 
Station  ;  served  for  two  years  as  Flag-Lieutenant  of  the  South  Atlantic 
Squadron,  returning  to  the  United  States  in  November,  1888  ;  since  Febru 
ary,  1889,  in  charge  of  the  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Norfolk,  Va.;  U. 
S  S.  "Marion,"  October,  1891-4;  inspecting  steel,  June,  1894,  and  War 
College  ;  ordered  to  "  Yorktown,"  June,  1896-7  ;  sick-leave,  October,  1897  ; 
U.  S.  S.  " Helena,"  April,  1898  ;  May,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "Dolphin,"  to  date. 

Frederic  Herbert  Lefavor — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Entered  Naval 
Academy  in  June,  1866  ;  graduated  as  Midshipman  in  June,  1891 ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Narragansett,"  from  September,  1871,  to  April  4,  1873  ;  U.  S  S.  "Brook 
lyn,"  and  "  Ticonderoga  "  from  December  4, 1873,  to  April  27, 1874.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  July,  1874,  to  date  from  July,  1872;  ordered  by  telegraph  to 
Monitor  duty  at  New  Orleans,  September  25,  1874;  thence  to  U.  S.  S. 
"Kansas;"  U.  S.  S.  "Wachusett,"  October,  1874,  to  December  11,1874; 
and  thence  to  duty  on  Coast  Survey,  on  the  U.  S.  C.  S.  steamer  "  Osage,"  in 
North  Carolina  Sounds ;  August  2  commissioned  as  Master  to  date  from 
March,  1876  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Tuscarora,"  from  December,  1877,  to  May  31, 1880  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Ranger"  from  January,  1881,  to  June,  1882  ;  U.  S.  C.  S.  steamer 
"McArthur"  from  October  15,  1882,  to  July  31,  1*84;  June  1,  commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  to  date  from  March  3,  1883;  commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  from  July  8,  1883.  Branch  Hyd.  Office,  San  Fran 
cisco,  August  9,  1884,  to  October  1,  1885;  Branch  Hyd.  Office,  New 
Orleans,  La.,  October  11,  1885,  to  May  16,  1886;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport, 


172         RECORDS   OF   LIVING  OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

June  1,  1886,  to  November  19,  1886  ;  Hyd.  Office,  Washington,  November 
22,  1886,  to  February  5,  1887  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  from  February  27,  1887, 
to  August  2,  188 -<;  "  Pensacola,"  from  August  8,  1888,  to  February  22, 
1889  ;  "  Yantic,"  from  February  26,  1889,  to  July  1889  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare 
Island,  Cal.,  from  October  31,  1889,  to  July  25,  1892;  "  Monocacy  "  (Ast. 
Station),  from  August  23,  1892,  to  January  22,  1893  ;  "  Petrel,"  from  Janu 
ary  28, 1893,  to  April  16,  1893 ;  Yokohama  Hospital,  from  April  21,  1893, 
to  July  20,  1893 ;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Lancaster,"  from  July  20,  1893,  to  Sep 
tember  28,  1893  ;  "  Monocacy,"  from  October  20,  1893,  to  August  13,  1895 ; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal,  from  September  25,  1895,  to  August  16, 
1897;  "Wheeling,"  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  "Adams," 
from  August  10,  1897,  to  March  2,  1898. 

W.  E.  Sewell. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1867  ;  Midshipman,  June,  1871 ;  Ensign,  July,  1872  ;  Master,  April, 
1876  ;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  October,  1883  ;  served 
on  European  and  Home  Stations  in  "Congress,"  "  Wabash,"  "Plymouth," 
and  "  Ticonderoga,"  1871-4;  Coast  Survey,  1874-7;  receiving-ship  "  Pas- 
saic,"1878;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-80;  "Alarm  "  (torpedo-boat) 
(part  of  time  in  command),  1881-2  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1882-3  ;  "  Ossipee," 
Asiatic  Station,  1884-6 ;  Naval  Observatory,  1886-7 ;  Navigator,  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  1887-90;  U.  S.  S.  "Petrel,"  April,  1891,  and  U.  S.  S. 
"  Marion,"  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  July,  1894-7  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Montgomery," 
January,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Vesuvius,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Henry  McCrea. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Naval  Academy,  July, 
1866;  Midshipman,  June,  1871;  Ensign,  July,  1872 ;  Master,  June,  1876 ; 
Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  November,  1883  ;  "  California," 
Pacific,  1871-3 ;  Coast  Survey,  1875-7 ;  Torpedo  Station,  1877-8;  "Rich 
mond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-81  ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1883  ;  "  Shen- 
andoah,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-6  ;  Naval  Academy,  1886-9  ;  Bureau  of 
Navigation,  1889-90  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  June,  1893  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Fern," 
April,  1896,  and  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn,"  to  March,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Machias," 
April,  1898,  to  date. 

E.  F.  Qualtrough.— Born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  1850.  Appointed  to 
Naval  Academy,  from  New  York,  September  21,  1867  ;  Midshipman,  June 
6,  1871  ;  Ensign,  July  14,  1872;  Master,  July  1,  1876  ;  Lieutenant,  Novem 
ber  24,  1883;  flag-ship  "  Wabash,"  European  Station,  1871-4  ;  "  Wachu- 
sett,"  West  Indies,  in  1874,  during  the  Cuban  trouble;  "  Despatch,"  special 
service  in  Europe,  1875-6  ;  "  Marion,"  European  Station,  1877  ;  flag-ship 
"  Trenton,"  European  Station,  1877-8  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1879-82  ;  "  Hart 
ford,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  during  this  cruise  Lieutenant  Qualtrough  was 
for  three  weeks  on  a  small  coral  island  in  charge  of  the  naval  portion  of  an 
astronomical  expedition  to  make  observations  of  the  total  solar  eclipse  in 
May,  1883  ;  while  on  this  island  he  made  an  accurate  survey  of  it,  and  sent 
a  chart  to  the  Department ;  the  chart  was  afterwards  issued  by  the  Hydro- 
graphic  Office  ;  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  1886-9  ;  most  of  the  time  in  charge 
of  the  Ordnance  Department,  Charleston  ;  Pacific  Station,  1890  ;  Lieutenant 
Qualtrough  is  the  author  of  the  Boat-Sailor's  Manual,  and  the  Sailor's 
Handy  Book ;  office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  May,  1893-5  ;  "  Mohican," 
March,  1895,  to  January,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Marion,"  January,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Terror,"  to  date. 

James  Cephas  Cresap. — Appointed  from  Ohio,  June,  1867.  Midship 
man,  June,  1871 ;  European  Station,  on  steamers  " Wachusett,"  "Wabash," 
"Brooklyn,"  and  "  Shenandoah,"  1871-4.  Ensign,  July,  1872;  flag-ship 


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"  Richmond,"  S.  P.  Station,  Aide  to  Flag-Officer  N.  Collins,  1874-5  ;  store- 
ship  "Supply,"  1875;  iron-clad  steamer  "Manhattan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1876. 
Master,  September,  1876;  steamers  "Alliance"  and  "Enterprise,"  N.  A. Sta 
tion,  1877 ;  flagship  "Hartford,"  S.  A.  Station,  Aide  and  Secretary  to  Flag- 
Officer  E.  T.  Nichols,  1877-9  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1880-1  ;  receiving- 
ship  "Colorado,"  New  York,  1881-2;  Torpedo  Station,  1882.  Lieutenant, 
December,  1883 ;  Naval  Experimental  Battery,  in  charge,  1883 ;  Naval 
Academy  (Dep't  Mathematics),  1884-5  ;  steamer  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station, 
1885-8  ;  assistant  to  U.  S.  Commissioner  Bates  at  Samoa  and  Tonga,  1886  ; 
Naval  Academy  (Dep'ts  English  and  Mathematics),  1889-92  ;  training-ship 
"Jamestown,"  1892;  "Constellation,"  transporting  European  exhibits  for 
World's  Fair,  1892-3  ;  protected  cruiser  •'  Baltimore,"  Naval  Review  Fleet, 
1893 ;  flag-ship  "  Chicago,"  European  Station,  1893,  and  "  Bennington," 
Pacific  Station,  1894 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Aide  to  Commandant,  and 
receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1895-6;  battleship  "Massachusetts,"  1897-8,  to 
date. 

A.  C.  Baker. — Appointed  from  Iowa.  Naval  Academy,  September, 
1867 ;  Midshipman,  June,  1871 ;  Ensign,  July,  1872;  Master,  December,  1876  ; 
Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  January,  1884;  "Wabash," 
Europe,  1871-3;  "  Brooklyn,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1874-6  ;  "  Despatch  " 
(despatch-boat),  1877-9 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1880-82;  "Albatross,"  special 
service,  1882-5;  <(  Juniata,"  1885-6  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-8  ; 
Naval  Academy,  1888-90  ;  duty  with  World's  Exposition,  November,  1890  ; 
U,  S.  S.  "  Alert,"  April,  1894-7;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1897;  special 
duty,  Paris  Exposition,  August,  1897  ;  February,  1898,  special  duty  to  date 
's^ .  H.  H.  Southerland. — Naval  Apprentice.  Naval  Academy,  June, 
1868;  Midshipman,  June,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1873;  Master,  November, 
1877;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  February,  1884;  "  Tus- 
carora,"  Pacific  Station,  1872-5;  Naval  Academy,  1875-6;  "Plymouth," 
N.  A.  Station,  1877-9;  4 '  Kearsarge, "  N.  A.  Station,  1879-81;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  1881-4;  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  1884-5;  "Brooklyn," 
N.  A.  Station,  1885-6  ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-7  ;  "  Brooklyn," 
N.  A.  Station,  1887-9  ;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1889-95  ;  ordered  to  the 
"Cincinnati,"  then  to  the  "  Dolphin,"  June  1895-7 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment, 
November,  1897 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Eagle,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Lucien  Young. — Born  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  March  31,  1852.  Ap 
pointed  to  the  Naval  Academy  as  Midshipman  from  that  State,  June  21, 
1869  ;  served  on  board  the  practice-ships  "  Dale,"  "  Savannah  "  and  "  Constel 
lation  ;"  graduated,  May  31.  1873  ;  July  23,  1873,  ordered  to  the  "Alaska," 
fitting  out  at  New  York,  and  which  soon  joined  the  European  Station ; 
special  orders  from  the  commanding  officer  of  the  "  Alaska,"  and  the  admiral 
commanding  the  squadron,  and  a  general  order  from  the  Secretajy  of  the 
Navy  were  published,  commendatory  of  extraordinary  heroism  in  jumping 
overboard  while  under  way  at  sea,  and  saving  the  life  of  a  seaman  who  had 
been  knocked  overboard  ;  for  this  act,  also,  a  gold  medal  of  the  first  class  was 
awarded  by  the  New  York  Benevolent  and  Life-Saving  Institution,  and  a 
framed  certificate  from  the  Humane  Society  of  Massachusetts  ;  detached  from 
the  "Alaska,"  August  5,  1875,  at  Lisbon,  and  ordered  to  the  "Hartford/' 
and  on  the  16th  of  October,  1875,  detached  from  the  "Hartford"  at  Fort 
Monroe,  and  ordered  to  examination  for  promotion.  Commissioned  as  En 
sign,  July  16,  1874 ;  ordered  to  the  "  Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
December  10,  1875;  detached  from  the  "Powhatan,"  February  29,  1876, 
and  ordered  to  the  "  Huron;"  shipwrecked  in  the  "Huron,"  off' Nag's  Head, 


174        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.   NAVY. 

N.  C.,  November  24,  1877.  For  conduct  on  this  occasion  received  letter  of 
thanks  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  a  gold  medal  of  the  first  class,  under 
an  act  of  Congress,  from  the  Life-Saving  Service  of  the  United  States,  a 
sword  from  the  State  of  Kentucky  by  special  resolution,  made  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Legislature  of  that  State,  was  nominated  by  the  President, 
and  advanced,  under  a  special  act  of  Congress,  to  the  grade  of  Master.  Com 
missioned  a  Master,  from  November  24,  1877  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Portsmouth," 
March  17,  1878,  and  upon  arrival  at  Havre,  France,  took  charge  of  a  squad 
of  men  for  duty  at  the  Universal  Exposition  at  Paris,  upon  the  completion 
of  which  rejoined  the  "  Portsmouth,"  and  served  in  her  in  the  training  squad 
ron  on  return  to  the  United  States ;  detached  from  the  "  Portsmouth,"  April 
5,  1880,  and  ordered  to  the  Bureau  of  Equipment  and  Recruiting,  Navy  De 
partment,  acting  for  a  while  as  Naval  Aide  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  ;  de 
tached  from  the  Bureau  of  Equipment  and  Recruiting,  July  25,  1882,  and 
ordered  to  the  monitor  "  Montauk ;"  detached  from  monitor,  December  5, 
1882,  and  ordered  to  the  training-ship  " Minnesota."  Commissioned  Lieu 
tenant  (junior-grade),  March  3, 1883 ;  detached  from  the  "  Minnesota,"  Octo 
ber  29,  1883,  and  ordered  to  duty  in  charge  of  men,  and  on  arrival  to  duty 
in  the  Pacific  Squadron  was  assigned  as  Executive  of  the  "  Onward ; "  trans 
ferred  from  the  "  Onward  "  to  the  "Shenandoah,"  October  17, 1884  ;  took  part 
in  landing  at  Panama,  to  protect  American  interests,  in  the  spring  of  1885  ; 
detached  from  the  "  Shenandoah,"  at  San  Francisco,  October  8,  1886,  and 
ordered  to  Washington  for  examination  for  promotion.  Commissioned  Lieu 
tenant,  May  1,  1884;  granted  six  months'  leave  of  absence,  December  6, 
1886;  ordered  to  torpedo  service  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  May  11,  1887,  and  to 
the  Naval  War  College,  August  30,  1887 ;  detached  from  War  College,  De 
cember  19,  1887,  and  ordered  to  duty  in  the  Bureau  of  Navigation,  assigned 
to  the  office  of  Naval  War  Records  to  July,  1896 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Detroit,"  July, 
1896,  to  January,  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "Boston,"  January,  1897,  to  October, 
1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yorktown,"  October  22,  1897,  to  December,  1897.  U.  S.  S. 
"  Alert,"  December,  1897,  to  February,  1 898 ;  sick  leave  from  February, 
1898,  to  March  25,  1898  ;  on  leave  to  date. 

J.  M.  Roper. — Appointed  from  Missouri.  N.  A.,  June,  1868  ;  Midship 
man,  June,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1873;  Master,  November,  1877;  Junior 
Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  June,  1884;  "Omaha,"  S.  P.  Station, 
1872-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1875-7  ;  "  Supply  "  (store-ship),  1877-9  ;  train 
ing-ship  "Minnesota,"  1879-82;  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5; 
special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1885-6  ;  Naval  Academy,  1886-94;  ordered 
to  the  "  New  York,"  August,  1894;  "  Monadnock,"  1896;  Assistant  Light- 
House  Inspector,  Third  District,  September  16,  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "May 
flower,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Charles  Eben  Fox. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  June, 
1868,  to  June,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1873  ;  Master,  November,  1877  ;  Junior 
Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  August,  1884;  U.  S.  S.  "Hartford," 
Asiatic  Station,  1872-5;  Hydrographic  Office,  1875-6;  U.  S.  S-  "Adams," 
1876-8  ;  Coast  Survey,  1878-9  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Nipsic,"  European  Station,  1879- 
82;  Navy  Department,  1883-4;  Aide  to  The  Admiral,  1884-6;  U.  S.  S. 
"Iroquois,"  1886-7;  U.  S.  S.  "  Vaudalia,"  1887-9,  Pacific  Station;  Navy 
Department,  1889 ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  October,  1889,  to  December, 
1892  ;  Flag  Lieutenant  of  the  Asiatic  and  Pacific  Squadrons,  January,  1893, 
to  January,  1896 ;  Navy  Department  and  Naval  Observatory,  February 
1896,  to  October,  1897 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Vicksburg,"  October,  1897,  to  date. 


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].  C.  Freemont,  Jr. — Appointed  at  large.  N.  A.  June,  1868  ;  Midship 
man,  June,  1872 ;  Ensign,  July,  1873 ;  Master,  November,  1877 ;  Junior 
Lieutenant,  March,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  September,  1884;  "Wabash,"  Europe, 
1872-4;  "Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1876-8;  special  Light-House  duty, 
1878-81;  Coast  Survey,  1881-4;  "Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-6; 
Hydrographic  Office,  1886-8;  Recorder  Board  of  Inspection,  1888-9  ;  ord 
nance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1889-93  ;  Assistant  Superintendent  of 
Harbor  of  New  York,  September,  1893  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Indiana,"  Novem 
ber,  1895;  commanding  the  "Gushing,"  November,  1895;  commanding  the 
"  Porter,"  1897,  to  date. 

Albert  Mertz. — Appointed  from  Wisconsin  Naval  Academy,  June, 
1867;  Midshipman,  June,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1873;  Master,  November, 
1877;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  September,  1884; 
Asiatic  Station,  1872-6  ;  Coast  Survey,  1876-80  ;  "  Wyoming,"  N.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1880-3  ;  «  Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station,  1883-5  ;  "Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1885-6  ;  "  Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-8  ;  receiving-ship  "  Minnesota," 
1888-93;  receiving- ship  "Minnesota,"  June,  1894-5;  training-ships  "Con 
stellation,"  September,  1895,  U.  S.  8.  "  Michigan,"  March,  1896,  and  "Fern," 
U.  S.  S.  "  Amphitrite,"  November,  1896,  to  date. 

R.  H.  Gait. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  June,  1868.  Mid 
shipman,  June,  1872.  Ensign,  July,  1873.  Master,  December,  1877.  Junior 
Lieutenant,  March,  1883.  Lieutenant,  November,  1884;  "Tuscarora,"  Pa 
cific  Station,  1872-5;  "Huron,"  N.  A.  Station,  1876-7;  Coast  Survey, 
1877-81 ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  1881 ;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1881-3;  "Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-4;  Midvale  Steel  Works, 
1884-8  ;  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1888  ;  Naval  Academy,  November, 
1892;  ordered  to  the  "Minneapolis,"  December,  1894;  leave  of  absence, 
June,  1895;  ordered  to  the  "Maine,"  September,  1895;  "Essex,"  1896; 
"Terror,"  1896  ;  Inspector  Equipment,  Newport  News,  June,  1897,  to  date. 

Vincendon  L.  Cottman. — Appointed  by  Hon.  James  Brooks,  Seventh 
District,  New  York  City.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  September  21,  1868  ; 
graduated,  June  1,  1872.  Ensign,  July  15,  1873.  Master,  May  9,  1878. 
Lieutenant,  January  8,  1885;  "Tuscarora,"  1872-5;  deep-sea  sounding  in 
Pacific  landing-party,  Panama,  1873;  landing-party,  Honolulu,  1874; 
Samoa  with  Steinberger,  Latrobe,  etc.,  1875;  "Colorado,"  receiving- ship, 
New  York,  1875-6 ;  "  Supply,"  training-squadron,  1876;  "Alliance,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1877-80;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1880-1;  "Richmond," 
Asiatic  Station,  1881-2;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-4;  "Rich 
mond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  New  York, 
1885-9;  in  charge  New  York  Nautical  School-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  as  Senior 
Instructor  and  Navigator,  1889  ;  Secretary  International  Marine  Conference, 
1889-90;  ordered  to  the  "Concord,"  February,  1891;  to  the  "  Marion," 
1894;  Navy  lard,  New  York,  October,  1894;  ordered  to  the  "Monterey," 
December,  1896-8 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Alert,"  February,  1898,  to  date. 

F  E.  Sawyer. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1868  ;  Midshipman,  June,  1872  ;  Ensign,  July,  1873  ;  Master,  July, 
1878;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  June,  1885; 
"Hartford,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5;  "Richmond,"  South  Pacific,  1876-7; 
receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1877-8;  Coast  Survey,  1878-80;  "Ashuelot," 
Asiatic  Station,  1880-2;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1882-3;  "Swatara," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-6 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1886-8  ;  "  Swatara," 
1888-9  ;  "Richmond,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1889-90;  U.  S.  S.  "Thetis," 
October,  1892;  "Philadelphia,"  October,  1892-5;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  No- 


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vember,  1895,  and  War  College,  to  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Fern,"  December,  1897, 
to  date. 

W.  H.  Schuetz. — Appointed  from  Missouri.  Naval  Academy,  June, 
1867;  Midshipman,  May,  1873;  Ensign,  July,  1874;  Master,  November, 
1878  ;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  October,  1885  ;  Atlantic 
Station,  1874-5  ;  "  Moiiongahela, "  1876-7  ;  "  Michigan,"  Northwestern  Lakes, 
1877-8;  "Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1878-9;  "  Tennessee,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1879-81 ;  special  duty,  Siberia,  1882-5  ;  special  duty,  State 
Department,  1885-6;  Navy  Department,  1886-7;  Superintendent  of  Com 
passes,  1888-9;  "Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-90;  special  duty, 
Navy  Department,  January,  1893-7;  ordered  to  the  "  Marblehead,"  April, 
1897  ;  "Iowa,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 

T.  B.  Howard. — Born  in  Illinois.  Appointed  "at  large;"  Naval 
Academy,  June,  1869,  to  May  31,  1873;  Ensign,  July,  1874;  Master,  June, 
1879 ;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883 ;  Lieutenant,  November,  1885 ; 
"Alaska"  and  "  Wabash,"  European  Station,  1873-4;  "  Wabash,"  at  Key 
West,  1874;  "Franklin,"  European  Station,  1874-5;  Naval  Academy, 
1876-8;  "Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic,  1878-9;  "  Kearsarge,"  North  Atlan 
tic,  1879-81;  practice-ship  "Dale,"  1881;  Naval  Academy,  1881-4;  prac 
tice-ship  "Dale,"  1883;  "Saratoga,"  training-squadron,  1884-7;  Naval 
Academy,  1887-90  ;  "  Constellation,"  1887  and  1889  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Mian- 
tonomah,"  June,  1891-4;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1894  ;  Naval  Academy, 
August,  1894-7  ;  "Concord,"  May,  1897,  to  date. 

W.  C.  Cowles. — Appointed  from  Connecticut  N.  A.,  September,  1869 ; 
Midshipman,  May,  1873  ;  En*ign,  July,  1874  ;  Master,  August,  1879  ;  Junior 
Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  December,  1885;  Atlantic  Station, 
1873-5  ;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-9  ;  training-ship  "Constellation," 
1879-80;  Hydrographic  Office,  1880-2  ;  "Kearsarge,"  European  Station, 
1882-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1885-6  ;  Inspector  of  steel,  new  cruisers, 
1886-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1887-9 ;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A  Station, 
1889-90;  waiting  orders,  November,  1893;  ordered  to  the  "Marblehead," 
April,  1894-7 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  June,  1897,  to  date. 

A  M.  Knight. — Appointed  from  Florida.  Naval  Academy,  June,  1869. 
Midshipman,  May,  1873.  Ensign,  July,  1874.  Master,  October,  1879.  Junior 
Lieutenant,  March,  1883.  Lieutenant,  December,  1885  ;  Pacific  Station,  1872 
-5;  Naval  Academy,  1876-8;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1878-9; 
"  Galena,"  European  Station,  1880-3 ;  Naval  Academy,1883-5 ;  ordnance 
duty,  Annapolis,  1885-9  ;  "  Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-90 ; 
Naval  Academy,  June,  1892-5 ;  ordered  to  the  "  Lancaster,"  September, 
1895;  "Castine,"  1896;  "Puritan,"  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  Johnston  Badger. — Born  August  6,  1853.  Appointed  "at 
large"  to  Naval  Academy,  June,  1869.  Graduated  Midshipman,  May,  1873. 
Commissioned  Ensign,  July,  1874.  Commissioned  Master,  November,  1879. 
Commissioned  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March,  1883.  Commissioned  Lieu 
tenant,  January,  1886;  September,  1873,  to  July,  1875,  U.S.S.  "Narragan- 
sett,"  survey  of  Gulf  of  California  ;  October,  1875, to  December,  1875,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington  ;  January,  1876,  to  July,  1876,  U.  S.  torpedo-steamer 
"  Alarm  ; "  September,  1876,  to  November,  1879,  Asiatic  Station,  serving  on 
board  "  Ashuelot,"  "  Alert,"  "  Monocacy  "  and  "  Monongahela  ;  "  December, 
1879,  to  April,  1880,  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation  ;  April,  1880,  to 
August,  1881,  Coast  Survey  steamers  "Endeavor"  and  "A.  D.  Bache ;  " 
September,  1881,  to  September,  1882,  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Sta 
tion  ;  October,  1882,  to  January,  1884,  Navy  Yard,  Boston  ;  January,  1884, 


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to  March,  1884,  Fish  Commission  steamer,  "  Fish  Hawk  ; "  April,  1884,  to 
November,  1884,  Executive  of  the  U.  S.  S. "  Alert,"  of  the  Greely  Relief 
Expedition  of  that  year.  For  participation  in  this  expedition,  received,  by 
name,  with  the  other  officers  and  men  from  Maryland,  the  thanks  of  that 
State  as  tendered  in  joint  resolutions  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Delegates, 
assembled  at  Annapolis;  November,  1884,  to  April,  1885,  ordnance  duty, 
Navy  Yard,  Washington  ;  April  and  May,  1885,  attached  to  the  U.  S.  S. 
"Tennessee,"  while  serving  with  the  expeditionary  force  sent  to  the  Isthmus 
of  Panama;  October,  1885,  to  May,  1889,  U.  S  S.  "Brooklyn,"  Asiatic  Sta 
tion  ;  August,  1889,  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  to  November, 
1892;  U.  S.  S.  "Dolphin,"  November  16,  1892,  to  October,  1895;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  October  12,  1895,  to  July,  1897  ;  Naval  War  College, 
July,  1897,  to  August,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Cincinnati,"  August/ 28, 1897,  to  date. 

S.  W.  B.  Diehl. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania  to  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1869,  as  Midshipman ;  Midshipman,  May,  1873 ;  Ensign,  July, 
1874  ;  Master,  November,  1879  ;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883  ;  Lieuten 
ant,  January,  1886 ;  European  Station,  "Alaska,"  "  Wabash,"  and  "  Con 
gress,"  1873-5 ;  North  Atlantic  Station,  "  Vandalia,"  and  "  Congress," 
1876-8 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1878-9  ;  South,  Atlantic  Station,  "  Marion," 
1879-82;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1883-4;  Torpedo  Station.  1884;  Bureau 
of  Navigation,  1884-6 ;  special  service,  U.  S.  S.  Boston,  1887-9 ;  Bureau  of 
Equipment  and  Recruiting  as  Superintendent  of  Compasses,  1889,  to  July, 
1893  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Detroit,"  July  20,  1893,  to  April,  1894  ;  Bureau  of  Navi 
gation,  April  24,  1894,  to  September,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "Machias,"  September 
18, 1894,  to  July,  1897  ;  U  S.  S.  "  Cincinnati,"  July,  1897,  to  August,  1897 ; 
Office  Naval  Intelligence,  September  27,  1897,  to  February,  1898 ;  Bureau  of 
Equipment,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

Reginald  F.  Nicholson. — Appointed  from  District  of  Columbia  to 
Naval  Academy,  September,  1869  ;  Midshipman,  May,  1872  ;  Ensign,  July, 
1874 ;  Master,  January,  1880 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March,  1883 ; 
Lieutenant,  January,  1886;  signal  office,  1873;  "Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1875-7  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1877-8  ;  "  Portsmouth  " 
(training-ship),  1878-82;  Hydrographic  Office,  1882-5;  "Mohican,"  Pacific 
Station,  1885-8  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1888;  ordered  to 
the  "Monterey,"  February,  1893;  "Thetis,"  January,  1895;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  December,  1895 ;  "Oregon,"  December,  1897,  to  date. 

S.  C.  Lemly.  —Appointed  from  North  Carolina  to  Naval  Academy, 
June,  1869;  Midshipman,  May,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1874;  Master,  Febru 
ary,  1880;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  January,  1886; 
Atlantic  Station,  1872-6  ;  "  Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1876-9  ;  "Palos," 
Asiatic  Station,  1881-3;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1883-6 ;  "Tren 
ton,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-8  ;  "  Enterprise,"  European  Squadron,  1888-90  ; 
Judge- Advocate  General,  June  5,  1892,  to  date. 

E.  B.  Underwood. — Appointed  "at  large."  Naval  Academy,  June, 
1869;  Midshipman,  May,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1874;  Master,  March,  1880; 
Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  February,  1886;  Atlantic 
Station,  1872-6 ;  "  Monongahela,"  1876-7 ;  "  Michigan,"  Northwestern 
Lakes,  1877-9;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-4;  Hydrographic  Office, 
1884-6;  Training  Squadron,  1886-7;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station, 
1887-9;  Naval  Academy,  1889-92 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Yantic,"  June  28,  1*92,  to 
May,  1895  ;  leave  of  absence,  June  30, 1895,  to  August,  1895  ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  August  20,  1895,  to  April,  1898 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Miantouomah,"  April, 
1898,  to  date. 
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W.  F.  Halsey. — Appointed  from  Louisiana.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1869;  Midshipman,  May,  1872;  Ensign,  July,  1874 ;  Master,  March, 
1880 ;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  March,  1886 ;  Atlantic 
Station,  1872-6  ;  "  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-9  ;  receiving-ship  "  Inde 
pendence,"  1881-2  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  Branch  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  New  York,  1885-8;  "  Ranger,"  special  service,  1888-90; 
Naval  Academy,  September,  1891  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Miantonomah,"  June, 
1894  ;  "  Baltimore,"  January,  1895  ;  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  New  York," 
January,  1896  ;  "  Montgomery,"  January,  1897  ;  Naval  War  College,  June, 
1897 ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1897 ;  commanding  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Newark,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

F.  A.  Wilner. — Appointed  from  New  York,  June  22,  1869  ;  graduated, 
May  31,  1873  ;  Ensign,  July  16,  1874  ;  Master,  March  25, 1880;  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  March  3,  1883;  Lieutenant,  May  13,  1886;  "Alaska,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  August  5,  1873,  to  October  13,  1873;  "  Wabash,"  Key  West, 
October  13,  1873,  to  April  1,  1875 ;  "Congress,"  European  Station,  April  1, 
1874,  to  August  26,  1875 ;  "  Hartford,"  return  to  the  United  States,  August 
26,  1874,  to  October  16,  1875;  "Vandalia,"  European  Station,  January  10, 
1876,  to  February  5,  1879  ;  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  May  21,  1879,  to 
March  15,  1880;  U.  S.  S.  "Constellation,"  March  17,  1880,  to  June  12, 
1880;  Irish  Relief  Cruise,  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Passaic,"  July  15,  1880,  to 
December  13,  1880 ;  Washington  Yard,  Coast  Survey,  December  15,  1880, 
to  September  25,  1883  ;  in  charge  Hydrographic  party  on  schooner  "  Silli- 
man,"  December  9,  1882,  to  July  1,  1883;  Coast  Survey  Office,  July  2, 
1883,  to  September 25,  1883  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  October  20, 
1883,  to  September  25,  1886  ;  Naval  Ordnance  Proving  Ground,  January  3, 
1887  ;  Inspector  of  Armor,  June  8,  1893,  to  October,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Phila 
delphia,"  October  25,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Adams,"  July,  1896,  to  January, 
1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Monadnock,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Henry  Morrell. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June 
29,  1869;  graduated  May  31,  1872.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  16,  1874; 
Master,  October  11,  1880  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3, 1883  ;  Lieu 
tenant,  May  23,1886;  "Alaska,"  European  Station,  1875-6;  "Adams," 
N.  A.  Stat  on,  1876-9  ;  Coast  Survey,  1879-83  ;  "  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1883-4  ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-6  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1886-7  ;  Bureau  Ordnance,  1887-90  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
November  20,  1893.  to  June,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Massachusetts,"  June  10, 
1896,  to  January,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine,"  January,  1897,  to  date. 

William  Winder. — Born  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  September,  1851.  Ap 
pointed  from  New  Hampshire,  and  entered  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  September 
16,  1869.  Appointed  Midshipman,  May  31,  1872.  Commissioned  Ensign, 
July  16,1874;  Master,  November  23,  1880;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  May  23,  1886.  As  Midshipman,  served  in  flag 
ship  "  Richmond,"  North  and  South  Pacific  Stations,  1873-5;  as  Ensign,  in 
"Marion,"  "Hartford,"  u Dictator,"  Torpedo  Station  (under  instruction), 
"  Colorado,"  "Constellation,"  "Wabash,"  "Vandalia,"  and  again  in 
"Marion,"  South  Atlantic;  during  the  latter  cruise  (September,  1879,  to 
December,  1882),  ship  took  yellow  fever  at  Rio,  and  crew  were  encamped 
several  weeks  on  Flores  Island,  Montevideo ;  towards  end  of  cruise  the  ship, 
under  command  of  Commodore  Silas  Terry,  U.  S.  N.,  rescued  the  crew  of 
the  bark  "  Trinity,"  wrecked  at  Heard's  Island,  South  Indian  Ocean,  and 
also  rendered  important  service  of  hauling  off  a  large  British  ship,  ashore 
near  Capetown,  South  Africa  ;  as  Master  and  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 


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served  in  "  Wabash,"  at  Torpedo  Station;  training-ship  "New  Hampshire," 
"Omaha,"  and  "  Marion,"  Asiatic  Station ;  expiration  of  last  cruise,  No 
vember,  1887,  joined  "Wabash,"  February  27,  1888;  leave  of  absence, 
September,  1893;  ordered  to  the  "Michigan,"  May,  1894;  receiving-ship 
"Wabash,"  October,  1894;  ordered  to  the  "  Katahdin,"  December,  1896; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Raleigh,"  July,  1897,  te  date. 

Charles  B.  T.  Moore. — Born  in  Illinois.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  27,  1869  ;  graduated  May  31,  1872.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  16, 
1874  ;  Master,  December  14, 1880 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883 ; 
Lieutenant,  August  5,  1886;  "Alaska,"  European  Station,  1873;  "  Pensa- 
cola,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1874-6  ;  training-ship  "  Monongahela,"  1876  ; 
"  Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1877-9  ;  "  Onward,"  store-ship,  1881-3  ; 
"  Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1885  ; 
"  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-90;  ordered  to  the  "  Newark,"  July,  1893  ; 
Naval  Academy,  August,  1896 ;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1897  ;  Port 
Royal,  S.  C.,  November,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Nantucket,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Ten  Eyck  De  Witt  Veeder.— Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  24, 1868  ;  graduated,  May  31, 1873.  Promoted  Ensign, 
July  16,  1874;  Master,  January  1,  1881  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883;  Lieutenant,  October  7,  1886;  "Tuscarora,"  deep-sea  sounding, 
Pacific  Station,  1873-5  ;  "  Vandalia,"  European  Station,  1876-7  ;  "Alliance," 
European  Station,  1877-80  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1880-1 ;  "  Richmond,"  "Palos," 
and  "Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4  ;  on  board  "Ashuelot "  when  wrecked 
on  Lamock  Rocks,  Formosa  Channel ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1884;  special 
duty,  Electric  Lighting,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1885-9  ;  Bureau  of  Equip 
ment,  Electric  Lighting,  1890  ;  "  Enterprise,"  July  1,  1890  ;  "  Yorktown," 
Squadron  of  Evolution,  August,  1890,  to  May,  1893  ;  Bureau  of  Equipment, 
July,  1893,  to  August  31,  1896;  joined  U.  S.  S.  "  Bancroft,"  August  31, 
1896,  and  went  to  European  Station,  returning  to  Boston,  April  4,  1898, 
where  the  "  Bancroft  "  fitted  out  to  join  Admiral  Sampson  s  Squadron ;  ship 
reported  for  duty  at  Key  West,  May  9,  1898. 

Alfred  Reynolds. — Born  in  Virginia,  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Septem 
ber  21,  1869  ;  graduated,  May  31, 1872.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  16,  1874  ; 
Master,  January  1,  1881  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March,  1883 ;  Lieuten 
ant,  November  9,  1886  ;  "  Narragansett,"  Pacific  Station,  1873-6  ;  "Ranger," 
Asiatic  Station,  1877-80 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1880-1 ; 
"Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882-5;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1885-7; 
"  Swatara,"  S.  A.  Station,  1888-90  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  March,  1891 ; 
Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  May,  1894 ;  ordered  to  the  "San  Francisco," 
October,  1894;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  December,  1897,  to  date. 

John  Marshall  Robinson. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  (uat 
large  ")  Midshipman,  June  23,  1869  ;  graduated,  May  31,  1873.  Promoted 
Ensign,  July  16,  1874  ;  Master,  January  2,  1881 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883;  Lieutenant,  December  13,1886.  "Pensacola,"  "Omaha," 
and  "Saranac,"  South  and  North  Pacific  Stations,  September,  1873,  to 
August,  1875;  monitor  "  Passaic,"  N.  A.  Station,  January  to  July,  1876; 
"  Yantic,"  "  Palos  "  and  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  September,  1876,  to  April, 
1879 ;  "  Michigan,"  N.  W.  Lakes,  July,  1879,  to  November,  1881 ;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  November,  1881,  to  November,  1882;  "Kearsarge,"  N.  A. 
and  European  Stations,  November,  1882,  to  November,  1885 ;  receiving-ship 
"Minnesota,"  New  York,  February,  1886,  to  July,  1887;  Inspector  of  Steel, 
new  cruisers,  Pittsburg,  July,  1887,  to  April,  1888  ;  "  Richmond,"  S.  A.  Sta 
tion,  December,  1888,  to  September,  1890;  "Atlanta,"  Squadron  of  Evolu- 


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tion,  September,  1890,  to  October,  1891 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  December, 
1891,  to  May,  1894;  Naval  War  College,  June  1  to  October  1,  1894; 
"  Yorktown  "  and  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  November  1,  1894,  to  May 
21,  1897;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  August  14,  1897,  to  April,  1898; 
"Minneapolis,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

George  Henry  Peters. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  23,  1870 ;  graduated,  June  1,  1874.  Promoted  Ensign, 
July  17,  1875  ;  Master,  January  10, 1881 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883;  Lieutenant,  December  14,1886;  "  Kichmond,"  S  P.  Station,  1874- 
76;  Coast  Survey,  1877-80;  training-ship  "Constitution,"  1881-2  •"  De 
spatch,"  special  surveying  service,  1882  ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation, 
1882-4  ;  "  Powhatan,"  special  duty,  1884-5  ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  and  com 
manding  different  C.  S.  vessels,  in  immediate  charge  of  the  "  Coast  Pilot " 
work  on  the  Atlantic  coast  of  U.  S ,  1885-8  ;  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1888- 
91  ;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  1891-4  ;  "  Minneapolis,"  European  Station, 
1894-7  ;  gunnery-ship  "  Amphitrite,"  1897  ;  ordered  to  Office  of  Naval  In 
telligence,  January,  1898. 

Bradley  A.  Fiske. — Born  at  Lyons,  New  York,  June  13,  1854.  Ap 
pointed  to  Naval  Academy,  September  21,  1870 ;  graduated  at  Naval  Acad 
emy,  second  in  class,  May  30,  1874.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  July  17,  1875; 
to  Master,  February  2, 1881  ;  to  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ; 
to  Lieutenant,  January  26,  1887.  In  1877  invented  boat  detaching  and 
attaching  apparatus  placed  in  boats  of  many  ships  of  the  Navy  ;  had  charge 
of  Navy  Exhibit  at  International  Electrical  Exhibition  at  Philadelphia  in 
the  fall  of  1884,  and  was  member  of  the  International  Electrical  Confer 
ence.  In  1883  wrote  "  Electricity  and  Electrical  Engineering,"  which,  in 
1889,  was  in  sixth  edition.  In  1888  invented  electric  ammunition  first  placed 
onboard  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Atlantic."  In  1888  invented  electric  gun-training 
apparatus  placed  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  Chicago,"  also  electric  steering-gear. 
In  1889  invented  range  and  position  finders  placed  in  U.  S.  S.  "  Chicago  " 
and  U.  S.  S.  "Baltimore;"  "San  Francisco,"  October  1891-5;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  January,  1895;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  April,  1895;  War  Col 
lege,  June,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Petrel,"  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Frank  H.  Holmes — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  29,  1870  ;  graduated,  June  1,  1874.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  17,  1875  ; 
Master,  February  24,  1881  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3, 1883 ;  Lieu 
tenant,  January  29,  1887;  "Pensacola,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1874-6; 
receiving-ship  <b  Independence,"  1876  ;  nautical  school-ship  "  Jamestown," 
1877-8  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  1879  ;  "  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1879-82;  Naval  Academy,  1882-5;  "Brooklyn,"  North  Atlantic  and 
Asiatic  Stations,  1885-9  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1890 ;  ordered  to  the  "  Balti 
more,"  May,  1893,  to  1896  ;  charge  of  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Boston, 
June,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Baltimore,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

John  W.  Stewart. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Naval  Academy  Sep 
tember  28,  1870;  graduated,  June  1,  1874;  Ensign,  July  17,  1875;  Master, 
March  12,  1881 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ;  Lieutenant, 
March,  1887  ;  "Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874-5  ;  "Tennessee," 
Asiatic  Station,  1875-7  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Drift,"  1878-9  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Gedney," 
1879-81  ;  "  Despatch,"  special  service,  1881-3  ;  "  Pinta  "  (at  Alaska),  1883- 
87  ;  Nautical  Almanac  Office,  1887-9  ;  "  Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1889-90  ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  February  7,  1^93,  to  April,  1895  ;  U. 
S.  S.  "Amphitrite,"  April  23,  1895,  to  January,  1897;  U.  S.  training-ship 
"Essex,"  January,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "Solace,"  Executive 
Officer,  April,  1898,  to  date. 


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John  F.  Parker. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  September 
29, 1870  ;  graduated,  June  1, 1874.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  17, 1875.  Master, 
May  17,  1881.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883.  Lieutenant, 
April  21,1887;  " Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874;  "Tennessee," 
Asiatic  Station,  1875-6 ;  "Constellation,"  Paris  Exposition,  1877-8 ;  "En 
terprise,"  European  Station,  1&79-82 ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-5;  "Adams," 
Pacific  Station,  1885-9 ;  Secretary  Berlin  Samoan  Commission,  1889 ;  Re 
corder  Board  of  Organization,  1889  ;  ordered  to  the  '•  New  York,"  August, 
1893-6 ;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  New  York,  September,  1896 ;  ordered 
to  the  "  Monadnock,"  July,  1896 ;  U.  S.  S.  «  Columbia,"  April,  1898,  to 
date. 

Hamilton  Hutchins. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  23,  1870;  graduated,  June  1,  1874.  Promoted  Ensign, 
July  17,  1875  ;  Master,  May  22,  1881.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883.  Lieutenant,  May  21, 1887  ;  "  Colorado,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874  ;  "  Wor 
cester,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874;  "Hartford,"  N.  A  Station,  1875-6;  "Tren 
ton,"  European  Station,  1877-9  ;  "  Constellation,"  special  service,  1879-80  ; 
receiving-ship,  "  Passaic,"  1880-1;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1881-2;  "Hart 
ford,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1886  ;  Torpedo  Sta 
tion,  1886-8;  "Boston,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-90;  Assistant  to 
Inspector  of  Electric  Lights,  October,  1890,  to  June,  1892  ;  training-ship 
"Portsmouth,"  June,  1892,  to  January,  1895;  "Cincinnati,"  N.  A.  Station, 
January,  1895,  to  June,  1895 ;  Torpedo  Station,  July,  1895,  to  July,  1897  ; 
"Montgomery,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

John  Marshall  Bowyer. — Born  in  Indiana.  Appointed  from  Iowa. 
Entered  Naval  Academy,  September  28,  1870 ;  graduated,  1874.  Promoted 
Ensign,  July  17,  1875;  Master,  May  28,  1881;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
March  3, 1883  ;  Lieutenant,  May  26,  1887  ;  "Powhatan,"  1874';  "Franklin," 

"  Tnnint-.n   "  nnrl  "  Alnskfl."  "Flnrnnpfl.n  Station.  1  K7f)— fi  •  t.rninincr-shin  "  Monon- 


Juniata,"  and  "  Alaska,"  European  Station,  1875-6  ;  training-ship  "  Monon- 


gan, 

"Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1888  to  June,  1891 ;  Naval  Academy,  September, 
1891,  to  1894  ;  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  summer  cruise  1893  ;  "  Detroit," 
"  Raleigh,"  and  the  ill-fated  "  Maine,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  July,  1894,  to 
July,  1897 ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance  and  Ordnance  duty  at  Washington  Navy 
Yard,  July,  1897  until  the  beginning  of  the  war  with  Spain,  April,  1898, 
then  to  the  "  Princeton  "  as  Executive  Officer. 

John  C.  Colwell. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  22,  1870;  graduated,  June  1,  1874.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  17, 
1875;  Master,  June  1,  1881;  lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883; 
Lieutenant,  June  30,  1887;  "Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1874-5;  training-ship 
"Constitution,"  1876;  "Guard,"  special  service,  1877-8;  Coast  Survey 
schooner  "Drift,"  1878-9;  C.  S.  S.  "Gedney,"  1879-80;  "Yantic,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1880-3;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1883-4;  Greeley 
Relief  steamer  "Bear,"  1884;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  1885;  Torpedo 
Station,  1886;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  1886-7;  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlan 
tic  Station,  1888;  "  Yorktown,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1888-90;  Office  of 
Naval  Intelligence,  May  8,  1893,  to  June,  1894;  "  Cincinnati,"  June  16, 
1894,  to  March,  1895  ;  Assistant  Inspector  Sixth  Light-House  District,  March 
15.  1895,  to  August,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Texas,"  August  15, 1895  ;  "  Katahdin," 
to  October,  1896;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  October,  1896,  to  April,  1897; 
Naval  Attache,  London,  April,  1897,  to  date. 


182         RECORDS   OF   LIVING  OFFICERS    OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

William  R.  A.  Rooney. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  28,  1870;  graduated,  June  1,1874.  Promoted  Ensign, 
July  17,  1875;  Master,  June  11,  1881  ;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  March 
3,1883;  Lieutenant,  June  30,  1887;  "Colorado,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1874;  "Worcester,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874;"  Hartford,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1875-6  ;  receiving-ship  "  Passaic,"  1877-9  ;  "  Peusacola," 
Pacific  Station,  1880;  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-4;  training-ship 
"New  Hampshire,"  1884-6;  Naval  War  College,  1887  ;  "  Swatara,"  South 
Atlantic  Station,  1888-90;  inspector  of  steel,  June,  1891  ;  U.  S.  S.  "At 
lanta,"  April,  1894;  "Monterey,"  May,  1894;  TJ.  S.  S.  "Oregon,"  to 
1897 ;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1897 ;  U.  S.  receiving  ship  "  Richmond," 
September,  1897-8;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "New  Orleans,"  to  date. 

Edward  J.  Dorn. — Born  in  Wisconsin.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  21,  1870;  graduated,  June  1,  1874.  Promoted,  July  18,  1875; 
Master,  August  30,  1881  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883 ;  Lieu 
tenant,  June  30, 1887  ;  "Pensacola,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1874-6;  "Guard," 
special  service,  1877-9  ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1879-80  ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1880-3  ;  "  Nipsic,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1883-6 ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  1886-7 ;  inspector  steel,  new  cruisers,  1877-8  ;  Coast 
Survey  steamer  "  Patterson,"  1889-92  ;  office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  June, 
1892  ;  Ordnance  Instruction,  Washington  Navy  Yard,  November  3,  1894, 
to  February,  1895;  "  Olympia,"  February  22,  1895;  "  Boston,"  January, 
1897  ;  "  Machias,"  July,  1897,  to  April,  1898  ;  Naval  Academy,  April,  1898, 
to  date. 

Bernard  O.  Scott. — Born  in  Alabama.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June 
29,1870:  graduated,  June  1,  1874.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  17,  1875; 
Master,  September  14,  1881;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883; 
Lieutenant,  July  1,  1887;  "Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-6;  "Ranger," 
Asiatic  Station,  1876-80;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880-4;  office  of 
Superintendent  of  Compasses,  1884-6;  Fish  Commissioners' steamer  "Alba 
tross,"  1886-7;  "Trenton,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-9;  nautical  school-ship 
"Saratoga,"  1889-91 ;  "  Bennington,"  January,  1892;  ordered  to  the  "Mo 
hican,"  January,  1893;  Fish  Commissioners'  steamer  "Albatross,"  nautical 
school-ship  ''Saratoga,"  June,  1896;  "Boston,"  December,  1897,  to  date. 

George  T.  Emmons. — Born  in  Maryland.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  4,  1870;  graduated,  October  15,  1874.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  17, 
1875 ;  Master,  October  15,  1881 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883 ; 
Lieutenant,  November  1,  1887 ;  European  Station,  1878-81  ;  "  Adams," 
Pacific  Station,  1882-4  ;  "  Pinta,"  special  duty,  1884-7  ;  duty  with  World's 
Exposition,  1892 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Pinta,"  April,  1894-96  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S. 
"Michigan."  December,  1896-97;  special  duty,  "  New  York,"  May,  1897  ; 
March,  1898,  to  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "Minneapolis;"  May,  1898,  sick 
leave,  to  date. 

York  Noel. — Entered  Naval  Academy  from  Cumberland  County,  Penn 
sylvania,  September  20,  1870 ;  graduated,  May  30,  1874 ;  served  on  North 
Atlantic  Station,  on  board  flag-ships  "Colorado,"  "  Worcester"  and  "  Hart 
ford,"  from  July  8,  1874,  to  August  31,  1876.  Commissioned  Ensign,  July 
17,  1876;  served  on  board  "Alliance,"  European  Station,  from  January  1, 

1877,  to  October  5, 1877  ;  served  on  training  ship  "  Minnesota,"  from  May  7, 

1878,  to  July  26,  1878  ;  served  on  "  Fortune,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  from 
September  11,  1878,  to  June  9,  1879;  stationed  at  Norfolk  Navy  Yard, 
from  June  9,  1879,  to  October  1,  1879;  served  on  flag-ship  "  Shenandoah," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  from  October  1,  1879,  to  May  27,  1882.     Commis- 


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sioned  Master,  October  28,  1881 ;  served  on  "  Miantonomah,"  special  cruise, 
from  October  2,  1882,  to  March  13,  1883 ;  title  changed  from  Master  to 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ;  served  on  receiving-ship  "Colo 
rado,"  New  York,  from  March  13,  1883,  to  September  18,  1883  ;  served  on 
North  Atlantic  Station,  on  board  "Galena"  and  "Swatara,"  from  Septem 
ber  18,  1883,  to  September  13,  1886  ;  during  which  time  was  on  duty  ashore 
with  Naval  Brigade  when  it  occupied  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  during  the 
Kevolution  of  1885;  served  on  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  New  York,  from 
October  15,  1886,  to  May  7,  1889.  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  January  2, 
1888;  served  on  board  "Despatch,"  May  7,  1889;  training  ship  "  Monon- 
gahela,"  July  12,  1892,  to  February,  1894;  "Newark,"  April,  1894,  to  Jan 
uary,  1895 ;  *"  Chicago,"  January,  1895,  to  November,  18&5  ;  leave  of  ab 
sence,  November  26,  1895,  to  February,  1896;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
February,  1896,  to  August,  1896 ;  Naval  Academy,  August,  1896,  to  April, 
1898;  U.  S.  S.  "  Marblehead,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Albon  Chase  Hodgson. — Born  in  Georgia.  Entered  Naval  Academy 
June  5,  1871;  graduated  June  16,  1875;  promoted  Ensign,  July,  1876; 
Master,  November  6,  1881 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ; 
Li&utenant,M.&Tch31,  1888;  "Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-7;  Naval 
Academy,  1877-9  ;  light-house  duty,  1879-1881  ;  "  Kearsarge  "  and  "  Des 
patch,"  1881-82;  "Jamestown,"  1882-4;  Naval  Academy,  1884-8; 
"Pinta,"  at  Sitka,  Alaska,  1888-90;  Pensacola  Navy  Yard,  December, 
1890-1891 ;  Naval  Academy,  1891-4  ;  "  San  Francisco,"  1894,  to  December, 
1896 ;  sick  leave  to  December,  1897 ;  Naval  Academy,  December,  1897,  to 
April,  1898  ;  "Brooklyn,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

James  M.  Helm  — Born  in  Illinois.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  29,1871;  graduated  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  18, 
1876 ;  Master,  November  25,  1881 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883;  Lieutenant,  June  1,  1888;  "Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-7; 
"Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-9.  "  Tuscarora,"  surveying  in  Pacific, 
1879-81 ;  "  Ranger,"  surveying  in  Pacific,  1881-5  ;  Coast  'Survey,  1885-8  ; 
commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Gedney,"  1888  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Michigan,"  April,  1892  ; 
ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Columbia,"  May,  1894  ;  "  Terror,"  1896  ;  sick  leave 
October,  1896 ;  commanding  U.  S.  steamer  "  McArthur,"  April,  1897 ; 
C.  S.  S.  "  Gedney,"  February,  1898  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Hornet,"  April, 
1898,  to  date. 

William  G.  Cutler. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  20,  1871;  graduated,  June  21,  1875;  Ensign,  July  18,  1876; 
Master,  December  1,  1881;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883; 
Lieutenant,  June  19,1888;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1876-7 ;  Euro 
pean  Station,  1877-81  ;  Coast  Survey,  1883-5 :  "  Dolphin,"  special  service, 
1885-8  ;  Naval  Academy,  1889-90 ;  U.  S.  S.  Yorktown,  July,  1892-5  ;  U.  S. 
S.  "Mohican,"  January,  1895;  Assistant  Inspector,  Second  Light-House 
District,  July,  1895-7;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "Wilmington,"  May  1897-8;  U. 
S.  S.  "Yankee,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Cameron  McR.  Winslow. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  20,  1870 ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875 ;  Ensign, 
July  18,  1876  ;  Master,  December  21,  1881  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
March.  3,  1883;  Lieutenant,  July  1,  1888;  "Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station, 


1887-9  ;  special  duty,  Torpedo  Boat,  No.  1,  1889-90 ;  ordered  to  the  "  Alii- 


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ance,"  April  1893  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
January,  1895  ;  ordered  to  the  "Terror,"  October,  1896;  "Nashville,"  Jan 
uary,  1898,  to  date. 

Charles  Laird. — Born  and  appointed  from  Ohio.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  22,  1870;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  En 
sign,  July,  1876;  Master,  February  1,  1882;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883 ;  Lieutenant,  September  28,  1888  ;  "  Hartford,"  N.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1875-7 ;  served  as  Adjutant  of  Naval  Brigade  assembled  at  Washing 
ton  during  labor  riots  of  July,  1877  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1877-8  ; 
flag-ship  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878-9  ;  "Ashuelot,"  1879  ;  "  Palos," 
1879-81 ;  in  1881  connected  with  expedition  for  the  determination  of  tele 
graphic  longitudes  in  China,  Japan,  and  East  Indies ;  "  Michigan,"  Great 
Lakes,  1882 ;  expedition  for  determination  of  telegraphic  longitudes  on 
East  Coast  of  Mexico,  1883 ;  same  duty  on  West  Coast  of  Central  and 
South  America,  1884;  training-ship  "Jamestown,"  1884-6;  training-ship 
"Portsmouth,"  1886-7;  in  charge  of  Chart  Construction,  Hydrographic 
Office,  1887-8;  expedition  for  determining  telegraphic,  longitudes  and  mag 
netic  observations  in  Mexico  and  Central  America,  1888-9 ;  same  duty  in 
West  Indies  and  Coast  of  Spanish  Main,  1889-90;  leave  of  absence,  Novem 
ber  5,  1893,  to  January,  1894;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  January  25,  1894,  to 
July,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  York,"  July  15,  1896 ;  January,  1898,  U.  S.  S. 
"Helena"  to  date. 

Nathaniel  R.  Usher. — Born  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  21,  1871 ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  18, 
1876  ;  Master.  February  4,  1882  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ; 
Lieutenant,  October  31, 1888  ;  flag-ship  "  Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-7  ; 
"  Kearsarge,"  1877-8  ;  "  Constellation,"  1878  ;  receiving-ship  "  Indepen 
dence,"  1878-9  ;  "Jamestown,"  Alaska  Station,  1879-81 ;  gunnery  training- 
ships  "  Minnesota,"  "  Alarm,"  and  "  Passaic,"  1882-3  ;  training-ship  "  Sara 
toga,"  1883-4 ;  Greeley  relief-ship  "  Bear,"  1884  ;  Bureau  of  Equipment  and 
Kecruiting,  Navy  Department,  1885 ;  "  Juniata,"  cruise  around  the  world, 
1886-9  ;  U.  S.  R.  S.  "  Vermont,"  1890-2  ;  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  April, 
1892,  to  March,  1894;  General  Inspector  "Ericsson,"  April  28,  1894,  to 
March,  1898;  commanding  "Ericsson,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 

Walter  Scott  Hughes. — Born  in  Iowa.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  24,  1870 ;  graduated,  June  21, 1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  18, 
1876;  Master,  February  16,  1882;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March,  3, 
1883 ;  Lieutenant^  January  15,  1889  ;  "  Richmond,"  South  Pacific  Station, 
1875  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1877-8  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  special  service, 
1878-82;  training-ship  "Jamestown,"  1882-4;  training-ship  "  New  Hamp 
shire,"  1884-6;  Hydrographic  Office,  1886-7;  Training  Squadron,  1887; 
"  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1887-9  ;  "  Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1889-90  ;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  New  Orleans,  November,  1890, 
to  September,  1893;  "Thetis,"  special  service,  September,  1893,  to  1896; 
Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  San  Francisco,  October,  1896,  to  April,  1898 ; 
ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Scorpion,''  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Fidelio  S.  Carter. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  29,  1870  ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  11, 
1876;  Master,  March  10,  1882;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883; 
Lieutenant,  February  12,  1889  ;  "  Frolic,"  special  service,  1875  ;  "  Marion," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-7;  "Constitution"  (training-ship),  1877-9; 
"Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-80;  Coast  Survey,  1885-6; 
training-ship  "Jamestown,"  1886-8;  school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1889-91; 


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"  Adams,"  November  21,  1891 ;  "  Albatross,"  January,  1895,  to  May,  1895  ; 
U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  May  18,  1895,  to  November,  1897 ; 
training-ship  "Vicksburg,"  November  23,  1897,  to  May,  1898;  U.  S.  S. 
"Vermont,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Frank  Friday  Fletcher. — Born  in  Iowa.  Graduated  from  Naval 
Academy,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July,  1876  ;  Master,  April  1, 
1882;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883;  Lieutenant,  February  19, 
1889  ;  "  Tuscarora,"  deep-sea  sounding  in  Pacific,  1875-6  ;  "  Lackawanna," 
1877;  "Constellation,"  special  service  to  Paris  Exposition,  1878  ;  "  Ticon- 
deroga,"  special  service  with  Admiral  Schufeldt,  1878-81 ;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1882 ;  expedition  for  telegraphic  determination  of  longitudes  in  Cen 
tral  and  South  America,  18*3-4;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1884- 
87  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1887,  to  December,  1892  ;  torpedo-boat  "  dishing," 
December,  1892,  to  1895;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Maine,"  September,  1895; 
Torpedo  Station,  September,  1896-8;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  April,  1898,  to 
date. 

Alexander  Sharp,  Jr. — Born  in  Missouri.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  18, 1870  ;  graduated,  June  21, 1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  18, 1876. 
Master,  April  8,  1882.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883.  Lieu 
tenant,  March  15,  1889  ;  "Marion,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-7  ;  train 
ing-ship  "Constitution,"  1877-9;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-5; 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  1885  ;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  1885-7 ;  "  Galena," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1887-90;  U.  S.  S.  "Philadelphia,"  June,  1893; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Charleston,"  June,  1893-5;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  November, 
1895-7  ;  Office  Assistant  Secretary,  March,  1897-8 ;  commanding  U.  S.  S. 
"  Vixen,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Harry  H.  Hosley. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  22,  1871 ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign, 
July  17,  1875.  Master,  June  2,  1882.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883.  Lieutenant,  March  17,  1889;  "Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-7; 
" Ticonderoga,"  special  service,  1879-81 ;  N.  A.  Station,  1883-4.  "Tennes 
see,"  N.  A.  Station,  1884-7;  Inspector  of  Steel,  new  cruisers,  1887;  Naval 
Academy,  1887-90  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  July,  1893-5  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Indiana,"  November,  1895,  to  January,  1898  ;  sick  leave,  February,  1898  ; 
April,  1898,  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Vermont;"  May,  1898,  U.S.  S.  "San 
Francisco,"  to  date. 

Frank  E.  Beatty. — Born  iu  Missouri.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  21,  1871  ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  July  18, 
1876 ;  Master,  June  19,  1882 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883 ; 
Lieutenant,  March  23,  1889;  "Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1875-7;  train- 


April, 

1894;  ordered  to  the  "Vesuvius,"  1894  ;  Naval  Academy,  February,  1895- 
97 ;  training  ship  "  Adams,"  August,  1897 ;  U.  S.  S.  Monterey,"  April,  1898, 
to  date. 

Moses  Lindley  Wood. — Born  in  Missouri.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  21,  1871  ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  18, 
1876;  Master,  July  1,  1882;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883; 
Lieutenant,  March  26, 1889  ;  "  Hartford,"  "  Wyandotte  "  and  "  Pinta,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1875-7  ;  u  Minnesota,"  February  to  May,  1878  ;  torpedo  instruction, 
in  1878;  Coast  Survey,  1878-82;  "Swatara,"  N.  A.  Station,  1883;  "Tren- 


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ton,"  "  Monocacy  "  and  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6  ;  ordnance  instruc 
tion,  January  to  April,  1887 ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  April,  1887,  to  January, 
1890;  "  Alliance"  and  "Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1890,  to  April,  1893; 
Naval  Academy,  July,  1893;  "  Newark,"  N.  A.  Station,  1896-7;  at  date, 
U.  S.  training  ship  "  Mohican." 

John  A.  Shearman. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  7,  1871 ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  September  8, 
1876;  Master,  November  28,  1882;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883  ;  Lieutenant,  May  4,  1889  ;  "  Hartford,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875 
-7  ;  receiving-ship  "  Passaic,"  1877-9  ;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1880- 
5;  Torpedo  Station,  1885-7;  "Nipsic,"  Pacific  Station,  1887.  Coast  Sur 
vey  steamer,  "  Blake,"  1893  to  1897  ;  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"  Michigan,"  April,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Katahdin,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Robert  M.  Doyle. — Born  in  Tennessee.  Appointed  to  Naval  Academy, 
September  21,1870.  Midshipman,  June  21,1875;  Ensign,  September  9, 
1876;  Master,  November  29*  1882;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883;  Lieutenant,  May  15,  1889;  "Marion,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7; 
training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1877-9  ;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-81 ; 
Hydrographic  Office,  1881-3  ;  "  Galena,"  N.  A.  Station,  1883-6 ;  Naval 
Academy,  1886-9  ;  "  Baltimore,"  special  service,  1889-93  ;  Naval  Academy, 
July  13,  1893,  to  July,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "  Texas,"  July  20,  1896  ;  training-ship 
"  Alliance,"  July,  1897,  to  April,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Dixie,"  April,  1898,  to 
date. 

George  M.  Stoney. — Born  in  South  Carolina.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  20,  1870;  graduated,  September  23,  1875.  Promoted 
Ensign,  October  9,  1876  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  25, 1883  ;  Lieu 
tenant,  June  27, 1889  ;  "  Swatara,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7  ;  "  Alaska,"  Pacific 
Station,  1877-9 ;  "Tuscarora,"  surveying  in  Pacific,  1879-81;  "  Rodgers," 
special  service,  1881-3 ;  special  duty,  1883-5 ;  commanding  Alaska  Expe 
dition,  1885-6;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  San  Francisco,  1887-8; 
"  Charleston."  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-90;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
September,  1892-5  ;  U.  S.S.  "Philadelphia,"  June,  1895-7  ;  Naval  Rendez 
vous,  San  Francisco,  October,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "Prairie," 
April,  1898,  to  date. 

Frederick  W.  Coffin. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  15,  1870  ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign, 
December  24,  1876  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  21,  1883  ;  Lieutenant, 
August  4,  1889;  "Swatara,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7;  "Adams,"  Pacific 
Station,  1877-80  ;  Coast  Survey,  1880-3  ;  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1883  ; 
"  Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6 ;  inspector  of  steel,  new  cruisers,  1887- 
8;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1888-9;  inspector  of  steel,  Thurlow, 
Pennsylvania,  1889-91  ;  "  Bennington,"  September  29,  1891,  to  September, 
1894  ;  training-ship  "  Constellation,"  November  1894,  to  March  15,  1895  ; 
"  Yantic,"  March  21,  1895  ;  "  New  York,"  March,  1895,  to  date. 

Harry  M.  Hodges. — Born  in  Illinois.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  29,  1870 ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  11, 
1877  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  August  23,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  September 
9,  1889;  "Richmond,"  South  Pacific  Station,  1S75-7;  training-ship  "Con 
stellation,"  1877-9;  "  Wyoming,"  Europe,  1879-81;  "  Enterprise,"  1882-5  ; 
"  Michigan,"  N.  W.  Lakes,  1886-7;  Training  Squadron,  1887;  '  Quinne- 
baug,"  European  Station,  1887-9;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1889-92; 
"Chicago,"  November  1,  1892,  to  April,  1895;  school-ship  " St.  Mary's," 
April  25,  1895,  to  November,  1897  ;  "Detroit,"  November  23,  1897,  to  date. 


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William  B.  Caperton. — Born  in  Tennessee.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
Jnne  5,  1871 ;  graduated,  September  17,  1<S75.  Ensign,  August  3,  1877  ; 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  October  13,  18K3  ;  Lieutenant,  October  24, 1889; 
"  Hartford,"  "  Powhatan,"  and  "  Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7  ;  train 
ing-ship  "  Constellation,"  1877-9;  Coast  Survey,  1880-4;  "  Ossipee  "  and 
"Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1^84-6;  inspector  of  steel,  new  cruisers,  18^7- 
90 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Vesuvius,"  October,  1891 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Essex,"  November, 
1891-4  ;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1894  ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence  and 
War  College,  February,  1895;  U.S.  S.  "Brooklyn,"  December,  1896-7; 
U  S.  S.  "  Marietta,"  September,  1897,  to  date. 

James  T.  Smith. — Appointed  from  North  Carolina.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  5,  1871  ;  graduated,  June  21,  1875.  Projnoted  to  Ensign, 
November  21,  1877  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  November  16, 18*3  ;  "  Hart 
ford,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-7;  "Portsmouth,"  1877-9;  receiving- 
ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1879-81;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station, 
1881-4  ;  Naval  Academy,  1884-8  ;  "  Pinta  "  .at  Alaska),  1888  ;  ordered  to 
the  "  Newark,"  August,  1893  ;  "  Detroit,"  1894-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
November,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yosemite,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Henry  C.  Gearing. — Appointed  from  Louisiana.  Naval  Academy, 
June  12,1872;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  Ensign,  November  25,  1877; 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  December  11,  1883,  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1876-7;  "  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-8;  "Marion,"  Pacific 
Station,  1879-82;  Naval  Academy,  1883-6;  "Essex,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1886-7  ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1887-9 ;  Naval  Academy,  1889  ; 
ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Newark,"  July,  1893-6  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1896  ; 
Naval  Academy,  August,  1896  ;  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Yumuri,"  April, 
1898. 

Templin  M.  Potts.— Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  6,  1872;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "Constitution,"  1877; 
Washington,  D.  C.,  1877.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  November  25,  1877  ;  "  Swa- 
tara,"  1879;  "  Palos,"  1879-82;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1883-5. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  February  9,  1884;  steamer  "Pensa 
cola,"  1885-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  1888-90  ;  leave  of  absence,  October,  1893  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  May,  1894-6 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Massachusetts,"  June, 
1896,  to  date. 

William  H.  Allen. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  26,  1872 ;  graduated,  June  20, 1876  ;  "  Essex,"  1876-9.  Promoted 
Ensign,  November  25,  1877  ;  C.  S.  steamer  "  Endeavor,"  1879-83 ;  Naval 
Observatory,  1883-7.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  13,  1884; 
"  Trenton,"  1887-9  ;  "  New  Hampshire,"  1889  ;  Library  and  War  Records 
Office,  1889-90.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  March  4,  1890;  Naval  Academy, 
May,  1893-6  ;  "  Oregon,"  June,  1896,  to  date. 

Burns  Tracy  Walling. — Born  in  Ohio,  February  4,  1855.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  June  5,  1*72;  graduated  Midshipman,  June  20,  1876; 
"  Vandalia,"  November,  1876,  to  January,  1879,  examined  and  promoted 
Ensign,  in  April,  1879,  dating  from  November  26,  1877  ;  u  Powhatan," 
June,  1879,  to  June,  1881;  "Ranger,"  October,  1881,  to  September,  1884  ; 
receiving- ship,  "  Vermont,"  February,  1885,  to  March,  1886  (one  month 
detached  to  ft  Despatch ")  ;  C.  S.  schooner  "  Scoresby,"  April  to  August, 
1886  ;  "  Essex,"  August,  1886,  to  June,  1887  ;  "  Brooklyn,"  June,  1887,  to 
August,  1888;  "Essex,"  August,  1888,  to  May,  1889;  "Vermont,"  July, 
1889,  to  December,  1889  ;  Naval  Academy,  December,  1889,  to  1892  Pro 
moted  Lieutenant,  April,  1890  ;  Kearsarge,  December  10,  1892,  to  March, 


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1894;  "Atlanta,"  April  6,  1894,  to  September.  1895;  U.  S.  receiving-ship, 
"  Vermont,"  November,  23,  1895,  to  October,  1896  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
October  15,  1896,  to  September,  1897  ;  «  Wheeling,"  September  13,  1897,  to 
April,  1898  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Clifford  J.  Boush. — Born  in  Virginia,  August  13,  1854  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  5,  1872  ;  graduated  as  Midshipman  June  20  1876.  Com 
missioned  Ensign,  December  1,  1877  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  November 
3.1884;  "  Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-8  ;  receiving-ship  "Franklin," 
1878-9;  "Trenton,"  European  Station,  1880-1;  gunnery  training-ship 
"  Minnesota."  Torpedo  School,  and  "  Franklin,"  1882  ;  Fish  Commission 
steamer  "  Albatross,"  18*3-5  ;  Instructor  Naval  Academy,  1886-7  ;  "  Lan 
caster,"  S.  A.  Station,  1887,  and  in  same  ship  on  European  Station,  1888-9  ; 
ordered  to  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  September,  1889,  to  October,  1892.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant,  July  31, 1890  ;  "  Yorktown,"  Special  Service  Squadron, 
October,  1892;  the  "Ranger,"  1894;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1895; 
"  Annapolis."  July,  1897,  to  date. 

James  H.  Sears. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  20,  1871  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876.  Ensign,  December  11, 
1877  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  December  2,  1884;  Asiatic  Station,  1875  ; 
"Kearsarge,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-80;  Naval  Academy,  1881; 
training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1882-4 ;  Naval  Observatory,  1885 ;  nautical 
school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  1886-8 ;  steamer  "  Baltimore,"  1889  to  August, 
1892.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  September  20,  1890;  War  College,  October, 
1892,  to  November,  1893;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1893-4;  C.  S.  S. 
"Patterson,"  March,  1894;  C.  S.  S.  "McArthur,"  April,  1894-7;  Naval 
Home,  May,  1897,  to  April,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Edward  D.  Bostwick. — Born  in  South  Carolina.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  24,  1870  ;  graduated,  June  21, 1875.  Promoted  Ensign, 
September  21,  1876  ;  Master,  June  9, 1883  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  May  15,  1889  ;  "  Frolic,"  special  service,  1875  ;  "  Hart 
ford,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-7  ;  "  Constitution,"  training-ship,  1877-9  ; 
Asiatic  Station,  1879-82  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1882-4 ;  Artillery  School, 
Fort  Monroe,  1884-5;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-9;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1889  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Ranger,"  April,  1892-4  ;  waiting  orders, 
December,  1894;  training-ship  "Alliance,"  January,  1895;  "Lancaster," 
1896  ;  "  Newark,"  1896  ;  ordered  U.  S.  R.  S.  "  Franklin,"  December,  1896  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Machias,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Abraham  K.  Culver. — Appointed  a  Cadet  Midshipman,  June  6,  1872  ; 
graduated,  June  20, 1876 ;  "  Trenton,"  European  Station,  1877-8  ;  "  Marion," 
1879.  Promoted  Ensign,  December  14,  1877  ;  "  Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1879-82 ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-5,  making  cruise  in  "  Constellation,"  summer 
of  1884  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  December  26,  1884-6,  taking 
course  at  the  Sarbonne,  Paris ;  training-ship  "  Jamestown,"  September  1, 1886 ; 
March,  1888,  to  September,  1888,  "  Monongahela ;"  transferred  to  "Vanda- 
lia,"  January,  1889 ;  was  on  board  her  at  time  of  wreck  ;  May  23,  1889,  to 
September  5,  1889,  "  Iroquois ;  "  January  10,  1890,  ordnance  duty,  Navy 
Yard,  Washington.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  October  15,  1890  ;  April,  1893, 
ordered  to  "  Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  to  1896  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance  May, 
1896-8;  U.  S.  S.  "Mayflower,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Henry  T.  Mayo. — Born  in  Vermont.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June 
13,  1872;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "Tennessee,"  1877-8.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  February  26,  1878;  C.  S.  schooner  "Earnest,"  1879-82;  C.  S. 
schooner  "Eagre,"  1882;  "Yantic,"  1882-5;  Naval  Observatory,  1885;  C. 


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S.  schooner  "  Earnest,"  1886-9 ;  training-ship  "  Jamestown,"  1889-92  ;  B. 
H.  O.,  at  Port  Townsend,  Washington,  from  December  1,  1892-5  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Bennington,"  May,  1895,  to  date. 

Charles  Custis  Rogers. — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  7,  1872  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876  ;  "  Plymouth,"  1876-7  ;  "  Monon- 
gahela,"  1877-9.  Promoted  Ensign,  April  26,  1878  ;  "  Vandalia,"  1879-82  ; 
special  duty,  Bureau  Navigation,  1882-3;  Fogg  School,  Nashville,  Tenn., 
1884-6.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  2,  1885;  "Swatara," 
1886  ;  "  Galena,"  1886  ;  "Pensacola,'  1888  ;  "  Yantic,"  1889  ;  Office  Naval 
Intelligence,  1889  to  April,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  January  27, 
1891 ;  leave  of  absence  on  account  of  ill  health,  April,  1892,  to  July,  1893  ; 
"  Detroit,"  S.  A.  Station,  July,  1893,  to  March,  1894  ;  Asiatic  Station  thence 
to  August,  1896  ;  Naval  Academy,  Sept.,  1896-8  ;  "Resolute,"  April,  1898. 

John  Thomas  Newton. — Born  in  Florida.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
October  14,  1872  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "  Kearsarge,"  1876-7  ;  "Ten 
nessee,"  1877-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  May  9, 1878  ;  receiving-ship  "  Frank 
lin,"  1879;  "Trenton,"  1879-80;  "Wyoming,"  1880-1;  Torpedo  Station, 
1881-2 ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Endeavor,"  1882  ;  "  Blake,"  1882-3  ; 
"  Yantic,"  1883-5.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  16, 1885  ; 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  1885-6  ;  "Atlanta,"  1886-7 ;  inspector  of  steel, 
new  cruisers,  1887-8 ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  1888-90 ;  "  Essex,"  S.  A. 
Station,  April,  1890,  to  April,  1893  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February  15, 
1891;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1893,  to  July,  1893;  training-ship  "  Rich- 
mond,"  July,  1893,  to  August,  1894 ;  "  Texas,"  August  15,  1895  ;  "  Mont 
gomery,"  December,  1895  ;  "  Newport,"  October,  1897,  to  date. 

Waldemar  d'Arcy  Rose. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Entered  June  5, 
1872;  graduated,  June,  1876;  U.  S.  S.  "Pensacola,"  July,  1876,  to  Febru 
ary,  1877  ;  transferred  to  "  Omaha,"  February,  1877,  to  August,  1877  ;  trans 
ferred  to  "  Pensacola,"  August,  1877,  to  November,  1877  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ports 
mouth,"  November,  1877,  to  February,  1879.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  12, 
1878 ;  on  Magnetic  Survey  of  U.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  in  Pacific  Ocean,  May, 
1879,  to  October,  1881;  U.  S  S  "Colorado,"  November,  1881,  to  March, 
1882;  U.  S  S.  "Pinta,"  March,  1882-3;  U.  S.  S.  "Alliance,"  1883-6; 
Marine  Battalion  at  Panama  under  Colonel  Hey  wood,  1886  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  1886  ;  Board  of  Inspection  and  Hydrographic  Office,  San  Fran 
cisco,  1887-8  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Monongahela,"  1888-90;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  blow 
ing  up  wrecks,  1890,  to  September,  1891  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Independence,"  1892  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Nipsic,"  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "  Independence,"  1893,  to  June,  1894; 
"Monterey,"  June  4,  1894;  "Olympia,"  July,  1895,  to  October,  1895  ;  sick 
leave,  October  25,  1895;  "  Yorktown,"  May  7,1896;  "  Monocacy,"  July, 
1897,  to  October,  1897 ;  Naval  Proving  Ground,  December,  1897,  to  date. 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  August,  1885  ;  Lieutenant^  May,  1891. 

Charles  Fremont  Pond. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  12,  1872;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "  Tuscarora,"  1877-8. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  Jul/22,  1878 ;  C.  S.  steamer  "  Hassler,"  1879-83 ; 
Hydrographic  Office,  1883-4;  "Hartford,"  1884;  "  Wachusett,"  1884-5. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  October  2,  1885  ;  Naval  Department, 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1885 ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  1885  ;  Naval  Depart 
ment,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1886-7;  "Ranger,"  1887-90.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  May  19,  1891  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  December,  1890-4 ; 
ordered  to  the  "  Alert,"  April,  1894 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  June,  1897  ; 
ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "Venezuela,"  April,  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "  Panther," 
May,  1898,  to  date. 


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Walter  McLean. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  6,  1872  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876  ;  New  York,  1877.  Promoted 
Ensign,  October  23,  1878 ;  "  Monocacy,"  1879-82 ;  Experimental  Battery, 
Annapolis,  Md.,  1883-4;  C.  S.  steamer  "Patterson,"  1884-5.  Promoted 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  December  1,  1885;  receiving-ship  "Vermont," 
1885-6;  "Despatch,"  1886-9;  "Yantic,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  July, 

1890,  to  March,  1893.     Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May  20,   1891 ;  leave  of 
absence,  May,  1893,  to  August,  1893  ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  August,  1893,  to 
November,  1895 ;  "  Boston,"  November  18,  1895 ;  "  Monocacy,"  January, 
1898,  to  date.     . 

Washington  Irving  Chambers. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  5,  1871;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "  Pensacola,"  1876; 
"Portsmouth,"  1877.  Promoted  Ensign,  November  30,  1878;  "Marion," 
1879-82 ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  1883-4 ;  Greely  Relief 
steamers  "  Thetis  "  and  "  Loch  Garry,"  1884  ;  special  survey  of  Nicaragua 
Canal,  December,  1884,  to  June,  1885.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
December  31,  1885;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  1885-8;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1888-9  ;  "  Petrel,"  December,  1889,  to  July,  1891  ;  "Atlanta,"  July, 

1891,  to  November,  1892  ;   War  College,  November,  1892,  to  November, 
1893  ;  leave  of  absence,  November,   1893-4 ;  inspector  of  armor,   March, 
18'.)4  ;  ordered  to  the  "Minneapolis,"  July,  1895;  recorder  of  Armor  Board, 
August,  1897 ;  torpedo  station,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

James  Clarkson  Gillmore. — Born  in  Pennsylvania  (Phila.).  Entered 
U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  September  20,  1871  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876 
(Midshipman)  ;  U.  S.  flagship  "  Hartford,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1876-77  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Monongahela,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-79  Came  home  on 
"  Alert,"  1879,  for  promotion  to  Ensign.  Promoted  Ensign,  January  13, 
1879  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Jamestown,"  Alaska,  to  protect  population  from  Indians, 
1879-81 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  and  Australia,  1882-85,  and 
at  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  during  our  occupation  ;  Library  Navy  Depart 
ment,  1885-87.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  January  17,  1886  ; 
Torpedo  Station  and  War  College,  1887  ;  U.  S.  S  "  Marion,"  1887-90,  Asiatic 
Station  ;  Compass  Office,  Navy  Department,  July,  1890,  to  March,  1893. 
Promoted  Lieutenant,  June  30,  1891  ;  March  3,  1893,  to  July,  1893,  U.  S.S. 
"  Bancroft,"  Review  Fleet;  July,  1883,  to  February,  1894,  U  S.  S.  "  Ma- 
chias,"  North  Atlantic  Station  ;  February,  1894,  to  September,  1894,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Vesuvius,"  wrecking  duty  off  coast.  September,  1894,  to  February,  1897, 
U.  S.  S.  "Machias,"  Asiatic  Station.  Detached  from  "  Machias  "  at  Ban- 
kok  Siam,  by  telegraph,  February,  1897,  and  home  in  U.  S.  S.  "  Detroit," 
via  Europe.  June  1897,  to  present  time,  U.  S.  Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey 
Office. 

Benjamin  Tappan. — Born  in  Louisiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  21,  1871  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "Tennessee,"  1877.  Pro 
moted  Ensign,  February  8,  1879 ;  Master,  1879-81  ;  receiving-ship  "  New 
Hampshire,"  1882.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  January,  1886-7  ; 
Office  Naval  Intelligence,  1888  to  February,  1891.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
August  2,  1891  ;  "  Miantonomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  February  1891,  to  Novem 
ber,  1894;  leave  of  absence,  November  24,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
February  27,  1895,  to  November,  1896  ;  "  Amphitrite,"  November  23,  1896  ; 
"  Raleigh,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  Augustus  Gove. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  5,  1871,  "at  large ;"  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "  Pensa 
cola,"  1876-7 ;  "Portsmouth,"  1877-8;  "  Powhatan,"  1878;  "Plymouth," 


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1878  ;  on  the  staff  of  Rear- Admiral  Trenchard  ;  "  Wabasli,"  1878-9.  Pro 
moted  Ensign,  March  29,  1879  ;  "  Wachusett,"  1897  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  1880- 
82  ;  "  Wabash,"  1882  ;  special  duty,  1883  ;  "Trenton,"  1883-4  ;  "  Enterprise," 
1884-5;  "Trenton,"  1885-6.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March 
4,  1886;  Hydrographic  Office,  1887;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  1887; 
C.  S.  S.  "McArthur,"  1888  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  1888-91 ;  Naval  Academy, 
1891,  to  1894.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  August  4,  1891  ;  "  Cincinnati,"  1894 
to  1897  ;  Naval  Academy,  October  1897-8  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Topeka,"  May,  1898. 

DeWitt  Coffman. — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Academy  June 
6,  1872  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876  ;  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station, 
November,  1876,  until  October,  1877  ;  "  Portsmouth  "  (around  the  Horn), 
October,  1877,  until  March,  1879.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  July,  1879;  U.  S. 
receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  June  until  October,  1879  ;  "  Constellation,"  1879  ; 
flag-ship  "  Trenton,"  European  Station,  December,  1879,  until  November, 
1881  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  December,  1881,  until  May,  1882; 
Fish  Commission,  May  until  November,  1882  ;  training-ship  "  New  Hamp 
shire,"  January  until  September.  1883  ;  U.  S  receiving-ship  "  Franklin," 
September,  1883,  until  January,  18^4 ;  "  Yantic,"  1884-5.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant  (junior grade),  April  19,  1886;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Carlisle 
P.  Patterson,"  S.  E.  Alaskan  Survey ;  member  of  party  season  of  1886 ; 
Executive  Officer  of  the  "  Patterson,"  season  of  1887  ;  Hydrographic  Office, 
1887-90  ;  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  South  Atlantic  and  South  Pacific  Stations 
(during  the  Chilian  war),  September,  1890,  until  April,  1892.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant  (senior  grade),  September  27,  1891;  "Adams,"  Behring  Sea, 
during  Seals  Island  patrol,  1892,  until  January,  1893  ;  commanded  (as 
prize  master)  the  sealing  schooner  "  Mountain  Chief,"  captured  in  Behring 
Sea  and  taken  into  Unalaska,  where  she  was  turned  over  to  the  authorities  ; 
remained  in  Behring  Sea  until  December,  1892;  U.  S.  S.  "Boston,"  at 
Honolulu,  January  until  July,  1893  ;  commanded  a  company  of  the  landing 
party  from  the  u  Boston,"  when  the  Provisional  Government  took  charge  of 
the  Sandwich  Islands;  Naval  Academy,  1893-6;  U.S.  S.  "Texas,"  North 
Atlantic,  July  until  November,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Columbia,"  November, 
1896,  until  July,  1897  ;  U.  S.  monitor  "  Puritan,"  July,  1897,  and  now  at 
Key  West. 

William  Gangmere  Hannum. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  23,  1872  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876  ;  "  Essex," 
1877.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  August  2,  1879;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis," 
1879-81;  C.  S.  S.  "Endeavor,"  1881  ;  " Enterprise,"  1881-3 ;  "Monocacy," 
1883;  "Enterprise,"  1884;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1885;  receiving- 
ship  "Vermont,"  1885.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  6, 
1886  ;  C.  S.  schooner  "  Palinurus,"  1886  ;  receiving-ship  "  New  Hampshire," 
1887;  "Ranger,"  1887;  "Adams,"  1888;  "Mohican,"  1888-90;  waiting 
orders,  December,  1890,  to  February,  1891  ;  Inspector  of  Steel.  February, 
1891,  to  September,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  October  2, 1891 ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  September,  1892,  to  September  1893  ;  "Adams,"  Pacific 
Station,  September,  1893,  to  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yorktown,"  January,  1895-6  ; 
leave  of  absence,  November,  1896;  New  York  Navy  Yard,  February,  1897-8  ; 
April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Wilmington,"  to  date. 

Richard  Henderson. — Bora  in  North  Carolina.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  25,  1872;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "Essex,"  1877; 
"Nipsic,"  1879-82.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  1,  1878;  "  Shenandoah," 
1883-6.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  May  13,  1886;  Torpedo 
Station,  1887  ;  assistant  to  Light-House  Inspector,  1888 ;  Instructor  Ord: 


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nance,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1889-90;  "Alliance,"  Asiatic  Station, 
January,  1890,  to  April,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  November  5, 1891  ; 
leave  absence,  April,  1893,  to  January,  1894;  N.  C.  College,  Raleigh,  N.C., 
January  6,  1894,  to  December,  1895  ;  "  Indiana,"  December  2,  1895,  to  date. 

Thomas  Dillard  Griffin. — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  20,  1872;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "Essex,"  1877-8. 
Promoted  Ensign,  November  1,  1879;  "  Nipsic,"  1879-82;  C.  S.  schooner 
"  Palinurus,"  1883  ;  C.  S.  schooner  "  Eagre,"  1883  ;  C.  S.  steamer  "Bache," 
1884;  C.  S.  schooner  "Ready,"  1884;  C.  S.  S.  "Blake,"  1885-6.  Promoted 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  19,  1886;  "Galena,"  1886-9;  Bureau  of 
Navigation,  1889,  to  March,  1893.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  November  20, 
1891  ;  "  Charleston,"  Pacific  Station,  March,  1893,  to  January,  1896 ;  U.  S. 
S.  "  Petrel,"  January,  1896,  to  May,  1896;  leave  of  absence,  May,  1896,  to 
September,  1896 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  September,  1896,  to  February, 
1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Brooklyn,"  February,  1898,  to  date. 

Henry  Minett. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  8, 
1872;  graduated  June  20,  1876;  "Swatara,"  1877-8.  Promoted  Ensign, 
November  1,  1870;  "Jamestown,"  1879-81;  training-ship  "New  Hamp 
shire,"  1882;  "Hartford,"  1882-3;  "  Lacka wanna,"  1883-4;  Torpedo 
Station,  1885-6.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  23,  1886; 
receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  1886-7;  "Omaha,"  1888,  to  September,  1891  ; 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  September,  1891.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  Decem 
ber  11,  1891;  "  Marblehead,"  April,  1894-7;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Wa- 
bash,"  April,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Viking,"  May, 
1898,  to  date. 

Richard  Thomas  Mulligan. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  5,  1871  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "Powhatan,"  1877-8. 
Promoted  Ensign,  January  2,  1880;  "Trenton,"  1879-81;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1881-2;  "Tennessee,"  1882-6.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  May  23,  1886;  Signal  Office,  1886-7;  '"Enterprise,"  1887-90; 
"Despatch,"  special  service,  December,  1890,  to  November,  1891  ;  Bureau 
of  Navigation,  December,  1891-6;  U.  S.  S.  "New  York,"  June,  1896,  to 
date.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  December  16,  1891. 

William  Braunersreuther. — Born  in  Illinois.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  23,  1871  ;  graduated,  September,  23,  1876 ;  "Portsmouth," 
1877-9;  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1879-80.  Received  thanks  of  Depart 
ment  and  medal  from  American  Humane  Society  for  saving  the  life  of  a 
citizen  in  Thames  River,  April  1,  1880.  Promoted  Ensign,  January  22, 
1880  ;  C.  S.  S  "  Me  Arthur,"  1881  ;  "  Wyoming,"  1882  ;  commanding  Naval 
Station,  Port  Royal,  S.  C.,  1883-6 ;  special  duty,  Port  Royal,  S.  C.,  1883-6. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  26,  1886;  "Alliance,"  1886-9; 
Linsly  Institute,  West  Virginia,  1889,  to  July,  1893.  Promoted  Lieutenant, 
January  10,  1892;  "Thetis,"  special  service,  July,  1893,  to  May,  1896; 
Recorder  of  Board  of  Labor,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  May,  1896,  to  Sep 
tember,  1897  ;  "  Baltimore,"  to  January  4,  1898  ;  then  back  to  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  to  resume  former  duties;  U  S.  S.  "  Charleston,"  May,  1898. 

Francis  Rowland  Sherman. — Born  in  Michigan.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  20,  1871;  graduated,  June  20,  1876;  "Tennessee," 
1876-9  ;  "  Passaic,"  1879-80.  Promoted  Ensign,  February  24,  1880  ;  "  Pen- 
sacola,"  1880-2;  C.  S.  schooner  "Silliman,"  1882-3,  "Palinurus,"  1883; 
"Eagre,"  1884-5;  commanded  "Eagre,"  1884-5.  Promoted  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  July  1,  1886  ;  "  Tallapoosa,"  1886-9  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  1889  ;  in 
charge  branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Savannah,  Ga.,  1889,  to  August,  1892 ; 


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"Monterey,"  Pacific  Station,  August,  1892,  to  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "Ranger," 
July,  1894-5;  "Mohican,"  January,  1895;  "  Olympia,"  July,  1895-8; 
"  Machias,"  January,  1898  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Passaic,"  to  date.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant,  April  3,  1892, 

William  Stetson  Hogg. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  September  24,  1872  ;  graduated,  June  20,  1876  ;  "  Vanda- 
lia,"  1877-9  ;  "Alarm,"  1879.  Promoted  Ensign,  March  10,  1880  ;  receiving- 
ship  "Colorado,"  1881;  "Jamestown,"  1882-3;  "  Alarm,"  1883-4  ;  Naval 
Observatory,  1885 ;  Fish  Commission  steamer  "  Albatross,"  1886-7.  Pro 
moted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  August  5,  1886;  "Marion,"  1887-90; 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  August,  1890,  to  December,  1892  ;  receiving-ship 
"  St.  Louis,"  December,  1892,  to  June,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May 
5,  1892  ;  "  Concord,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1893,  to  June,  1896 ;  leave  of 
absence,  June,  1896,  to  August,  1896 ;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  August, 
1896,  to  April,  1898 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Miantonomah,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Freeland  Fullam.— Born  in  New  York  State,  1855.  En 
tered  Naval  Academy,  September  24,  1873  ;  graduated  No.  1  in  his  class, 
June,  1877;  "Marion"  and  "Trenton,"  European  Station,  1877-79  ;  final 
graduation,  June,  1879;  Midshipman,  1879-80;  "Swatara,"  China  Station, 
1879-82.  Promoted  Ensign,  March  13,  1880  ;  Naval  Academy,  Department 
of  Applied  Mathematics,  and  in  charge  Battalion  of  Infantry,  1883-7  ;  prac 
tice-ship  "  Dale,"  1883  ;  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  1886.  Promoted 
Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  October  7,  1886  ;  "  Boston,"  1887-9  ;  "  Vesuvius," 
1889;  "  Yorktown,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-90;  "Chicago,"  Squadron 
of  Evolution,  1890 ;  Naval  Academy,  Department  of  Ordnance  and  Gun 
nery,  and  in  charge  Battalion  of  Infantry,  1891-4.  Promoted  Lieutenant, 
May  28,  1892;  "  Kaleigh,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1894-7  ; 
"Amphitrite,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1897  ;  Naval  Academy,  Departments 
of  Physics  and  Discipline,  1897-8 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  Orleans,"  May,  1898. 

Horace  Mark  Witzel. — Born  in  Wisconsin.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  5,  1873;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "Hartford,"  1877-9;  "Tennes 
see,"  1879-82.  Promoted  Ensign,  March  18,  1880  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Bache,"  1882  ; 
C.  S.  S.  "Gedney,"  1883;  special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institution,  1883-5; 
"  Vandalia,"  1886-9.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  November  9, 
1886 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1889  to  June,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
May  29,  1892.  Training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  June,  1892,  to  January,  1895  ; 
Intelligence  Office,  March  1895,  to  December,  1896  ;  Cramp's  Ship  Yard, 
as  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  December,  1896,  to  June,  1897  ;  "  Iowa,"  June, 
1897,  to  date. 

Albert  Gustav  Winterhalter. — Born  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  October 
5,  1856.  Appointed  from  First  Congressional  District  of  Michigan.  Entered 
Naval  Academy  as  Cadet  Midshipman,  September  24,  1873.  Midshipman, 
June  18,  1879.  Ensign,  July  10,  1880.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  Decem 
ber  14,  1886.  Lieutenant,  June  30,  1892.  "Swatara"  and  "Powhatan," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  September,  1877,  to  May,  1879  ;  "  Constitution  " 
and  "  Jamestown,"  training  service,  July,  1881,  to  November,  1884  ;  U.  S. 
Naval  Observatory,  January,  1885,  to  November,  1889  ;  United  States' 
delegate  to  the  International  Astrophotographic  Congress  at  Paris,  France, 
April,  1887  ;  visited,  under  orders  of  Navy  Department,  the  principal  obser 
vatories  of  Europe,  March  to  November,  1887,  and  rendered  a  report  pub 
lished  as  Appendix  III.  of  the  Naval  Observatory  volume  for  1885  ;  "  York- 
town,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  November,  1889,  to  October,  1891 ;  Valpa 
raiso,  Chili,  November,  1891,  to  January,  1892  ;  and  Behring  Sea,  April  to 

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October,  1892 ;  Naval  Observatory,  January  to  December,  1893  ;  and  in 
charge  of  Naval  Observatory  Exhibit  at  World's  Fair,  Chicago,  April  to 
November,  1893 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  December,  1893,  to  July,  1895  ; 
organized  present  system  of  classification  and  regulation  of  ships'  libraries ; 
"Bennington,"  August,  1895,  "Philadelphia,"  May,  1896;  "Baltimore," 
October,  1897  ;  "  Bennington,"  March,  1898,— all  on  Pacific  Station. 

John  Madison  Orchard. — Appointed  from  Missouri.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  11,  1873  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879  ;  Ensign,  July  11,  1880  ; 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  January  26,  1887  ;  training-ship  "  Constitution," 
1878  ;  "  Tennessee,"  N  A.  Station,  1879-81  ;  C.  S.  steamer,  "  Bache,"  1882- 
84 ;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Station,  18&5-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  1887,  to  August, 
1891.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July  1,  1892.  "Petrel,"  Asiatic  Station, 
August,  1891  ;  IT.  S.  S.  "  Monocacy  "  to  1894;  Naval  Academy,  November, 
1894-97 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Iowa,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

John  Newell  Jordan. — Born  in  Maine.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  5,  1873;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "Tennessee,"  1879-81.  Pro 
moted  Ensign,  October  11,  1880;  C.  S.  schooner  "  Earnest,"  1881-3  ;  C.  S. 
steamer  "  McArthur,"  1884  ;  C.  S.  schooner  "  Earnest,"  1885  ;  "  Tallapoosa," 
1886-7.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  1,  1887  ;  "  Kearsarge," 
1888  ;  C.  S.  schooner  "  Earnest,"  1889,  to  October  1891.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant,  July  1,  1892.  Inspector  of  Steel,  October,  1891,  to  February,  1895  ; 
U.  S.  S.  " Amphitrite,"  training-ship  "Essex,"  February,  1895,  to  April, 
1898;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Augustus  Francis  Fechteler. — Born  in  Prussia.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  5,  1873;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "  Shenandoah," 
1879-82  Promoted  Ensign,  November  23,  1880  ;  C.  S.  schooner  "  Drift," 
1882-3  ;  commanding  C.  S.  schooner  "  Ready,"  1884  ;  Executive  Officer,  C. 
S.  steamer  "Blake,"  1885;  training-ship  "Jamestown,"  1885;  "Essex," 
1886-8.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  6,  1887  ;  Bureau  of 
Navigation,  1889-90  ;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  November,  1890,  to 
February,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July  21,  1892  ;  Fish  Commission 
steamer,  "  Albatross,"  February,  1892,  to  October,  1894 ;  charge  Branch 
Hydrographic  Office,  San  Francisco,  October,  1894,  to  September,  1896  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Monterey,"  September,  1896,  to  date. 

Thomas  Mason  Brumby. — Born  in  Georgia.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  25, 1873  ;  graduated,  June  18, 1879  ;  "  Tennessee,"  1879-81. 
Promoted  Ensign,  November  26,  1880 ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  1881  ; 
"Jamestown,"  1882;  C.  S.  S.  "Gedney,"  1882-5;  "  Vandalia,"  1886-9. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  April  21,  1887  ;  receiving-ship  "  Ver 
mont,"  December,  1890,  to  April,  1891;  school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  April, 
1891,  to  January,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  August  24,  1892  ;  waiting 
orders,  January,  1893,  to  August,  1893  ;  "  New  York,"  S.  A.  Station,  August, 
1893,  to  1896  ;  leave  of  absence,  July,  1896  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Vermont," 
October,  1896;  Naval  Observatory  and  War  College,  September,  1897; 
"  Olympia,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Edward  Everett  Wright. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  20,  1873  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879 ;  "  Swatara," 
1879-82.  Promoted  Ensign,  January  1,  1881 ;  training-ship  "  New  Hamp 
shire,"  1883-4;  C.  S.  S.  "Palinurus,"  1885;  C.  S.  S  "Bache,"  1885-7. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  21,  1887;  training-ship  "Sara 
toga,"  1887;  "Swatara,"  1887;  "Yantic,"  1887-90;  Navy  Yard,  Boston, 
August,  1890,  to  July,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December  4,  1892 ; 
"  Newark,"  S.  A.  Station,  July,  1893,  to  1896  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "jWabash," 


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October,  1896  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  and  War  College,  April,  1897-8  ;  April, 
1898,  U.  8.  S.  "Minneapolis,"  to  date. 

Albert  Gleaves.— Born  in  Tennessee,  January  1,  1858.  Appointed 
from  State  at  large,  June  13,  1873,  as  Cadet  Midshipman ;  was  graduated 
from  Naval  Academy,  June  20,  1877  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "Hartford,"  flag 
ship  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  August  23,  1877  ;  detached  from  "  Hartford  " 
at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  October  6,  1878,  and  permitted  to  return  to  United  States, 
on  leave  until  March,  1879  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
March  to  May,  1879.  Appointed  Midshipman,  July,  1879  ;  October,  1879, 
to  February,  1883,  U.  S.  S.  "Nipsic,"  European  Squadron.  Commissioned 
Ensign,  January  1,  1881 ;  from  September,  1883,  to  May,  1884,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Trenton,"  en  route  to  Asiatic  Station  ;  May,  1884,  to  M$*y,  1886,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Monocacy,"  coast  of  China  ;  May  to  September,  1886,  U.  S.  S.  "  Trenton," 
en  route  to  United  States  ;  November,  1886,  to  February,  1887,  ordnance 
duty,  Washington  Navy  Yard;  February,  1887,  to  October,  1889,  Naval 
Ordnance  proving  ground  ;  U.  S.  despatch  vessel  "Dolphin,"  coast  of  Hayti, 
November,  1889,  to  May,  1891.  Commissioned  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
May  26,  1887;  "Boston,"  Pacific  Station,  May,  1891,  to  December,  1892. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  January  9,  1893 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  March,  1893,  to  August,  1895;  U.  S.  battleship  "'Texas," 
August,  1895,  to  January,  1896;  U.  S.  monitor  "Monadnock,"  Pacific 
Station,  February,  1896,  to  July,  1896 ;  when  the  "  Texas,"  was  re-commis 
sioned  in  July,  1896,  rejoined  her  at  Norfolk  ;  May,  1897,  ordered  to  com 
mand  torpedo  boat  "Gushing,"  and  until  October,  1897,  was  engaged  in 
Experimental  torpedo  work  in  Narragansett  Bay;  October,  1897,  "dishing," 
joined  Torpedo  Boat  Flotilla  organized  for  the  purpose  of  coast-cruising  ; 
February  11,  1897,  was  ordered  to  Havana  in  the  "Gushing;"  afterwards 
with  the  Fleet  at  Key  West. 

James  Philips  Parker. — Born  in  North  Carolina,  September  25,  1855. 
Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  5,  1873 ;  graduated,  June,  1877  ;  served  on 
board  flag-ship  "  Hartford,"  South  Atlantic,  1877-9,  graduating  finally  in 
1879;  served  on  U.  S.  S.  "Swatara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-82.  Promoted 
Ensign,  January  10,  1881 ;  surveying  duty,  Atlantic  Coast,  on  C.  S.  S. 
"  Endeavor,"  1883  ;  on  C.  S.  S.  "  Bache,"  1883-4,  and  on  U.  S.  S  "  Ranger," 
Pacific  Coast,  1884-7.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  30,  1887  ; 
in  charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Baltimore,  1887-90;  "Alert," 
Behring  Sea  and  Asiatic  Station,  October,  1890,  to  October,  1893.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  January  25,  1893 ;  Naval  Academy,  October,  1893-6 ;  U.  S. 
S.  "  New  York,"  July,  1896  ;  "  Monadnock,"  August,  1896-7  ;  Superintend 
ent  New  York  Harbor,  April,  1897-8  ;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Monadnock," 
to  date. 

Benjamin  Ward  Hodges. — Born  in  Mississippi.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September,  23,  1873;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "Swatara," 
1879-82.  Promoted  Ensign,  February  24,  1881  ;  "  New  Hampshire,"  1883  ; 
"Ossipee,"  1884-7.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  30,  1887; 
Naval  Observatory,  1887-90;  "  Pinta,"  special  service,  October,  1890,  to 
October,  1892;  receiving-ship  "Dale,"  November,  1892-5.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  February  7,  1894 ;  Naval  Observatory,  January,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Boston,"  December,  1895-7 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Monocacy,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Herbert  Omar  Dunn. — Born  in  Westerly,  R.  I.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  6,  1873,  as  Cadet  Midshipman;  graduated,  June  18,  1879,  as 
Midshipman;  from  1877-79,  the  part  of  the  academic  course  at  sea  was  on 
the  "  Hartford,"  in  the  South  Atlantic ;  from  1879-81,  on  the  "  Minnesota," 


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North  Atlantic.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  March  12, 1881,  and  spent  six  months 
on  leave  in  Paris,  studying  the  language ;  "  Iroquois,"  in  1882,  North  and 
South  Pacific  ;  "  Essex,"  1882,  and  "  Palos,"  1882-5,  on  the  China  Station  ; 
"  Juniata,"  1885-6,  returning  home  by  way  of  Africa ;  while  on  the  "  Palos," 
held  the  positions  of  Executive  Officer  and  Navigator,  also  Acting  Chief 
Engineer ;  Bureau  of  Equipment  and  Recruiting,  1886-9,  as  assistant  to 
Chief  of  Bureau.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  1,  1887  ; 
invented  the  new  cast-steel  patent  anchor  known  as  the  "  Dunn  Anchor,"  in 
1889,  now  used  in  the  service;  Torpedo  School,  1889;  "Baltimore,"  1889  to 
August,  1892;  charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Baltimore,  December, 
1892,  to  September,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February  17,  1893; 
served  on  "  Lancaster,"  from  1895,  to  December,  1897,  on  South  Atlantic 
Station,  and  when  that  ship  was  put  out  of  commission  was  transferred  to  the 
double-turreted  monitor  "Terror"  on  the  North, Atlantic  Station. 

Arthur  Wright  Dodd. — Born  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  6,  1873  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "  Constitution,"  1879-80.  Pro 
moted  Ensign,  March  29,  1881 ;  R.  S.  "  Passaic,"  1881  ;  "  Ranger,"  1881-4  ; 
C.  S.  S.  "  Eagre,"  1885  ;  "  C.  S.  S.  "  Bache,"  1885  ;  C.  S.  S.  Gedney,"  1886- 
87.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  August  25,  1887  ;  inspector  steel, 
new  cruisers,  1887;  "  Tallapoosa,"  1888  to  January,  1892;  training-ship 
"Richmond,"  April,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February  25,  1893; 
training-ship  "  Constellation,"  April,  1892  ;  "  Monterey,"  February  8,  1895  ; 
"Alert,"  January,  1896;  "Thetis,"  January,  1897  ;  "  Monadnock,"  Jan 
uary,  1898,  to  February,  1898;  leave  of  absence,  February,  1898;  April, 
1898,  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Boston,  Mass.,  commanding  U.  S.  S. 
"Restless,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

George  William  Denfeld. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  22,  1873 ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879 ;  "  Minnesota," 
1879-81.  Promoted  Ensign,  April  22,  1881 ;  "  Iroquois,"  1882  ;  "  Pensacola," 
1882;  "  Richmond,"  1883  ;  "Alert,"  1883;  "Enterprise,"  1885;  Torpedo 
Station,  1886-7.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  September  4,  1887  ; 
Bureau  Navigation,  1887-9  ;  "  Charleston,"  1889  ;  "  Thetis,"  special  service, 
January,  1890,  to  April,  1892 ;  Electric  Light  duty,  April,  1892,  to  May, 
1893  ;  Assistant  Inspector  Electric  Lighting,  May,  1893,  to  1895.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  April  27,  1893;  "Maine,"  September,  1895,  to  November, 
1897  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  November,  9,  1897,  to  date. 

Albert  Weston  Grant. — Born  in  Maine.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  9,  1873,  and  graduated  June  20,  1877;  "Pensacola"  and  "Lacka- 
wanna,"  1877-9 ;  graduated,  after  two  years  at  sea,  Midshipman,  June  18, 
1879  ;  "Alliance,"  1880;  "Passaic"  and  "Speedwell,"  1881-2.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  May  17, 1881-,  "Iroquois,"  1882-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1885- 
7  ;  Torpedo  Station  and  War  College,  1886.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  November  1,  1887  ;  "Trenton,"  1887-8  ;  "  Saratoga,"  1888  ;  special 
electric  light  duty,  Norfolk,  Philadelphia,  and  San  Francisco,  1888-90 ; 
electric  lighting  of  vessels,  December,  1890,  to  February,  1891  ;  "San  Fran 
cisco,"  N.  A.  Station,  February,  1891-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May  9, 
1893  ;  Naval  Academy,  November,  1894-7  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Massachusetts,"  July, 
1897,  to  date. 

Philip  Van  Home  Lansdale. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia,  Febru 
ary  15,  1858.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  6,  1873.  Finished  course  at 
Naval  Academy,  June,  1877 ;  "Plymouth,"  1877;  "Constellation,"  1878; 
"  Powhatan,"  1879  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879  ;  "  Swatara,"  1879-82.  Pro 
moted  Ensign,  June  1, 1881 ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1882  ; 


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Torpedo  Station,  1883  ;  "  Galena,"  1883  ;  "  Ossipee,"  1884-7  ;  inspector  steel, 
new  cruisers,  1887-90.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  31, 
1888  ;  "  Philadelphia,"  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  June,  1893 ;  leave  of 
absence,  June,  1893,  to  September  5,  1893 ;  in  charge  of  Caravels,  World's 
Fair,  September,  1893,  to  December,  1893;  Naval  Intelligence,  December, 
1893-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May  15,  1893  ;  U.S.  S.  "  Massachusetts," 
June,  1896  ;  "  Alert,"  January,  1897,  to  date. 

Horace  Wellford  Harrison. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  26,  1872  ;  "  Marion,"  1877-8  ;  "  Trenton,"  1878-9  ; 
"Alliance,"  1879-81.  Promoted  Ensign,  June  11,  1881;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1881-2;  "  Nipsic,"  1883-5;  Hydrographic  Office,  1886-7;  C  S. 
schooner  "Eagre,"  1887;  "Vermont,"  1887-8;  inspector  of  steel,  new 
cruisers,  1888-9.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade;,  May  22,  1888  ; 
"Iroquois,"  1889-92;  leave  of  absence,  May,  1892,  to  January,  1893; 
Hydrographic  Office,  January,  1893,  to  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
June  10,  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "Ranger,"  May,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Adams," 
January,  1896-7  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Oregon,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Valentine  Sevier  Nelson.  —  Born  in  Tennessee.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  6,  1873  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879.  Promoted  Ensign, 
December  14,  1880;  "Galena,"  1880-3;  Naval  Observatory,  1883;  "Ossi 
pee,"  1884-7.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  21,  1887  ;  Naval 
Ordnance,  proving  ground,  1887-90  ;  "  Charleston,"  Special  Service  Squad 
ron,  September,  1890,  to  June,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  November, 
18,  1892  ;  waiting  orders,  November,  1893,  to  February,  1894  ;  inspector  of 
steel,  new  vessels,  February  12,  1894,  to  July,  1896  ;  "  Detroit,"  July,  1896  ; 
"Machias,"  July,  L<97  ;  "Olympia,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Shepherd  Benson. — Native  of  and  appointed  from  Georgia. 
Left  the  United  States  Naval  Academy,  June,  1877,  and  ordered  to  the 
"Hartford"  (flag-ship),  S.  A.  Station,  in  August  of  same  year;  remained 
attached  to  her  at  S.  A.  Station  until  January  1,  1879,  when  ordered  to  the 
"  Essex  "  at  same  station  ;  detached  from  the  "  Essex  "  in  May,  1879,  and 
ordered  home  via  England  for  final  examination  ;  ordered  to  the  "Constitu 
tion,"  at  Norfolk,  in  October,  1879  ;  she  was  then  detailed  as  a  training-ship, 
and  making  her  last  cruise;  detached  from  the  "Constitution,"  in  July, 
1881,  and  ordered  to  duty  at  the  Brooklyn  Yard.  Was  promoted  Ensign, 
July  27,  1881  ;  detached  from  Brooklyn  Yard,  January,  1882,  and  ordered 
to  "Alliance  "  on  Home  Station  ;  transferred  to  the  "  Yantic,"  Home  Station, 
in  May,  1882,  and  remained  attached  to  her  till  September,  1884  ;  made  the 
cruise  in  the  "  Yantic  "  to  Littleton  Island,  in  the  summer  of  1883,  as  convoy 
to  the  Greely  relief-steamer  "Proteus;"  was  on  duty  under  the  Naval 
Advisory  Board  at  South  Boston  until  March,  1885,  when  detached  and 
ordered  to  the  Branch  Hydrographic  Office  at  Baltimore,  Md. ;  detached 
from  this  duty  in  January,  1886,  and  ordered  to  the  Fish  Commission 
steamer  "Albatross ; "  remained  on  this  duty  until  latter  part  of  November, 
1887  ;  in  January,  1888,  ordered  to  the  "  Dolphin  "  at  New  York,  and  made 
the  cruise  around  the  world  in  her  ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1890,  to 
October,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  October,  1893,  to  1894.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant,  June  27,  1893  ;  Coast  Survey,  January  2,  1894  ;  Coast 
Survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  January,  1894,  to  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Dolphin,"  Jan 
uary,  1896;  Naval  Academy,  August,  1896,  to  1898;  May,  1898,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Monongahela,"  to  date. 

William  Venable  Bronaugh. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  5,  1873;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "Tennessee,"  1880; 


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"  Alaska,"  1885.  Promoted  Ensign,  August  30, 1881  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  McArthur," 
1881  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Blake,"  1882  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  1882-4  ;  "  Portsmouth," 
1885-8.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  1888  ;  inspector  steel,  new 
cruisers,  1888,  to  December,  1891;  "Alliance,"  Pacific  Station,  January, 
1892-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  June  27,  1893;  "San  Francisco,"  June, 
1894,  to  September,  1894  ;  leave  of  absence,  December,  1894  ;  Naval  Obser 
vatory,  January  7,1895,  to  February,  1897;  "Castine,"  February,  1897, 
to  date. 

Frank  Matteson  Bostwick. — Born  in  Wisconsin.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  26,  1873  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879  ;  "Lackawanna," 
1880-1.  Promoted  Ensign,  August  30,  1881  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  McArthur,"  1881  ; 
C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  1881-5  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1886  ;  "  Palos,"  1886-9.  Pro 
moted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  10,  1888  ;  receiving-ship  "Indepen 
dence,"  March,  1890,  to  September,  1892 ;  "  Thetis,"  special  service,  Sep 
tember,  1892-6 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  September,  1896-8  ;  May,  1898, 
U.  S.  S.  "  Charleston,"  to  date.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  June  27,  1893. 

James  Harrison  Oliver. — Born  in  Georgia.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  12,  1873;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "Swatara,"  1879-81 ;  "Ashue- 
lot,"  1881-3.  Promoted  Ensign,  October  1,  1881  ;  Artillery  School,  Fortress 
Monroe,  1883;  "Lackawanna,"  1884;  "Shenandoah,"  1884-6;  "Mohican," 
1886  ;  C.  S.S.  "  McArthur,"  1887  ;  C.  S  S.  "  Patterson,"  1887-9.  Promoted 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  September  28,  1888  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  1889,  to  De 
cember,  1892  ;  leave  of  absence,  December,  1892,  to  February,  1893  ;  Inspec 
tor  of  Ordnance,  Providence,  February,  1893-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
July  4,  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "Minneapolis,"  December,  1894,  and  U.  S.  S.  "San 
Francisco,"  to  1897 ;  ordered  to  Torpedo  Station,  December,  1897. 

Harry  Mason  Dombaugh. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  6, 1872  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879  ;  Irish  relief  cruise  "Constellation," 
1880;  "Alaska,"  1881-3.  Promoted  Ensign,  October  12,  1881;  "  Pinta," 
1883-6;  "Fortune,"  1887-8;  "New  Hampshire,"  1888.  Promoted  Lieu 
tenant  (junior  grade),  January  15,  1889;  Torpedo  Station,  1889-90; 
"  Vesuvius,"  N.  A.  Station,  June,  1890,  to  July,  1893  ;  leave  of  absence, 
July,  1893,  to  October,  1893  ;  Assistant  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  October, 
1893,  to  October,  1895.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  July  4,  1893;  Bureau  of 
Ordnance,  October,  1895,  to  March,  1896;  "  Bennington,"  July,  1896,  to 
December,  1896  ;  "  Marion,"  December,  1896,  to  December,  1897  ;  "  Mohi 
can,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Simon  Cook. — Born  in  Illinois.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  6, 
1873  ;  graduated,  June  18,  1879  ;  "  Constitution,"  1880 ;  receiving-ship 
"Franklin,"  1881.  Promoted  Ensign,  November  15,  1881;  "  Iroquois," 
1882-5;  C.  S.  S.  "McArthur,"  1885-6;  Torpedo  Station,  1887;  "Omaha," 
1888,  to  June,  1891.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  15,  1889. 
Charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Norfolk,  Va.,  October,  1891,  to  Octo 
ber,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine,"  U.  S.  S.  "  Puritan,"  to  October,  1897  ;  branch 
Hydrographic  Office,  Chicago,  October,  1897,  to  May,  1898  ;  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  with  "  Princeton,"  to  date.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  Septem 
ber  27,  1893. 

Thomas  Slidell  Rodgers. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  24,  1874;  graduated,  June  4,  1880;  "Galena,"  1880. 
Promoted  Ensign,  December  1,  1881 ,  "  Lancaster,"  1880-3 ;  "  Juniata," 
1886-9 ;  Inspector  Ordnance  Department,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1889, 
to  June,  1892.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  26,  1889  ; 
"  Chicago,"  N.  A.  Station,  June,  1892,  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  October  1, 


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1893  ;  June,  1892,  U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington"  U.  S.  S. ; "  Kanger,"  to  June,  1895  ; 
leave  of  absence,  June,  1895,  to  August,  1895 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
August,  1895,  to  May,  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "Baltimore"  (staff),  May,  1897,  to 
April,  1898 ;  Flag  Lieutenant,  U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

John  Gardner  Quinby.— Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  12, 1874;  graduated,  June  4,  1880  ;  "Minnesota,"  1880  ;  "  Lan 
caster,"  1881-4.  Promoted  Ensign,  February,  1882;  Naval  Academy, 
1884;  "Constellation,"  1885;  Naval  Academy,  1885-6;  training-ship 
"Jamestown,"  1886;  "Constellation,"  1886;  Naval  Academy,  1887-9. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  26,  1889;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1889-90;  R.  S.  "Franklin,"  July,  1890,  to  March,  1891;  "Lancaster," 
Asiatic  Station,  March,  1891.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  November  5,  1893. 
Leave  of  absence,  June,  1894,  to  October,  1894;  charge  Branch  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  Norfolk,  October,  1894,  to  January,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Vesu 
vius,"  January,  1897,  to  date. 

James  Henry  Glennon. — Entered  Naval  Academy,  September  24, 
1874;  "  Constellation,"  1875  and  1877;  "  Lackawanna,"  1878 ;  "Alaska," 
1879-80  ;  "  Pensacola,"  1880  ;  final  graduation,  June  4,  1880  ;  "  Ranger," 
1881-5  ;  last  year  in  charge  of  main  triangulation  ;  Naval  Academy,  1885- 
87,  as  Instructor  in  Department  of  Ordnance  and  Gunnery  ;  "  Constellation," 
1887,  as  Instructor  to  Cadets,  in  Navigation,  afterwards  Navigator ;  Naval 
Academy,  1887-9;  in  command  of  Artillery  Battalion,  Naval  Academy, 
1887  and  1888  ;  author  of  two  works  on  gunnery  for  cadets,  Naval  Academy. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  26, 1889  ;  Mare  Island,  1889- 
90,  in  connection  with  electric-light  plant  of  "  Charleston ; "  attached  to 
"  Charleston,"  Pacific  Station,  1890,  to  March,  1893  ;  Naval  Academy,  April, 
1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December  26,  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "Newark," 
June  15,  1893  ;  "  Massachusetts,"  January  1,  1897,  to  date. 

Percival  Julius  Werlich. — Born  in  Wisconsin.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  6,1873;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "  Alliance,"  1880-3. 
Promoted  Ensign,  November  6,  1881  ;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1883 ;  C. 
S.  steamer  "Blake,"  1884-5;  Library  Navy  Department,  1885-6;  "Enter 
prise,"  1887-90.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  February  19,  1889; 
inspector  of  steel,  July,  1890,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Philadelphia,"  Pacific  Station, 
June,  1893,  to  December,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  September  15, 
1893;  April,  1896,  U.  S.  S.  "Terror,"  to  November,  1896;  Inspector  Ord 
nance,  November,  1896,  to  date. 

William  Rees-Rush. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  6, 1872  ;  1877-9,  flag-ship  "  Monongahela,"  China  Station  ;  grad 
uated,  June  1,  1879;  "Constellation,"  Irish  Relief  cruise,  1880;  "  Constitu 
tion,"  flag-ship  Training  Squadron,  1880;  "Passaic,"  1881.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  February  15,  1881 ;  "  Ranger,"  surveying  duty  west  coast  of  Mexico 
and  Central  America,  1881-7 ;  Ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1887 ;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  Assistant  to  the  Hydrographer,  1887-9 ; 
"Boston,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-90.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant 
(junior  prade),  February  11,  1889  ;  "Bennington,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1891  ;  "  Boston,"  Pacific  Station,  July,  1891,  to  December,  1893.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  December,  26,  1893 ;  Ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  1894;  War  College,  1894-96;  flag-ship  "Brooklyn,"  representative 
ship  at  Spithead,  Queen's  Jubilee,  1897  ;  "Brooklyn,"  to  date. 

Harry  Shepard  Knapp. — Born  in  New  Britain,  Conn.,  June  27, 1856. 
Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  26,  1874,  from  First  District,  Conn.,  General 
Hawley,  representative ;  graduated  from  Naval  Academy,  June,  1878 ; 


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finally  graduated  and  appointed  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880.  Promoted 
Ensign,  from  February  16,  1882.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade), 
from  March  31,  1889.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  from  January  23,  1894.  From 
October  1,  1878,  to  March  12,  1880,  attached  to  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  on 
Pacific  Station  ;  from  July  28,  1880,  to  January  9,  1882,  attached  to  train 
ing-ship  "Minnesota;"  attached  to  "  Jamestown,"  from  February  1,  1882, 
to  July  6,  1882,  during  her  cruise  from  San  Francisco  to  Newport,  via  Cape 
Horn  ;  from  July  13,  1882,  to  November  30,  1883,  attached  to  Coast  and 
Gulf  Survey  steamer  "Blake;"  from  December  1,  1883,  to  June  7,  1884, 
on  special  duty  at  Smithsonian  Institution  ;  from  June  10,  1884,  to  Septem 
ber  1,  1888,  on  duty  at  the  Naval  Academy,  as  Instructor  in  Department 
Physics  and  Chemistry  ;  from  September  4,  1888,  to  November  21,  1888,  on 
duty  at  Boston  Branch  Hydrographic  Office  ;  "Atlanta,"  November  24, 
1888,  to  August,  1891  ;  Naval  Academy,  as  Instructor  in  Department  of 
Applied  Mathematics,  August,  1891,  to  June,  1894;  "Montgomery,"  June, 
1894,  to  May,  1897;  Naval  Academy,  May  28,  1897,  to  May,  1898;  U.  8. 
S.  "  Dorothea,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

'William  Ledyard  Rodgers.  —  Appointed  from  California.  Cadet 
Midshipman,  June  11,  1874  ;  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880  ;  Ensign,  April  1, 
1882  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  4,  1889  ;  Naval  Observatory,  1880-1  ; 
"  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1881-4  ;  special  duty,  Naval  Department, 
1884-5;  instruction  torpedo  service,  1886;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence, 
1886-8  ;  "  Atlanta,"  special  service,  1889-92  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
December,  1892,  to  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February,  1894;  Train 
ing-ship  "  Alliance,"  October,  1895-7  ;  Columbian  Iron  Works,  May,  1897  ; 
commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Foote,"  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Roy  Campbell  Smith. — Born  in  Texas.  Appointed  to  Naval  Acad 
emy,  from  Virginia,  October  3,  1874  ;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-80. 
Midshipman,  June  4,  1880;  Washington  Navy  Yard,  1881  ;  '•  Quinnebaug," 
European  Station,  1881-4.  Ensign,  April  8,  1882 ;  Naval  Academy, 
1885-8;  "Constellation,"  summer  of  1885;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport, 
summer  of  1887  ;  electrical  duty,  Philadelphia  and  Norfolk,  1888-9  ;  "  York- 
town,"  "  Boston,"  "  Bennington,"  and  "  Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution, 
1889-92  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  12,  1889  ;  Torpedo  Station,  New 
port,  1892-5.  Lieutenant,  February  22,  1894;  Torpedo  Boat  "dishing," 
1895  ;  "  Indiana,"  1896,  to  date. 

Albert  Norton  Wood. — Born  in  Indiana.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  24,1873;  graduated,  June  4,  1880;  "Alaska,"  1881-3.  Pro 
moted  Ensign,  April  15,  1882  ;  "  Powhatan,"  1884  ;  "  Nina,"  1884  ;  "  Pow- 
hatan,"  1885-6.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  15, 1889;  train 
ing-ship  "  Richmond,"  February,  1887,  to  March,  1891;  "  Monongahela," 
training-ship,  March,  1891,  to  March,  1894.  Promoted  to  Lieut enant,  April, 
1894;  Secretary  Steel  Board,  March,  1894,  to  December,  1896;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Petrel,"  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Edward  Lloyd,  Jr. — Born  in  Maryland.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
June  17,  1874;  graduated,  June  4,  1880;  "Constitution,"  1880;  receiving- 
ship  "Franklin,"  1881  ;  "Enterprise,"  1882-4.  Promoted  Ensign,  May  11, 
1882;  ordnance  proving  ground,  Annapolis,  1885-7  ;  "  Boston,"  Squadron 
of  Evolution,  1888-90.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  13, 
1889;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1890,  to  August,  1893;  "  Detroit,"  S. 
A.  Station,  August,  1893-6.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  April,  1894 ;  Naval 
Academy,  September,  1896;  U.  S  S.  "Solace,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 


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Harry  Pickney  Huse. — Naval  Academy,  1874-8 ;  flag-ship  "  Pensa- 
cola "  (staff),  1878-80.  Promoted  to  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880 ;  U.  S. 
training-ship,  "  Minnesota,"  July  28,  1880  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Galena,"  November 
1,  1880.  Promoted  Ensign,  June  2,  1882;  "Brooklyn,"  1883-4;  Proving 
Grounds,  Annapolis,  1884-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1886  ;  "  Constellation,"  1887  ; 
Naval  Academy,  1887-8;  "Kearsarge,"  1888;  "Galena,"  "Dolphin," 
"Baltimore,"  "Philadelphia,"  (staff),  1888-91.  Promoted  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  June  27,  1889;  furlough,  October,  1891,  to  April,  1892; 
Naval  Academy,  1892-4;  "Cincinnati,"  1894-7;  Naval  Academy,  1897; 
"  Gloucester,"  May,  1898. 

Richard  Morris  Hughes. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  25,  1874 ;  graduated,  June  4,  1880  •/"  Constitution," 
1880  ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1881.  Promoted  Ensign,  June  19,  1882  ; 
"Alliance,"  1882-4 ;  Coast  Survey,  1885  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Blake,"  1886-9 ;  train 
ing-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1889  to  June,  1892.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  August  4,  1889  ;  charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Phil 
adelphia,  June,  1892,  to  May,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  June,  1894  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Concord,"  U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia,"  U.  S.  S.  "Machias,"  May,  1895, 
to  date. 

Charles  Nelson  Atwater. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  24,  1873;  graduated,  June  4,  1880;  "Constitution," 
1880  ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1881.  Promoted  Ensign,  June  20,  1882  ; 
"Jamestown,"  1882;  special  duty,  Boston,  November,  1882;  "Trenton," 
1883;  "Enterprise,"  1883;  "Trenton,"  1885;  Naval  Academy,  1886-9; 
training-ship,  "  Portsmouth,"  1889-92.  Promoted  Lieutenant  ( junior  grade), 
September  9,  1889  ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1892,  to  1895.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  June,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S/"  Mohican,"  U.  S.  S.  "  Marion,"  "  Ben- 
nington,"  "  Amphitrite,"  July,  1895,  to  May,  1898,  to  date. 

John  Hite  Lee  Holcombe. — Born  in  Virginia,  1856.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  June  27,  1874;  graduated,  1878;  "Wyoming,"  1878-9;  "Tren 
ton,"  1879;  "Enterprise,"  1880  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880;  Nautical  Al 
manac  Experimental  Determination  Velocity  of  Light,  1880-1  ;  "  Despatch," 
survey  of  Samana,  1882.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  1,  1882  ;  Assistant  Astron 
omer,  Transit  of  Venus,  Cape  Town,  1882-3;  "Nipsic,"  1883;  "Trenton," 
1883;  "Monocacy,"  1883-4;  "Alert,"  1885;  "Trenton,"  1885;  Naval 
Academy,  1886-88;  special  duty,  Telegraphic  Determination  Longitude, 
1888-9  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  McArthur,"  1889-91.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  October 
24,  1889;  Fish  Commission  steamer  "Albatross,"  1891;  "Thetis,"  special 
service,  November,  1891,  to  September,  1892;  Assistant  Inspector  of  Ord 
nance,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  September,  1892,  to  1895.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  July,  1894.  Sick  leave,  May,  1895  ;  "  Philadelphia,"  December, 
1895-6  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine  ;  "  U.  S.  S.  «  Adams,"  December,  1896,  to  May, 
1898  ;  en  route  to  Asiatic  Station,  May,  1898. 

William  Leslie  Burdick. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio.  En 
tered  Naval  Academy,  September  26,  1873  ;  cruise  preliminary  to  final 
graduation,  U.S.  S.  "Swatara,"  September,  1877,  to  October,  1878;  "  Pow- 
hatan,"  October,  1878,  to  April,  1879;  graduated,  June  18,  1879;  "Tennes 
see,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-82  ;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882-3 ;  C.  S.  S. 
"McArthur,"  1884;  " Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-9;  inspector  of  steel, 
Munhall,  Pennsylvania,  1889-90.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  November  23,  1882. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  1890  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Bache," 
July,  1890,  to  November,  1893 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  November,  1893, 
to  1894 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Columbia,"  April,  1894.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July, 


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1894  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  June,  1897  ;  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  July,  1897-8  ;  May,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster,"  to  date. 

Harry  Kimmell. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  September  28,  1874;  graduated,  June  4, 
1880 ;  "  Ranger,"  N.  P.  Station,  1880-3 ;  "  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883 ; 
"  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-6;  "Michigan,"  Northwestern  Lakes, 
1887-8  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Blake,"  1889-92.  Promoted  Ensign,  December  19,  1882. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  1890;  Hydrographic  Office,  March, 

1892,  to  September,  1893 ;  receiving-ship  ''Franklin,"  January,  1894.    Pro 
moted    to   Lieutenant,   July   81,   1894;     "Alliance,"  training-ship,    1895; 
"  Monterey,"  Pacific  Station,  1896-8. 

George  Ramsey  Clark. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio.  En 
tered  Naval  Academy,  June  9,  1874;  graduated,  June  4,  1880;  "Wachu- 
sett,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-3  ;  "  Michigan,"  Northwestern  Lakes,  1884-6  ; 
"Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station,  1887-9;  special  duty,  electric  lights,  Philadelphia, 
1889-90.  Promoted  Ensign,  August  24,  1883  Promoted  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  1890;  "Michigan,"  April,  1890,  to  December,  1892;  "At 
lanta  "  and  "  Machias,"  N.  A.  Station,  December,  1892 ;  training-ship 
"  Essex,"  to  1895  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  August,  1894  ;  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1895-8  ;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "Puritan,"  to  date. 

George  Henry  Stafford. — Born  in  Illinois.  Appointed  from  Iowa. 
Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  10,  1874;  graduated,  June  4,  1880; 
"  Ranger,"  N.  P.  Station,  1881-4  ;  Bureau  Navigation,  Office  Naval  Intelli 
gence,  1885-7  ;  "  Ranger,"  N.  P.  Station,  1887-90.  Promoted  Ensign, 
October  13,  1883.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  February  28,  1890  ; 
"  Michigan,"  Great  Lakes,  December,  1890,  to  December,  1892  ;  leave  of 
absence,  December,  1892,  to  July,  1893  ;  "Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  July, 

1893,  to  September,  1895;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  September,  1895, 
to  May,  1896;  "  Charleston,"  May  to  July,  1896;  charge  Branch  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  October,  1896,  to  March,  1898.      Promoted 
Lieutenant,  September  7,  1894  ;  "  Columbia,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 

Allen  Grey  Rogers. — Born  in  North  Carolina.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  12,  1874;  graduated.  June  12, 
1874;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-3;  torpedo  instruction,  1883;  train 
ing-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1883-4  ;  C.  S.S.  "  Blake,"  1885-8  ;  "  Mononga- 
hela,"  Pacific  Station,  1889-90.  Promoted  Ensign,  December  1,  1883. 
Promoted  Lieutenant  ( junior  grade),  1890;  Coast  Survey  steamer,  "Gedney," 
March,  1890  to  April,  1891;  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  April,  1891-4. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  September,  1894;  C.  S  S.  "Patterson,"  November, 
1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Monadnock,"  November,  1894,  to  date. 

William  Porter  White — Appointed  at  large,  Naval  Academy,  June 
30,1874;  "Wyoming,"  1878-9;  "  Trenton,"  1879.  Midshipman,  June  4, 
1889;  "Wyoming"  and  "Enterprise,"  1880;  "Alaska,  April,  1881,  to  Jan 
uary,  1883;  "Hassler,"  February,  1883,  to  March,  1887.  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883.  Ensign,  February  9,  1884  ;  "  MacArthur,"  April, 
1887,  to  July,  1887  ;  waiting  orders,  August,  1887,  to  October,  1887  ;  "  Nip- 
sio,  November,  1887,  to  April,  1889.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  5, 
1890;  "  Monongahela,"  May,  1889,  to  July,  1890;  waiting  orders,  August, 
1890,  to  February,  1891  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  February,  1891, 
to  June,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  September  30, 1894;  "  Charleston," 
July,  1893,  to  July,  1896  ;  leave,  August,  1896,  to  October,  1896 ;  U.  S. 
receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  November,  1896,  to  February,  1898;  U.  S.  S. 
"Annapolis,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 


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John  H.  Shipley. — Appointed  from  Missouri.  Cadet- Midshipman,  Sep 
tember  30,  1874,  to  June  4,  1880;  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880;  Ensign 
(junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  April  16,  1884 ;  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  March  5,  1890.  Service— On  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Tuscarora,"  1878-80; 
U.  S.  S.  "Saratoga,"  1881-5;  Coast  Survey  steamers  "Hassler,"  "  Mc- 
Arthur,"  and  "Patterson,"  1886-7;  U.  S.  S.  "  Swatara,"  1888;  U.  S.  receiv 
ing-ship  "Wabash,"  1888-9;  U.  S.  S.  "Michigan,"  1889-90;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Kearsarge,"  1890-92  ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1892,  to  date.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant,  November  11,  1894  ;  service  as  Flag  Lieutenant  on 
Asiatic  Station  during  Chinese-Japanese  War,  U.  S.  S.  flag-ship  "  Balti 
more,"  1894-5  ;  service  on  U.S.  S.  "  Maine,"  and  U.  SJS.  "  Newark,"  1896- 
7  ;  service  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Marblehead,"  1897  ;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  October, 
1897,  to  1898 ;  Naval  Station,  Key  West,  May,  1898. 

John  Eccleston  Craven. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  24,  1874  ;  Midshipman,  June  4,  1890  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  31,  1890; 
Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  1883-5;  "Lancaster,"  European  Station, 
1888-9;  Hydrographic  Office,  November,  1889,  to  October,  1892;  "Pinta," 
special  service,  October,  1892,  to  January,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S  "  Bennington," 
January,  1895,  to  April,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December,  1894; 
leave  of  absence,  April,  1895  ;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1895,  to  July,  1897  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Cincinnati,"  January,  1897,  to  date. 

James  Henry  Hetherington.—  Appointed  from  Iowa.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  6, 1874  ;  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  September  20, 
1890;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Gedney,"  1883-5;  "Michigan,"  1887-90; 
"Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  May,  1891,  to  December  1892;  "Mohican," 
Pacific  Station,  December,  1892,  to  January,  1893  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Pinto,"  Janu 
ary,  1893,  to  November,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December,  1894 ; 
charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Port  Townsend,  March,  1896 ;  Puget 
Sound,  Naval  Station,  August,  1896,  to  September,  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "Mari 
etta,"  September,  1897,  to  date. 

John  Joseph  Knapp. — Appointed  from  Missouri.  Naval  Academy, 
June  6,  1874 ;  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade)  March  3, 
1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26, 1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  October  15,  1890; 
"Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-5;  "Alert,"  Pacific  Station,  1887  to 
April,  1890  ;  receiving-ship  "  Dale,"  April,  1890,  to  August,  1892  ;  "Balti 
more,"  Special  Service  Squadron,  August,  1892,  to  April,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  April,  1893,  to  July,  1896 ;  promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February, 
1895  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Patterson,"  July  1,  1896  ;  to  December,  1897  ; 
"  San  Francisco,"  December  29,  1897,  to  date. 

Augustus  Craven  Almy. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy, 
June  7,  1872  ;  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  October  28, 1890  ; 
"  Powhatan,"  special  service,  1883-5;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Patterson," 
1887  to  January,  1890;  "Thetis,"  special  service,  May,  1890,  to  November, 
1891;  "Monterey,"  Pacific  Station,  February,  1893,  to  July,  1894;  Coast 
Survey  steamers  "  Hassler  "  and  "  Gedney,"  July,  1894,  to  June,  1896.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant,  March,  1895  ;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1896,  to  Octo 
ber,  1896 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  October,  1896,  to  November,  1897  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Wilmington,"  November,  1897,  to  date. 

John  Hood. — Appointed  from  Alabama.  Naval  Academy,  September 
18,  1875 ;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3, 


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1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  December  5, 1890  ; 
"Shenandoah,"  S.  A.  Station,  1879  ;  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-1 ; 
"Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1881-4;  Naval  Academy,  1884-6;  "  Vandalia  " 
and  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1886-8  ;  Naval  Academy,  1888-92  ;  "  James 
town,"  "  Constellation,"  "  Bancroft  "  and  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  June, 
1892-4;  U.  S.   S.  "Minneapolis,"   December,  1894;  U.   S.  S.  "Atlanta," 
April,  1894—5;  leave  of  absence,   June,    1895.     Promoted    to    Lieutenant, 
April,   1895  ;  charge  of  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Baltimore,  August, 
1895-6  ;  Naval  Academy,  June,  1896-7  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Maine,"  August,  1897-8 ; 
April,  1898,  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Hawk,"  to  date. 

Leroy  Mason  Garrett. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval  Academy, 
September  16,  1875 ;  "Alert,"  Atlantic  Station,  1879-81 ;  Midshipman,  June 
10,  1881  ;  "Constitution,"  Training  Squadron,  1881  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  Febru 
ary  18,  1891 ;  Fish  Commission  steamer  "Albatross,"  1883-5  (winters  on 
"Albatross"  and  summers  on  Geological  Survey)  ;  Smithsonian  Institute  and 
Geological  Survey  of  Yellowstone  Park,"  1882-4;  "Iroquois"  and  "Adams," 
Pacific  Station,  1885-8;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Endeavor," 
1888-9  ;  special  longitude  duty,  1889-90  ;  "San  Francisco,"  Pacific  Station, 
December,  1890,  to  June,  1893  ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  June,  1893,  to  October, 
1893;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Endeavor,"  October,  1893-6. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May,  1895;  commanding  Fish  Commission  steamer 
"Albatross,"  May,  1896-8;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "Armeria"  to  date. 

Charles  Carlton  Marsh.— Appointed  from  Indiana.  Naval  Academy, 
September  14.  1875;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  14, 
1891  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Marion,"  July,  1879,  to  April,  1881  ;  special  duty  Smith 
sonian  Institute,  1882-4;  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Patterson,"  April, 
1884,  to  December,  1887;  Naval  Observatory,  1888-9;  "Alliance,"  1890,  to 
April,  1893 ;  Naval  Observatory,  April,  1893,  to  June,  1895.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  June,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  York,"  June,  1895,  to  date. 

John  Bell  Blish. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Naval  Academy,  Septem 
ber  15,  1875;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881  ;  Ensign,  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant,  ( junior  grade),  May  19,  1891  ; 
Lieutenant,  June  15,  1895.  "Alaska,"  July,  1879,  to  March,  1881  ;  Naval 
Academy,  April,  1881,  to  July,  1881  ;  "  Constitution,"  July,  1881,  to  Decem- 
1881  ;  "Alliance,"  December,  1881,  to  January,  1882  ;  Smithsonian  Insti 
tute,  January,  1882,  to  January,  1883;  "Jamestown,"  January,  1883,  to 
October,  1885  ;  Naval  Academy,  October,  1885,  to  October,  1887  ;  "  Ranger," 
October,  1887,  to  September,  1888;  "Independence,"  September,  1888,  to 
November,  1888;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1888,  to  November,  1889; 
"  Dolphin,"  December,  1889,  to  September,  1890  ;  Coast  Survey,  September, 
1890,  to  October,  1892;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  December,  1892,  to  May, 
1893;  Assistant  to  the  Inspector  13th  Light-House  District,  May,  1893,  to 
February,  1895  ;  "  Mohican,"  February,  1895,  to  October,  1895  ;  "  Marion," 
October,  1895,  to  March,  1896;  "  Bennington,"  June,  1896,  to  July,  1896; 
"Philadelphia,"  July,  1896,  to  October,  1897  ;  •'  Marion,"  October,  1897,  to 
December,  1897;  "Michigan,"  February,  1898,  to  April,  1898;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Vicksburg,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Charles  William  Jungen. — Appointed  from  Wisconsin.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  24,  1874;  Cadet  Midshipman,  June  10,  1879;  Midshipman, 
June  10,  1881;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  24, 

1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  20,  1891 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Adams,"  Pacific 


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Station,  July  12,  1879,  to  March  5,  1881;  U.  S.  school-ship  "  New  Hamp 
shire,"  July  20,  1881,  to  April  17,  1882;  U.S.  training-ship  " Saratoga," 
April  18,  1882,  to  August  26,  1883;  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  schooner  "Silliman," 
steamers  "Patterson  "  and  "  Hassler,"  August  27,  1883, to  August  26,  1886  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Ranger,"  Pacific  Station,  August  27,  1886,  to  August  1,  1889; 
U.  S.  S.  "Pinta,"  Pacific  Station,  August  20,  1889,  to  December  21,  1891  ; 
Naval  Intelligence  Office,  January  23,  1891,  to  March  15, 1892  ;  U.  S.  Coast 
Survey  steamer  "Patterson,"  April  1,  1892,  to  January  18,  1893;  on  leave, 
January  19,  1893,  to  January  19, 1894 ;  awaiting  orders  ;  training-ship  "  Con 
stellation,"  June,  1894,  to  August,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  Septem 
ber,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S,  "Maine,"  to  February,  1898  ;  April?  1898,  commanding 
U.  S.  S.  "  Wompatuck  "  to  date. 

Charles  Henry  Harlow. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  15,  1875;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883 ;  Greely  Relief  Expedition  on  U.  S.  relief-ship 
"  Thetis,"  1883.  Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Cincinnati  Exposition,  August, 
1884.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  29,  1891 ;  special  duty,  Smithsonian 
Institute,  1883-4 ;  Inspector  of  Steel,  new  cruisers,  1888-9  ;  Naval  Academy, 
July,  1889-80  ;  World's  Columbian  Exposition,  1891,  to  May,  1892  ;  training- 
ship  "Portsmouth,"  May,  1892;  special  duty,  Washington,  D.  C.,  War 
Records  and  establishing  Naval  Homing  Pigeon  Service,  1895-7.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  September,  1895;  Flag  Lieutenant,  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1897-8;  "Vixen,"  1898. 

William  Andrew  Gill. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  21,  1875;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  25, 
1891;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1883-5;  "Ranger,"  Pacific  Station, 
1887-90;  Naval  Ordnance  Proving  Ground,  May,  1890,  to  June,  1893; 
"  Yorkfcown,"  Pacific  Station,  June,  1893,  to  January,  1895  ;  "Concord,"  to 
June,  1896.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  October,  1895  ;  leave  of  absence,  June 
13,  1896,  to  September,  1896  ;  training-ship  and  station,  Newport,  September, 
1896,  to  February,  1897  ;  branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Philadelphia,  Feb 
ruary,  1897,  to  April,  1898 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Miantonomah,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Thomas  William  Ryan. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval 
Academy,  June  13, 1873  ;  Midshipman,  June  4,  1880  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  May  19,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (  junior  grade),  July  31, 
1891 ;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "Richmond,"  China  Station,  1878-80 ;  U.  S.  training- 
ship  "  Saratoga,"  1881-3  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ranger,"  1883-6  ;  Branch  Hydrographic 
Office,  New  York,  1887;  Inspection  of  Steel,  new  cruisers,  1887-8  ;  011  leave, 
1889;  U.  S.  training-ship  "Jamestown,"  1889-91;  coast  survey  steamer 
"Endeavor,"  1891-2;  in  charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Savannah, 
November,  1892,  to  March,  1893;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  March,  1893, 
to  January,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine,"  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster,"  January,  1895, 
to  January,  1898.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  October,  1895  ;  leave  of  absence, 
January,  1898,  to  February,  1898 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  February,  1898, 
to  May,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Peoria,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Walter  J.  Sears. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval  Academy, 
June  21,  1875  ;  Midshipman,  June  10, 1881  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  August  4,  1891  ; 
"  Marion,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879  ;  S.  A.  Station,  1880-1 ;  "  Wabash,"  October 
to  December,  1881  ;  "  Enterprise,"  N.  A.  Station  and  Asiatic  Station,  1882 
to  November,  1883  ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  November,  1883,  to  April, 
1884;  " Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  April  to  July,  1884;  "Essex,"  Asiatic 


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and  N.  A.  Stations,  July,  1884,  to  January,  1885  ;  Coast  Survey,  April,  1885, 
to  May,  1887 ;  "  Trenton,"  N.  A.  and  S.  A.  Stations,  May,  1887,  to  Septem 
ber,  1887  ;  "  Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station,  September,  1887,  to  January,  1888  ; 
"  Lancaster,"  European  Station,  February,  1888,  to  September,  1889  ;  "  New 
Hampshire,"  Newport,  October,  1889,  to  June,  1890;  "Vesuvius,"  N.  A. 
Station,  June,  1890,  to  April,  1891  ;  "  Fern,"  N.  A.  Station,  April  to  Sep 
tember,  1891  ;  Inspector  of  Steel,  Pittsburg,  September,  1891,  to  January, 
1892;  receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  New  York,  April,  1892,  to  July,  1894; 
"  San  Francisco,"  July,  1894,  to  August,  1897.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
November,  1895;  Assistant  Ordnance  Inspector,  Bliss  &  Co.,  November, 
1897,  to  date 

John  Gibson — Appointed  from  Kentucky.  Naval  Academy,  June  9, 
1874  ;  graduated,  June,  1879 ;  Midshipman,  June  10, 1881  ;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
September  27,  1891  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  August,  1879,  to 
March,  1881  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  Mare  Island,  September,  1881, 
to  February,  1882 ;  U.  S.  8.  "  Jamestown,"  around  Cape  Horn,  February, 
1882,  to  July,  1882  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Minnesota,"  July,  1882,  to  September,  1882  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Ranger,"  surveying  Pacific  Coast  of  Central  America,  September, 
1882,  to  July,  1883;  Hydrographic  Office,  October,  1883,  to  June,  1885; 
U.  S.  S.  "Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  June,  1885,  to  June,  1888  ; 
Cincinnati  Exposition,  July,  1888,  to  December,  1888 ;  Compass  Office, 
December,  1888,  to  March,  1891 ;  Coast  Survey  steamers  "Endeavor"  and 
"Blake,"  March,  1891,  to  December,  1893;  Naval  Academy,  December, 
1893,  to  June,  1896;  promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December,  1895;  U.S.  S. 
"  Detroit,"  June,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Boston,"  July,  1896,  to  date. 

John  Arthur  Bell. — Appointed  from  West  Virginia.  Naval  Academy, 
June  13,  1874;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881  ;  Enxign,  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  October  20, 
1891  ;  "  Brooklyn,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
1888-9  ;  "  Thetis,"  special  service,  May,  1889,  to  July,  1892  ;  Electric  duty, 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July,  1892,  to  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Minneapolis,"  De 
cember,  1894-97  ;  promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December,  1898  ;  Inspector  of 
Equipment,  January,  1898  ;  May,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Resolute,"  to  date. 

John  Allen  Dougherty. — Born  in  Liberty,  Clay  Co.,  Missouri,  Septem 
ber  8,  1857.  Appointed  Cadet  Midshipman  from  Eighth  Congressional  Dis 
trict  of  Missouri  by  Hon.  Abraham  Consingo,  M.  C.,  June  12,  1874;  de 
tached  from  Naval  Academy,  June  10,  1879  ;  ordered  to  "  Constellation  " 
(on  arrival  in  Europe,  to  duty  on  that  station — to  duty  on  board  the  flag 
ship  "Trenton"),  September  26,1879;  graduated  from  Naval  Academy, 
May  31,  1881.  Promoted  to  rank  of  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881 ;  detached 
from  Naval  Academy,  and  placed  on  waiting  orders,  June  15,  1881 ;  ordered 
on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  Constitution,"  June  30,  1881  ;  detached  from  duty  on 
board  U.  S  S.  "Constitution  "  and  placed  on  waiting  orders,  December  14, 
1881  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "Jamestown,"  February  1,  1882  ;  ordered  to  duty 
in  the  Coast  Survey,  September  27,1882.  Commissioned  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883 ;  detached  from  Coast  Survey  and  ordered  to  the 
"Kearsarge,"  June  26,  1883.  Commissioned  as  Ensign,  June  26,1884; 
detached  from  "  Kearsarge  "  and  placed  on  waiting  orders,  November  26, 
1886  ;  ordered  for  instruction  in  Torpedo  Service,  June  1,  1887  ;  Naval  War 
College — then  to  advanced  course  at  Torpedo  Station,  September  2,  1887 ; 
ordered  to  Torpedo  Station,  June  16,  1888;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  April  13, 
1889  ;  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Pensacola,"  August  16,  1889 ;  detached  from 


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the  "  Pensacola  "  and  ordered  to  the  torpedo-boat  "  Gushing,"  May  26, 1890  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Richmond,"  August  25,  1891 ;  Bureau  of  Navigation,  October  20, 
1891-4.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  November  5,  1891  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Columbia,"  June,  1894-7.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  January, 
1896;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  September,  1897-8;  U.  S.  S.  "Sterling," 
April,  1898,  to  date. 

Daniel  Preston  Menefee. — Appointed  from  California.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  25,  1874  ;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881  ;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
December  11,  1891;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Scoresby"  1883-5;  "Adams" 
and  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-90;  waiting  orders,  December,  1890, 
to  March,  1891  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  March,  1891,  to  March,  1894; 
"Monterey,"  "Yorktown,"  "Petrel,"  "Charleston,"  "Monocacy,"  March, 

1894,  to  May,  1897.     Promoted  to  Lieutenant,   February,   1896 ;   leave  of 
absence,  May  23,  1897;  Naval  Academy,  August,  1897,  to  May,  1898;  U. 
S,  S.  "  Monongahela,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

John  Henry  Gibbons. — Appointed  from  Michigan.  Naval  Academy, 
September  15,  1875  ;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  Decem 
ber  16,  1891;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-81;  training-ship  "James 
town,"  1882-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1885-8  ;  "  Mohican,"  "  Vandalia  "  and 
"Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1888-90  ;  was  a  watch-officer  on  board  the  "  Van 
dalia  "  when  that  vessel  was  wrecked  at  Apia,  Samoa,  March  16,1889; 
Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Gedney,"  August,  1890,  to  September,  1891  ;  Naval 
Academy,  September,  1891,  to  September,  1892  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
September,  1892,  to  July,  1894 ;  "  Chicago,"  European  Station,  to  April, 

1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  February  28,   1896;    "Kaleigh,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1895-7 ;  aide  to  the  Assistant-Secretary  of  the  Navy,  and 
in  charge  of  Naval  Militia,  April,  1897,  to  May,  1898 ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S. 
"Newark,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Thomas  Snowden. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval  Academy, 
June  21,  1875  ;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  January  10, 
1892;  "Brooklyn,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1887-9;  Naval  Observatory,  1889,  to  April,  1892;  "Ranger,"  Pacific 
Station,  April,  1892,  to  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Monterey,"  January,  1895  ;  Naval 
Academy,  April,  1895-7.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March,  1896 ;  Naval 
War  College,  June,  1897  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  December,  1897  ; 
April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "Dolphin,"  to  date. 

Edwin  Hord  Tillman. — Appointed  from  Tennessee  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  18,  1«75 ;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
April  3,  1892 ;  "  Shenandoah,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  September,  1879,  to 
April,  1881 ;  "Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  September  18,  1883,  to  September 
18,  1886;  Coast  Survey  Office,  1886-89;  "Petrel,"  unassigned,  October, 
1889,  to  September,  1891 ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  October,  1891,  to  February, 
1893  ;  Coast  Survey  Steamer  "  Endeavor,"  February,  1893,  to  November, 
1893  ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  November,  1893,  to  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Montgom 
ery,"  June,  1894;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  Bache,"  January,  1895-7.  Pro 
moted  to  Lieutenant,  March,  1896 ;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1897-8 ; 
May,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Monongahela,"  to  date. 

Robert  Files  Lopez. — Appointed  from  Tennessee.  Naval  Academy, 
September  20,  1874;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 


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March  4,  1883 ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  April 
16,  1892;  "Enterprise,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5;  "Thetis,"  special  service, 
North  Pacific,  1887-90;  Nautical  school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  December,  1890, 
to  July,  1893  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Gedney,"  July,  1893,  to  November. 
1896.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  April,  1896  ;  leave  of  absence,  December, 
1896  ;  inspector  ordnance,  March,  1897,  to  date. 

Frank  Woodruff  Kellogg.  —  Appointed  from  Connecticut.  Naval 
Academy,  June  21,  1875  ;  Midshipman,  March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
May  5, 1892  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Drift,"  1883-5  ;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1885-8;  Naval  Observatory,  August,  1889,  to  October,  1890;  "San 
Francisco,"  June,  1893,  to  July,  1894  ;  Naval  Observatory,  October  10,  1894, 
to  June,  1896.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  April,  1896  ;  "  Marion,"  June  3, 
1896  ;  "  Baltimore,"  July,  18  1896,  to  date. 

John  Lewis  Purcell.— Entered  the  Naval  Academy,  September  29, 
1873  ;  Midshipman,  June  16,  1881 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ; 
Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  28,  1892 ;  served  on 
the  "  Constellation,"  "  Trenton "  and  "  Quinnebaug,"  October,  1879,  to 
March,  1881 ;  "  Minnesota"  and  "Jamestown,"  August,  1881,  to  November, 
1882  ;  coast  survey  and  North  Alaska  exploring  expedition,  from  August, 
1883,  to  July,  1887;  "  Nipsic,"  October,  1887,  to  October,  1890;  "Minne 
sota,"  January,  1891  ;  recognition  by  Navy  Department  of  efficient  services 
on  North  Alaska  exploring  expedition  ;  commendation  in  special  report  of 
Rear- Admiral  L.  A.  Kimberly,  U.  S.  N.,  for  meritorious  service  in  Apia, 
Samoa,  March  15  and  16,  1889,  published  in  printed  report  of  Samoan  dis 
aster;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  '"Minnesota,"  1891-94;  training-ship  "Essex," 
February,  18 '4 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Atlanta,"  July,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "  Amphitrite," 
January,  1896-97.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  April,  1896;  U.  S.  receiving- 
ship  "  Vermont,"  March,  1897-98;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Osceola,"  April, 
1898,  to  date. 

Reuben  Oscar  Bitler. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  19,  1875;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  29, 
1892 ;  "  Essex,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5 ;  coast  survey  steamer  "  Gedney," 
1885-90;  "Yantic,"  August,  1890,  to  July,  1891;  receiving-ship  "Ver 
mont,"  July,  1891,  to  April,  1894  ;  "  Marblehead,"  April  2,  1894,  to  Janu 
ary,  1897.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  April,  1896;  Branch  Hydrographic 
Office,  New  York,  Feb.  1,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Lebanon,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Herman  George  Dresel. — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Naval  Academy, 
September  22,  1876;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  2, 
1892  ;  special  duty  Smithsonian  Institute,  1883-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1888  to 
June,  1892;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  June,  1892,  to  1894;  U.  S.  S. 
"Raleigh,"  July,  1894;  Naval  Academy,  June,  1895-8.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  May,  1896 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Puritan,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Harry  Phelps. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  15,  1876,  to  June,  1880  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1880-2  ; 
Midshipman,  June  22,  1882  ;  Coast  Survey,  1882-4  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883.  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  "  Ranger,"  North  Pacific  Survey, 
1884-8;  Naval  Academy,  1888-91;  "Yantic,"  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1891-2.  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  19,  1892;  "  Bennington,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1892-4 ;  Naval  Academy,  1894-7;  Lieutenant,  May  10,  1896  ; 
"  Texas,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  February,  1897,  to  date. 


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Patrick  William  Hourigan. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval 
Academy,  June  24,  1876 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign,  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant,  (junior grade), 
June  30,  1892;  "Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5;  training-ship  "Con 
stellation,"  1886-9 ;  assistant  to  Light-House  Inspector,  1889,  to  March, 
1892;  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  March,  1892,  to  April,  1895;  Naval 
Academy,  April  10,  1895,  to  May,  1897.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  June  12, 
1896  ;  "Concord,"  May  22,  1897,  to  date. 

John  Baptiste  Bernadou.—  Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy, 
September  22,  1876;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  Julyl, 
1892;  special  duty,  Corea,  1883-5;  office  Naval  Intelligence,  December, 
1887,  to  February,  1891 ;  "  Newark,"  special  service,  February,  1891,  to 
May,  1893  ;  sick  leave,  May,  1893,  to  July,  1893  ;  "  Bennington,"  European 
Station,  July,  1893-4 ;  Torpedo  Station,  September,  1894-7.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  June,  1896  ;  commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Winslow,"  December,  1897, 
to  date. 

Homer  Clarke  Poundstone. — Appointed  from  West  Virginia.  Naval 
Academy,  September  24, 1874;  Midshipman,  June  22, 1882  ;  Ensign,  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade), 
July  1,  1892 ;  Asiatic  Station,  1883-9 ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Patterson," 
1890,  to  December,  1892  ;  special  duty  World's  Exposition,  December,  1892, 
to  August,  1893  ;  "New  York,"  S.  A.  Station,  August,  1893,  to  July,  1896  ; 
promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July  4,  1896  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  October  14, 
1896,  to  May,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Newark,"  May  1898,  to  date. 

Albert  Ammerman  Ackerman.  —  Appointed  from  New  Jersey. 
Naval  Academy,  June  24,  1876 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign 
(junior  grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  July  21,  1892 ;  special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institute,  1882-3  ;  Second 
Greely  Relief  Expedition,  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  1883  ;  Fish  Commission  steamer 
"Albatross."  1883-4;  Greely  Relief  Expedition,  U.  S.  relief  steamer 
"Alert,"  1884;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ranger,"  1884-7;  ordnance  duty  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  1887-90  ;  "Philadelphia,"  N.  A.  Station, 'July,  1890,  to 
June,  1893  ;  leave  of  absence,  June  to  August,  1893,  Bureau  of  Ordnance, 
August,  1893,  to  November,  1895  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Iron  Works, 
November,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Oregon,"  August,  1896,  to  date.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  October,  1896. 

Albert  Parker  Niblack. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Naval  Academy, 
September  22,  1876 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  August, 
24,  1892;  Pacific  Squadron,  1880-1 ;  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1882;  special 
duty,  Smithsonian  Institute,  1883 ;  survey  of  Alaska,  1884-8  ;  Ordnance 
Instruction,  Torpedo  Class  and  Smithsonian  Institute,  1888 ;  "  Chicago," 
Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-92  ;  sick  leave  and  waiting  orders,  to  March, 
1893  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Patterson,"  March,  1893,  to  November,  1893; 
temporary  duty,  Revision  of  Signal  Book,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  to  Febru 
ary,  1894;  U.  S.  S."  Dolphin,"  and  Flag-Lieutenant  North  Atlantic  Station, 
to  May,  1895 ;  Inspector  of  Naval  Militia,  September,  1896.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  September  5,  1896  ;  Naval  Attache  Berlin,  Rome  and  Vienna, 
1897-8  ;  "Topeka,"  since  April,  1898. 

William  Truxtun. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  June  24, 
1876;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883; 
Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  November  18,  1892; 

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210        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.   NAVY. 

Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  1883-5  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station, 
1886-9 ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  July,  1889,  to  December,  1890  ;  sick 
leave,  December,  1890,  for  one  month  ;  February,  1891,  ordered  to  Bureau 
of  Equipment  for  Compass  Instruction;  "Lancaster,"  Asiatic  Station,  March, 

1891,  to  June,  1894  ;  leave  of  absence,  June  30, 1894 ;  Assistant  to  Inspector 
Fifth  Light-House   District,  October  13,  1894.     Promoted   to  Lieutenant, 
September  5,  1896  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Bancroft,"  July  15,  1896,  to  date. 

Stokeley  Morgan. — Appointed  from  Arkansas.  Naval  Academy,  June 
24,  1876 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign,  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  December  4, 
1892;  "Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5;  Naval  Academy,  1886-9; 
"  Petrel,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1889-91 ;  "  Thetis,"  special  service,  March, 

1892,  to   July,   1893 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,   July,   1893-5  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"Texas,"  August,  1895  ;  "  Monocacy,"  July,  1896.     Promoted  to  Lieuten 
ant,  October,  1896;  U.  S  S.  "  Yorktown,"  July,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia," 
January,  1898,  to  date. 

Francis  Joy  Haeseler. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  22,  1876;  Midshipman,  June  22,1882;  Ensign,  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade), 
January  9,  1893;  "Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5;  Naval  Academy, 
1886-9;  "Boston,"  European  Station,  July,  1889,  to  September,  1892; 
Naval  Academy,  September,  1892,  to  June,  1895 ;  "  Amphitrite,"  June  24, 
1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  October  11,1896;  "Texas,"  July,  1897, 
to  date. 

Edward  Simpson. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  June  24, 
1876  ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883  ; 
Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  January  ^5,  1893; 
Lieutenant,  November  1,  1896.  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880-2  ; 
Coast  Survey  sloop  "Steadfast,"  1882-3;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Blake," 
1883-5;  "Despatch,"  special  service,  1885-7;  "Thetis,"  special  service, 
1887  to  January,  1890  ;  Office  Naval  Intelligence,  February,  1890,  to  June, 
1893  ;  "  Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1893,  to  September,  1895  ;  "  Con 
cord,"  Asiatic  Station,  September,  1895,  to  May,  1896 ;  Baltimore  Branch 
Hydrographic  Office,  June,  1896,  to  February,  1898 ;  Coast  Survey  steamer 
"  Endeavor,"  February  to  April,  1898  ;  "Brooklyn,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Carpenter  Pendleton  Muir. — Appointed  from  Kentucky. 
Naval  Academy,  June  24,  1876 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign 
(junior  grade),  March  3,  1883 ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  February  7,  1893  ;  "Essex,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5  ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1886-9;  «Yantic,"N.  A.  Station,  September,  1889,  to  July,  1890; 
Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  July,  1890,  to  December,  1892  ;  Bureau  of 
Equipment,  December,  1892,  to  September,  1893;  "  Linsley  Institute," 
Wheeling.  W.  Va.,  September,  1893,  to  August,  1895  ;  "  Marion,"  August, 
1,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  November  10,  1896  ;  "  Detroit,"  July, 
1897,  to  date. 

Edward  Faysson  Leiper. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval 
Academy,  June  25,  1875  ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
February  25,  1893;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Arago,"  1883-4;  "Dolphin," 
special  service,  1886-9 ;  special  duty  Electric  Lights,  December,  1889,  to 
June,  1893;  "Concord,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1893,  to  1895;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Monterey,"  January,  1895-6  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1896.  Promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  November,  1896 ;  ordered  to  Naval  Academy,  August,  1896-8 ; 
U.  S.  S.  "New  Orleans,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 


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Joseph  Hamilton  Rohrbacher. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania. 
Naval  Academy,  June  24, 1876  ;  Midshipman,  June  22, 1882  ;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
March  7,  1894  ;  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-5  ;  Inspector  of  Steel,  new 
cruisers,  1887-9 ;  "  Pensacola,"  special  service,  May,  1889,  to  July,  1890  ; 
Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  July,  1890,  to  June,  1892  ;  Inspector  of  Steel, 
Homestead,  Pa,  August,  1892,  to  September,  1894;  "  Machias,"  September 
18,  1894,  to  November,  1897.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  December  6, 1897  ; 
Inspector  of  Steel,  December  23,  1897,  to  date. 

William  Lowden  Sims. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Naval 
Academy,  June  24,  1876  ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1$£2 ;  Ensign  (junior 
grade),  March  3,  1883 ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884 ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade), 
May  9,  1893;  Lieutenant,  January  1,  1897;  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1880-2;  -Colorado,"  1882,  New  York  Navy  Yard  ;  "  Swatara,"  1883-85,  N. 
A.  Station ;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Station,  1885-7  ;  leave  of  absence,  Paris,  1888- 
9  ;  nautical  school  ship  "Saratoga,"  December,  1889,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Phila 
delphia,"  Pacific  Station,  June,  1893,  to  August,  1894  ;  «  Charleston,"  China 
Station,  August,  1894,  to  July,  1896  ;  "  Kichmond,"  League  Island,  Septem 
ber,  1896,  to  February,  1897  ;  naval  attache,  U.  S.  Embassies,  Paris  and 
St.  Petersburg,  March,  1897,  to  date. 

Miles  Carpenter  Gorgas. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy, 
September  18,  1875  ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883 ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May  15, 
1893  ;  coast  survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  1883-5  ;  "  Thetis,"  special  service,  1886 
to  January,  1890;  Midvale  Steel  Works,  March,  1890,  to  August,  1892; 
training-ship  "  Kichmond,"  August,  1892,  to  April,  1893  ;  "  Detroit,"  S.  A. 
Station,  April,  1893-95  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Philadelphia,"  January,  1895-6  ;  leave 
of  absence,  May,  1896;  Naval  Academy,  August,  1896.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant,  January,  1897 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

Louis  Sayre  Van  Duzer. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval 
Academy,  September  22,  1876 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign 
(junior  grade),  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  June  10,  1893;  on  leave,  1884;  Coast  Survey  schooner  "  Eagre," 
1888-9;  Hydrographic  Office,  August,  1889,  to  March,  1892;  "Mianto- 
nomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  March,  1892,  to  September,  1893;  "Yantic,"  S.  A. 
Station,  September,  1893,  to  March,  1895 ;  Officer  of  Naval  Intelligence, 
June  1  to  September,  1895,  Linsley  Institute,  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  September 
7,  1895,  to  June,  1897.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  January  5,  1897;  "Iowa," 
June  28,  1897,  to  date. 

Wilson  Wildman  Buchanan. — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  25,  1875 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882  ;  Ensign,  (junior  grade), 
March  3, 1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  27, 
1893  ;  "  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5  ;  "  Dolphin,"  special  service,  1888  to 
July,  1890;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  July,  1890,  to  October,  1892; 
Bureau  of  Equipment,  October,  1892,  to  February,  1895;  "Olympia,"  Feb 
ruary  5,  1895,  to  January,  1898.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  January  29, 1897  ; 
Bureau  of  Naval  Intelligence,  February,  1898,  to  dale. 

Augustus  Newkirk  Mayer. — Appointed  from  Iowa.  Naval  Academy, 
June  24,  1876 ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  27, 1893  ; 
"Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5;  Naval  Observatory,  1886-89  ;  "Pensa 
cola,"  special  service,  April,  1889,  to  July,  1890 ;  Coast  Survey  steamer 
"  Gedney,"  July,  1890,  to  December,  1892 ;  leave  of  absence,  December, 


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1892,  to  March,  1893;  Naval  Observatory,  March,  1893,  to  1894;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Cincinnati,"  June,  1894,  to  1897.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  June,  1897 ; 
Naval  Observatory,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

Frederic  Rowland  Brainard. — Appointed  from  Illinois.  Naval  Acad 
emy,  June  24,  1876  ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882;  Ensign,  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26, 1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  June  27, 
1893;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Drift,"  1883-5;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1886,  to  1889;  waiting  orders,  March,  1889,  to  July,  1890;  Inspector  of 
Steel,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  July,  1890,  to  December,  1892  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A. 
Station,  December,  1892,  to  1894;  school-ship  "Enterprise,"  June,  1894, 
to  1896;  U  S.  S.  "Brooklyn,"  December,  1896,  to  April,  1898;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Uncas,"  April,  1898,  to  date.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March,  1897. 

William  Edwin  Safford. — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Naval  Academy, 
September  22,  1876;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June,  26, 1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  4, 
1893  ;  special  duty  Smithsonian  Institute,  1883-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1888-90  ; 
World's  Columbian  Exposition,  December,  1890,  to  May,  1893;  "Alliance," 
Pacific  Station,  May,  1893,  to  August,  1893  ;  waiting  orders,  August,  1893  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Alert,"  April,  1894-7.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March,  1897; 
ordered  to  Naval  Academy,  June,  1897-8  ;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Saturn," 
to  date. 

William  John  Maxwell. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  June 
9, 1874  ;  Midshipman,  June  22, 1882  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3, 1883  ; 
Ensign.  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  4,  1893;  training- 
ship  "  Jamestown,"  1883-5  ;  waiting  orders,  1888,  to  April,  1889  ;  "  Galena," 
N.  A.  Station,  April,  1889,  to  May,  1890 ;  "  Dolphin,"  special  service,  July, 
1890,  to  March,  1891  ;  "Vesuvius,"  N.  A.  Station,  March,  1891,  to  July, 
1892  ;  Assistant  to  Inspector  5th  Light-House  District,  July,  1892,  to  1894  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Charlestown,"  July,  1894-5;  U.  S.  S.  "Newark,"  January, 
1895^6;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  July,  1896.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  April, 
1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Columbia,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Franklin  Swift. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Naval  Academy, 
June  9,  1874  ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  4,  1893; 
"  Brooklyn,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-5  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  1886- 
89  ;  "  Petrel,"  unassigned,  November,  1889,  to  August,  1891  ;  leave  of  ab 
sence,  August,  1891,  to  July,  1892;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Blake,"  July, 
1892,  to  June,  1894;  leave  of  absence,  June  13,  1894;  Coast  Survey  Office, 
September  13,  1894;  commanding  F.  C.  steamer  "Fish  Hawk,"  June  27? 
1895,  to  date,  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  29,  1897. 

John  Frazer  Luby. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval  Academy, 
June  25,  1875  ;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  July  22,  1893  ; 
training-ship  "  Jamestown,"  1883-5  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Bache,"  1888, 
to  October,  1891 ;  training-ship  "  Richmond,"  October,  1891,  to  June,  1892  ; 
Nautical  school-ship  "  Saratoga,"  June,  1892,  to  June,  1895  ;  "  Essex,"  June 
20,  1895.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May  16,  1897;  "Iowa,"  July,  1897; 
"  Detroit,"  January,  1898  ;  "  Newport,"  February,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yank- 
ton,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Lewis  Jacob  Clark. — Appointed  from  Alabama.  Naval  Academy, 
September  22,  1876;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882;  Ensign  (junior  grade), 
March  3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  Septem 
ber  15,  1893;  "Enterprise,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6  ;  "Ranger,"  N.  Pacific 


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Station,  1887-90  ;  training-ship  "  Richmond,"  October,  1890,  to  September, 
1891 ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler,"  September,  1891,  to  February,  1895  ; 
Naval  War  College  June  1,  1895,  to  November,  1895;  training-ship  "Con 
stellation,"  November  2,  1895,  to  June,  1897 ;  "  Detroit,"  June  8,  1897,  to 
date.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  June  4,  1897. 

Theodore  Gibbs  Dewey. — Appointed  from  South  Carolina.  Naval 
Academy,  June  25,1875;  Midshipman,  June  22,  1882;  Ensign,  (junior 
grade)  March  3,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884;  Lieutenant,  ( junior  grade), 
September  27,  1893;  Coast  Survey  sloop  " Steadfast,"  1883-6;  "Thetis," 
special  service,  1887-9  ;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  December,  1#89,  to 
December,  1891  ;  "Chicago,"  S.  A.  Station,  December^! 891,  to  1894  ;  U.  S. 
S.  "Bennington,"  July,  1894;  leave  of  absence,  December,  1894;  Library 
of  War  Records,  March,  1895-96;  U.  S.  S.  "Massachusetts,"  June,  1896 
(commissioned  Lieutenant,  June  1897),  to  date. 

Hugh  Rodman. — Appointed  from  Kentucky.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  18,  1875;  Midshipman,  June  22, 1882  ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3, 1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26.  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  October  1, 1893  ; 
"  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-5;  "Essex,"  1886-9;  Hydrographic 
Office,  July,  1889,  to  October,  1890 ;  Naval  Observatory,  October,  1890,  to 
November,  1891  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Patterson,"  April,  1891,  to  Novem 
ber,  1895 ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  December  20, 1895,  to  April,  1897 ;  "  Raleigh," 
April  29,  1897,  to  date.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  June,  1897. 

John  Adrian  Hoogewerff. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy, 
June  27,  1877 ;  Naval  Cadet,  August  5,  1882 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  July 
1,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  ( junior  grade),  November  5, 
1893;  Naval  Observatory,  1883-5  ;  "Brooklyn/'  1885-9;  Naval  Observa 
tory,  June,  1889,  to  July,  1892 ;  "Charleston,"  Special  Service  Squadron, 
July,  1892-5;  U.  S.  S.  "Philadelphia,"  January,  1895  ;  leave  of  absence, 
June,  1895  ;  Naval  Academy,  July,  1895-7.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July, 
1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Cincinnati,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Edward  Everett  Capehart. — Appointed  from  16th  District,  Ohio. 
Naval  Academy,  June  22,  1877  ;  Naval  Cadet,  August  5,  1882  ;  Ensign 
(junior  grade),  July  1,  1883;  Ensign,  June  26,  1881;  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  December  26,  1893 ;  u  Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881-3  ;  pres 
ent  at  bombardment  of  Alexandria  and  landed  with  American  troops,  July, 
1882  ;  "Galena,"  N.  A.  Station,  1883-6  ;  ashore  at  Aspinwall  during  fight 
and  burning  of  that  city,  April,  1885  ;  Naval  Academy,  1886-90  ;  u  Enter 
prise,"  "  Atlanta''  and  Chicago,"  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  June,  1893  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  June,  1893,  to  date  ;  monitor  "  Terror,"  April  15,  1898,  to 
July  15,  1898;  then  transferred  to  flag-ship  "New  York,"  present  duty. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (senior  grade),  August  18,  1892. 

Henry  B.  Wilson. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
September,  1876.  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882.  Ensign,  June,  1884.  Lieu 
tenant  (junior  grade),  February,  1894;  leave  of  absence,  October,  1893; 
Naval  War  College,  March,  1894,  to  May,  1896 ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"Michigan,"  May,  1896,  to  September,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Bancroft,"  Septem 
ber,  1896,  to  date.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  September,  1897. 

George  P.  Blow. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Cadet,  1876.  Naval 
Cadet,  August,  1882.  Ensign,  June,  1884 ;  charge  Branch  Hydrographic 
Office,  Chicago,  May,  1893.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  Feb 
ruary,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Texas,"  December,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Katahdin  ;  "  U.  S. 
S.  "  Maine,"  to  February,  1898  ;  commanding  "  Potomac  "  to  date. 


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Spencer  Shepard  Wood. — Born  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  on  August 
7,  1861,  but  his  parents  soon  removed  to  New  York  City,  where  he  spent  the 
first  eleven  years  of  his  life  ;  then  he  accompanied  his  grandparents  to  Flush 
ing,  N.  Y.,  where  he  attended  school  at  the  Flushing  Institute.  In  June, 
1877,  he  applied  to  enter  a  competitive  examination  for  appointment  to  West 
Point,  but  was  informed  that  he  was  too  young ;  the  following  year,  however, 
he  was  admitted  to  a  competitive  examination  and  was  the  successful  candi 
date  for  appointment  to  the  vacancy  from  the  First  Congressional  District  of 
New  York  at  the  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  Md. ;  Hon.  J.  "W.  Covert 
gave  him  the  appointment,  and  he  successfully  passed  the  entrance  examina 
tion  and  became  a  Cadet  Midshipman  in  June,  1878.  He  was  graduated  No. 
3  in  his  class  after  the  course  of  four  years  at  the  Naval  Academy,  and  went 
directly  from  the  Academy  to  the  "  Vandalia,"  then  lying  at  Hampton  Roads, 
Va. ;  serving  on  board  this  vessel  for  about  a  year,  he  was  then  transferred  to 
the  "Tennessee,"  for  duty  as  an  Aide  on  the  staff  of  Rear- Admiral  G.  H. 
Cooper,  U.  S.  N. ;  while  on  this  duty  he  accompanied  the  Admiral  to  Caracas, 
Venezuela,  on  the  occasion  of  the  unveiling  of  the  statute  of  General  Wash 
ington,  in  one  of  the  plazas  of  that  city.  In  May,  1884,  Cadet  Wood  passed 
his  examination  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  for  final  graduation,  remaining  No.  2  in 
his  class,  and  in  July  of  that  year  he  received  his  commission  as  an  Ensign, 
and  was  ordered  to  duty  at  the  Naval  Experimental  Battery  at  Annapolis, 
Md.,  in  connection  with  the  development  of  the  new  guns  and  powders  for 
the  Navy.  In  May  of  the  following  year,  he  reported  on  board  of  the  "  Iro- 
quois,"  at  Panama,  United  States  of  Colombia,  and  cruised  on  the  west  coast 
of  South  America  until  the  fall  of  1887,  when  the  "Iroquois"  proceeded  to 
San  Francisco,  Cal ,  and  was  put  out  of  commission,  early  in  1888.  Ensign 
Wood  then  joined  the  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Patterson,"  and  performed 
survey  work  in  Southeastern  Alaska  until  October,  1888  ;  during  this  season 
he  took  part  in  the  survey  of  the  Portland  Canal.  In  November,  1888,  he 
was  one  of  a  party  of  four  officers  ordered  to  Mexico  and  Central  America 
for  astronomical  observations  for  the  determination  of  the  longitudes  of  Coat- 
zacoalcoa,  Salina  Cruz,  La  Libertad  and  San  Juan  Del  Sur.  These  observa 
tions  being  completed,  the  party  returned  to  Washington  for  the  computation 
of  the  data  obtained.  In  September,  1889,  Ensign  Wood  applied  for  sea 
duty,  and  was  ordered  to  the  Asiatic  Squadron ;  there  he  served  on  the 
"  Omaha,"  "  Monocacy,"  and  on  the  "Palos,"  as  Executive  Officer  and  Navi 
gator,  spending  one  winter  at  Tientzin,  China,  when  he  had  opporturity  to 
visit  Pekin  and  the  Great  Wall  of  China.  The  last  year  of  his  cruise  he 
served  on  the  staff  of  Rear- Admiral  G.  E.  Belknap,  U.  S.  N.,  as  Flag  Lieu 
tenant,  and  accompanied  the  Admiral  home,  early  in  1892.  For  about  two 
months  Ensign  Wood  awaited  orders  at  his  home  in  Flushing,  N.  Y  .  and 
then  reported  for  duty  in  the  office  of  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 
In  March,  1893,  he  was  appointed  Naval  Aide  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy, 
and  performed  this  duty  for  over  a  year.  During  this  period  he  had  charge 
of  many  of  the  details  connected  with  the  invited  guests  at  the  Naval  Review 
in  New  York,  accompanying  the  Secretary  on  the  "  Dolphin  "  to  the  Naval 
Review,  and  was  the  officer  designated  to  meet  the  President  at  Jersey  City 
to  accompany  him  to  his  hotel,  and  the  following  day  to  accompany  him  to 
and  from  the  "  Dolphin  "  for  the  Review.  At  Ensign  Wood's  request  he  was 
relieved  from  duty  as  Naval  Aide  to  permit  him  to  accompany  Admiral 
Walker,  U.  S  N.,  as  his  Flag  Secretary  to  Honolulu  when  he  took  command 
of  the  Pacific  Station  in  the  spring  of  1894.  In  April  of  this  year  he 
received  his  commission  as  a  Lieutenant  (junior  grade).  He  served  on  board 


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the  "Philadelphia"  in  Honolulu,  was  present  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Con 
stitutional  Convention,  and  on  July  4,  1894,  was  present  when  that  Constitu 
tion  was  proclaimed  to  be  the  law  of  the  land.  Lieutenant  Wood  returned 
to  the  United  States  with  Admiral  Walker,  in  September,  1894,  and  was  then 
ordered  as  Flag  Secretary  to  Rear-Admiral  R.  W.  Meade,  U.  S.  N.  He 
served  on  board  the  "  New  York,"  with  Admiral  Meade  until  the  Admiral 
retired  from  active  service,  when  he  joined  the  "  Vermont "  at  the  New  York 
Navy  Yard.  In  June  of  this  year  he  married  Miss  Mary  Margaretta  Fryer, 
of  New  York.  In  September,  he  took  the  course  in  Torpedo  Instruction  at 
the  Torpedo  Station  at  Newport,  and  in  October  was  ordered  to  Bristol,  R.  I., 
as  Assistant  Inspector  of  Torpedo  Boats,  Nos.  6  and  7^  the  ''Porter"  and 
"  Dupont ")  to  be  built  by  the  Herreshoff  Manufacturing  Company  at  that 
place.  He  was  present  during  the  entire  construction  of  these  boats  and  on 
all  of  their  trials.  Upon  the  detachment  of  Commander  Converse,  U.  S.  N., 
the  General  Inspector,  from  the  duty  in  charge  of  the  Torpedo  Station,  Lieu 
tenant  Wood  remained  in  charge  of  the  work  on  No.  7,  and  in  September, 
1897,  was  ordered  to  assume  command  of  the  "  Dupont "  at  Newport,  R.  I. 
In  this  month  he  received  his  commission  as  a,  Lieutenant.  Since  taking 
command  of  the  "  Dupont,"  this  boat  has  visited  most  of  the  ports  from 
Newport  to  Mobile,  where  she  is  now  lying  (March,  1898). 

Guy  W.  Brown. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Cadet  Midshipman,  June, 
1875;  Midshipman,  June,  1882;  Ensign,  June,  1884;  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  April,  1894  ;  August,  1892,  U.  S.  S.  "  Monocacy,"  U.  S.  S.  "Petrel," 
to  May,  1895 ;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1895  ;  June,  1896,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Philadelphia,"  Coast  Survey  steamer,  "  Patterson,"  to  date.  Promoted 
Lieutenant,  September,  1897. 

William  B.  Fletcher.— Appointed  from  Vermont.  Cadet,  1877; 
Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882 ;  Ensign,  July,  1884;  school-ship  "Saratoga," 
May,  1893-5.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  May,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Alliance,"  U.  S.  S.  Vicksburg,"  August,  1895-8.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
October,  1897  ;  U.  S  S.  "  Massachusetts,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Marbury  Johnston. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
June,  1878  ;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882  ;  Ensign,  July,  1884  ;  Lieutenant, 
(junior  grade),  June,  1894 ;  April,  1892,  U.  S.  S.  "Concord,"  to  June, 
1895;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1895  ;  Naval  War  College,  November,  1895,  to 
August,  1897;  "San  Francisco,"  August,  1897,  to  date.  Lieutenant,  De 
cember,  1897. 

William  B.  Whittelsey. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Cadet  Mid 
shipman,  June,  1878 ;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882 ;  Ensign,  July,  1884 ; 
Office  Naval  Intelligence,  October,  1893-4.  Commissioned  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  June,  1894 ;  training-ship  "  Essex,"  December,  1894-7 ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Puritan,"  January,  1897;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Bridgeport, 
Dec.,  1897,  to  date  (June,  1898).  Commissioned  Lieutenant,  Dec.,  1897. 

Joseph  L.  Jayne. — Appointed  from  Mississippi.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
June,  1878  ;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882 ;  Ensign,  July,  1884  ;  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  1894;  Bureau  of  Equipment,  September,  1893,  to  October, 
1895  ;  U.  S.  S  "  Lancaster,"  October,  1895,  to  November,  1896  ;  sick  leave, 
November,  1896;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  June,  1897;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  September,  1897,  to  February,  1898 ;  commanding  U.  S.  tor 
pedo-boat  "  Rogers,"  February,  1895,  to  date.  Lieutenant,  December,  1897. 
James  G.  Doyle  — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
June,  1877;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882;  Ensign,  July,  1884;  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  July,  1894  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Patterson,"  July,  1891, 


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to  June,  1894 ;  Cramp's  Shipyard,  June,  1894,  to  December,  1896  ;  U.  S  S. 
"  Brooklyn,"  December,  1896,  to  date.  Lieutenant,  April,  1898. 

John  J.  Blandin. — Appointed  from  Alabama.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
June,  1877  ;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882  ;  Ensign,  July,  1884  ;  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  July,  1894  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Endeavor,"  October, 
1893,  to  June,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Maine,"  June,  1897,  to  February  15,  1898  ; 
charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Baltimore,  April,  1898,  to  date.  Lieu 
tenant,  May,  1898 

Albert  L/Key — Appointed  from  Tennessee.  Cadet  Midshipman,  June, 
1877;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882  ;  Ensign,  July,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior 
grade),  August,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  February,  1892,  to  July, 
1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Dolphin,"  July,  1894,  to  August,  1897  ;  Naval  Academy, 
August,  1897,  to  May,  1898.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Yale,"  May,  1898. 

William  L.  Howard. — Appointed  from  Connecticut.  Cadet  Midship 
man,  September,  1877;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882;  Emign,  July,  1884 ; 
Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  September,  1894;  Inspector  of  Steel,  Pittsburg, 
July,  1893,  to  November,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Boston,"  November,  1895,  to  date. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

Wiley  R.  M  Field. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
June,  1878;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882;  Ensign,  July,  1884;  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  September,  1894;  Office  of  Judge-Advocate  General,  May, 
1893;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  June,  1894,  to  April,  1895;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Amphitrite  "  and  U.  S.  S.  "Montgomery,"  April,  1895,  to  date.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

Edwin  A.  Anderson. — Appointed  from  North  Carolina.  Cadet  Mid 
shipman,  June,  1878;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882;  Ensign,  July,  1884; 
Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  September,  1894;  leave  of  absence,  October, 
1893;  Naval  War  College,  June,  1894;  charge  Branch  Hydrographic 
Office,  New  Orleans,  February,  1894,  to  May,  1895 ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"  Michigan,"  May,  1895,  to  November,  1895  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  Novem 
ber,  1895,  to  April,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Columbia,"  U.  S.  S.  "  Marblehead," 
April,  1896,  to  date ;  Lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

John  M.  Poyer. — Appointed  from  Wisconsin.  Cadet,  October,  1879; 
Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882;  Ensign,  February,  1884;  promoted  to  Lieuten 
ant,  (junior  grade),  December,  1894  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  January, 
1892-94 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Montgomery,"  August,  1894-97  ;  Naval  War  College, 
June,  1897;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  September,  1897-98;  May,  1898 ; 
U.  S.  S.  "St.  Paul,"  to  date;  Lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

Charles  P.  Eaton. — Appointed  from  Maryland.  Cadet,  October,  1879  ; 
Naval  Cadet  August,  1882 ;  Ensign,  February,  1884 ;  promoted  to  Lieuten 
ant  (junior  grade),  December,  1894;  C.  S.  S.  "  Hassler,"  June,  1891-94; 
leave  of  absence,  December,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  May,  1895,  to 
date  ;  Lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

John  M.  Ellicott. — Appointed  from  Maryland.  Cadet,  June,  1879  ; 
Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882 ;  Ensign,  July,  1884.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  February,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  July,  1891,  and 
U.  S.  S.  "Chicago,"  to  1894;  Naval  Academy,  September,  1894;  Naval 
War  College,  June,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Marion,"  October,  1896 ;  U.  S.  S. 
"Baltimore,"  January,  1898,  to  date.  lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

Harry  George. — Appointed  from  Michigan.  Cadet,  September,  1879; 
Naval  Cadet,  August,  1 882  ;  Ensign,  July,  1884.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade),  March,  1895  ;  Assistant  Inspector,  Electric-Lighting,  Cramps', 


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March,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  February,  1894-5  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Mon 
terey,"  March,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Thetis,"  U.  S.  S.  "Adams,"  to  1898  ;  April, 
1898,  Naval  Academy,  to  date.  Lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

Frederic  L.  Chapin. — Appointed  from  Illinois.  Cadet,  September, 
1879 ;  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882  ;  Ensign,  July,  1884.  Promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant  (junior  grade),  March,  1895  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  April,  1893-5  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Indiana,"  November,  1895,  to  April,  1898;  May,  1898,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Lancaster,"  to  date.  Lieutenant,  May,  1898. 

LIEUTENANTS  ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

Retired  under  Act  of  August  3,  1861. 

Arthur  Henry  Fletcher. — Born  in  England.  Appointed  an  Acting 
Midshipman  at  Naval  Academy,  November  28,  1861 ;  graduated,  1865 ; 
"  Rhode  Island,"  flagship,  West  India  Squadron,  1865-6.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  December  1,  1866;  "Iroquois"  (third-rate),  Asiatic  Station,  1867- 
70.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  12,  1868.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
March  26,  1869 ;  "  Idaho,"  store  ship,  Asiatic  Fleet,  1871 ;  ordnance  duty, 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1872  ;  commanding  receiving-ship  "  Relief,"  1873  ; 
"Intrepid"  (fourth-rate),  1874;  "Kansas"  (third-rate),  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1875;  Asiatic  Station,  1876;  "Huron"  (third-rate),  1876-7;  under 
suspension,  1878-9  ;  waiting  orders,  1880.  Retired,  October  11,  1881. 

John  C.  Soley. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  to  Naval  Acad 
emy,  September  20,  1862,  and  graduated  in  1866  ;  N.  A.  Station,  1867. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868  ;  ordnance  duty,  Boston,  1868;  "  Nipsic" 
(fourth-rate),  N.  A  Station,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Master,  March  26, 1869 ; 
"Severn"  flag-ship,  North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  Naval  Academy,  1871-2  ;  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship, 
European  Squadron,  1873, and  "Franklin,"  flag-ship,  same  squadron,  1874-6; 
"  Marion,"  European  Fleet,  1877  ;  Naval  Academy,  1875-80  ;  training-ship 
"  Saratoga,"  1880-2.  Retired,  February  24,  1885. 

Jerome  E.  Morse.  —  Appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Midshipman, 
October  11,  1862;  Ensign,  March  12,  1868;  Master,  March  26,  1869; 
Lieutenant,  March  21,  1871  Retired  July  22,  1874. 

H.  R.  Tyler. — Appointed  from  Vermont.  N.  A.,  July,  1866;  Ensign, 
July,  1871  ;  Master,  September,  1874  ;  Lieutenant,  March,  1881  ;  "Nipsic," 
N.  A.  Station,  1870-3;  "  Monongahela,"  S.  A.  Station,  1873-6;  receiving- 
ship  "Wabash,"  1876-7  ;  "  Swatara,"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-8  ;  receiving-ship 
"  Wabash,"  1878-9  ;  "  Swatara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-83  ;  Torpedo  Station, 
1883  :  receiving-ship"  Wabash,"  1883-6;  "  Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station,  1886-9  ; 
"Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1889-90;  R.  S.  "Independence,"  July,  1893-5  ; 
waiting  orders,  December,  1895.  Retired,  April,  1896. 

H.  P.  Mclntosh. — Appointed  from  Indiana,  June,  1867.  Midshipman, 
June,  1871;  Ensign,  July,  1872;  "California"  and  " Mohican,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1871-2  ;  "  Lackawanna  "  and  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1872-4 ; 
Master,  June,  1875 ;  "  Monocacy "  and  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1875-8;  Hydrographic  Office,  Washington,  1878-9;  "  Shenandoah,"  South 
Atlantic,  Flag-Lieutenant  on  staff  of  Rear- Admiral  Andrew  Bryson,  1879- 
82.  Lieutenant,  October,  1882  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  Washington,  1882-5  ; 
"Pensacola,"  Europe,  1885-8;  charge  of  Branch  Hydrographic  Office, 
San  Francisco,  1888,  to  April  25,  1891  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Marion,"  Behring  Sea 
and  Asiatic  Squadrons,  April  27,  1891,  to  December  4, 1891 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Alii- 


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ance,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  as  Executive  Officer  and  Navigator,  December  4, 
1891,  to  April  4,  1892 ;  special  service,  Wagasaki,  Japan,  May  26,  1892,  to 
July  20,  1892;  retired,  June  30, 1892,  on  account  of  color  blindness. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  incident  of  service. 

Henry  R.  "Baker. — Acting  Ensign,  August  11,  1862;  Acting  Master, 
July  6,  1864 ;  transferred  to  regular  service,  and  retired  as  Lieutenant,  De 
cember  6,  1876. 

William  Watts. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
April  10,  1862;  graduated,  1866;  "Iroquois,"  Asiatic  Station,  1866-9. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868  ;  practice-ship  "  Macedonian,"  1869.  Pro 
moted  to  Master,  March  26, 1869 ;  "  Congress  "  (second  rate),  North  Atlantic 
Fleet,  1870-1.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  torpedo 
service,  1872-3 ;  "  Brooklyn,"  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic  Fleet,  1874-5 ; 
"  Monongahela,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1876 ;  ordnance  duty,  New  York 
Navy  Yard,  1877-8  ;  "  Alert,"  1879-80.  Retired,  January,  31,  1883. 

William  McC.  Little  — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
March  11,  1863;  graduated,  1866;  North  Atlantic  Station,  1867.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  April,  1868;  "Franklin,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  1868-71. 
Promoted  to  Master,  March  26,  1869.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  March 
21,  1870;  leave  in  Europe,  1876;  torpedo  duty,  1873;  "  Swatara,"  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1874-7  ;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1878  ; 
"Minnesota,"  1878-80;  "  New  Hampshire,"  1881 ;  "Adams,"  1882;  "Min 
nesota,"  1883.  Retired,  May  16,  1884. 

Charles  H.  Judd. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  23,  1863;  graduated,  1866;  "Ossipee,"  North  Pacific  Fleet, 
1867-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  April,  1868  ;  and  to  Master,  March  26,  1869  ; 
"Miantonomah,"  special  service,  Europe,  1869-70.  Commissioned  as  Lieu- 
tenan*,  March  21,  1870;  "Michigan"  (fourth- rate),  1871;  "Nipsic,"  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1872;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  1873-4;  "Plymouth," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1875-8;  Hydrographic  Office,  1875-81;  "Alaska," 
1881-3;  torpedo  station,  1883 ;  "Galena,"  1883-5.  Retired,  December  18, 
1885. 

Douglas  Roben. — Born  May  4,  1847,  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio; 
entered  Naval  Academy  as  Midshipman,  September  23,  1862  ;  distinguished 
for  proficiency  in  mathematical  studies;  was  graduated,  June  12,  1866; 
ordered  to  the  "  Ossipee,"  October,  1866,  then  at  Philadelphia;  made  a  two 
years'  cruise  in  the  Pacific  via  Strait  of  Magellan.  Was  commissioned  as 
Ensign,  in  March,  1868  ;  served  a  short  time  on  the  "  Cyane,"  while  in  the 
Pacific.  Commissioned  as  Master,  March  26,  1869  ;  in  1869  was  assigned  to 
the  "  Supply,"  at  Boston,  as  Navigator,  being  then  only  twenty-two  years  of 
age ;  made  a  cruise  to  the  Mediterranean  in  that  vessel  on  the  occasion  of 
establishing  the  present  naval  store-house  at  Villafranche ;  on  return  to  the 
United  States,  was  ordered  to  join  the  "  Severn,"  but  a  serious  difficulty 
having  developed  itself  in  his  eyes,  as  a  result  of  exposure  on  duty,  requested 
duty  on  shore ;  was  ordered  to  Naval  Station,  Mound  City,  Ills.,  as  Execu 
tive  Officer ;  ordered  in  1871  to  the  "  Shawmut,"  going  to  South  Atlantic ; 
while  in  West  Indies,  the  trouble  in  his  eyes  became  aggravated  and  he  was 
granted  sick  leave  ;  in  November,  1872,  was  placed  on  retired  list  for  disa 
bility  incurred  in  the  line  of  duty. 

Frank  Turnbull. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  from 
New  Mexico;  Naval  Academy,  September  20,  1861-  Commissioned  as 
Ensign,  1866;  Master,  1869;  Naval  Observatory,  1869-70;  Lieutenant, 


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June  21,  1870;  "  Brooklyn,"  European  Station,  1870-2;  leave  of  absence 
in  Europe,  1876-7;  retired  July  10,  1877. 

Richard  Mason  Lisle. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  the  Naval 
Academy,  September  25,  1862  ;  graduated,  1866;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1866  ;  "  Rhode  Island,"  N.  A.  Station,  1866  ;  "  Susquehanna,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1866-7  ;  "  Guerriere,"  flag-ship,  S.  A.  Squadron,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  En 
sign,  April,  1868;  "Wasp,"  S.  A.  Station,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Master, 
March  26,  1869  ;  "  Terror  "  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1869-70.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1870;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1871  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  1871-2  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-3  ;  "  Hart 
ford,"  flag-ship,  Asiatic  Station,  1*73-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1876  ; 
"  Alliance,"  European  Station,  1877-9  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1880-3  ; 
Retired,  January  24,  1883. 

Charles  P.  Shaw. — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  25,  1863;  graduated,  1867;  "Franklin,"  flagship,  European  Fleet, 
1867-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  "Portsmouth,"  S.  A.  Fleet,  1869-71. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "  Pensa- 
cola,"  flagship,  South  Pacific  Station,  1873-6  ;  "Hartford,"  flagship,  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1876-8  ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1879-80.  Retired,  June  4, 
1883. 

John  Thomas  Sullivan. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  October,  1862;  graduated,  1867;  "  Quinnebaug,"  July,  1867,  to  Sep 
tember,  1868  ;  flagship,  "  Guerriere,"  S.  A.  Station,  September,  1868,  to  May, 
1869.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December  18,  1868 ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  May, 
1869,  to  July,  1870.  Promoted  Master,  March  21,  1870;  receiving-ship 
"Vermont,"  August  and  September,  1870;  duty  on  staff  of  Admiral  S.  H. 
Stringham,  October  to  November,  1870;  "Guard,"  Darien  Expedition,  No 
vember,  1870,  to  July,  1871.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1871  ; 
"  Wyoming,"  West  Indies,  October,  1871,  to  October,  1872  ;  duty  on  Darien 
Expedition,  December,  1872,  to  May,  1873;  flagship  "Frolic,"  August, 
1873,  to  January,  1874  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  January  10,  1874,  to  February  22, 
1874 ;  February  22,  1874,  ordered  to  escort  a  commission  of  civil  engineers 
over  the  Napipi  Inter-oceanic  Canal  route ;  "  Roanoke,"  May,  1874,  to  De 
cember,  1874  ;  Darien  Expedition,  December,  1874,  to  May,  1875 ;  ordnance 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July,  1875,  to  September,  1876  ;  "  Essex,"  West 
Indies,  September,  1876,  to  April,  1877;  ordered  home  from  "Essex"  and 
placed  on  sick  leave ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Navigation,  December,  1879, 
to  November,  1882 ;  commanding  Coast  Survey  steamer,  "  Endeavor," 
November,  1882,  to  April,  1884  ;  sick  leave,  July,  1884,  to  December,  1884 ; 
"Minnesota,"  December,  1884,  to  October,  1885;  "Brooklyn,"  October, 
1885 ;  sick  leave,  November,  1885,  to  April,  1886.  Retired  May  12,  1886. 

John  William  Hagenman.— Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  21, 1863  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "  Susquehanna,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1867-8.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868  ;  "  Portsmouth,"  South  Atlantic 
Fleet,  1869-71.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant, 
1871  ;  Coast  Survey,  1872-5  ;  "Marion,"  European  Fleet,  1876-8  ;  "  Marion," 
1878;  ordnance  duty,  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1879-80;  nautical 
school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1880-3;  "Marion,"  1885-8.  Retired,  May  3, 
1889. 

Edwin  Samuel  Jacob. — Born  in  Virginia.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
October  14,  1862  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1867-70.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  1868 ;  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  Coast 
Survey,  1871-4  ;  "  Powhatan,"  special  service,  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875 


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-7;  Hydrographic  Office,   1877-8;    "Marion,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1879-82;  Hydrographic  Office,  1883-4.     Retired,  January  7,  1885. 

William  Little. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  September 
29,  1863  ;  graduated,  1867  ;  "  Minnesota,"  special  cruise,  1867-8.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  1868 ;  "  Dictator,"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1869-70. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871 ;  "  Narragan- 
sett,"  special  survey  on  Pacific,  1871-3  ;  receiving-ship  "Potomac,"  1873-4  ; 
"Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1875-8  ;  "  Minnesota,"  1878-80  ;  "  Yantic,"  1880  ; 
"  Miautonomah,"  1882;  "  Wachusett,"  1885;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont," 
1886-7  ;  torpedo  station,  1887  ;  receiving-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  1887  ; 
"  Richmond,"  1888-9.  Retired,  June  26,  1889. 

Frederick  William  Greenleaf. — Born  in  Maine.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  29,  1863;  graduated,  1867  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1867-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1868 ;  and  to  Master,  1870 ;  Darien 
Expedition,  1870-2.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1871  ;  "Monocacy,"  Asi 
atic  Squadron,  1873-7;  "Wyoming,"  1878-81  ;  "Michigan,"  1881-3.  Re 
tired,  April  30,  1884. 

James  M.  Grimes. — Born  in  Cadiz,  Ohio,  November  21,  1847.  En 
tered  U.  S.  Naval  Academy.  July  23,  1863 ;  graduated,  June,  1867  ;  joined 
U.  S.  frigate  "Minnesota,"  July,  1867,  on  special  cruise;  detached  from 
<l  Minnesota,"  at  Aspinwall,  January,  1868,  to  join  the  Pacific  Squadron  ; 
went  by  rail  to  Panama ;  passenger  on  "  Wateree "  to  Callao,  Peru,  where 
joined  the  sloop-of-war  "  Dakota  ;  "  served  on  the  Pacific  Station  till  Febru 
ary,  1871,  on  the  "  Dakota  "  and  "Resaca;"  made  the  cruise  of  the  South 
Pacific  Islands  on  the  latter  in  1869-70.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  December, 
1868;  to  Master,  March,  1870;  ordered  to  Torpedo  School,  June,  1871; 
attended  a  course  of  lectures  at  the  school.  Commissioned  Lieutenant, 
December,  1871;  ordered  to  frigate  "Powhatan,"  February,  1872,  home 
station  ;  detached  and  ordered  to  monitor  "  Saugus,"  Gulf  Station,  Decem 
ber,  1873  ;  detached  from  her  at  Pensacola,  when  vessel  was  laid  up,  July, 
1874;  ordered  to  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  September,  1874;  engaged 
in  surveying  and  deep-sea  soundings  off  the  passes  of  the  Mississippi,  and 
deep-sea  soundings  from  mouth  of  Rio  Grande  to  Dry  Tortugas,  Gulf  of 
Mexico,  winter  of  1874-5;  July,  1875,  ordered  to  command  the  Coast 
Survey  steamer  "  Fathomer  ;  "  engaged  in  surveying  portions  of  the  Dela 
ware  River,  summer  season,  1875,  and  in  Core  Sound,  North  Carolina,  the 
winter  season,  1875-6;  detached  from  command  of  "  Fathomer,"  August, 
1876;  joined  the  "Ranger,"  November,  1876,  while  fitting  out  at  Philadel 
phia  for  China ;  went  to  China  via  Suez  Canal  and  Red  Sea ;  detached  from 
China  Station,  November,  1878;  ordered  to  New  York  Navy  Yard,  June, 
1879;  detached  and  joined  "Powhatan,"  Home  Station,  September,  1880; 
cruised  on  "  Powhatan,"  thirty-one  months,  that  commission  being  detached, 
October,  1883.  Retired,  May  22,  1886. 

Hobart  L.  Tremain. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  30,  1864  ;  graduated,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  1869;  "Terror"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Fleet,  1869-70.  Promoted  to 
Master,  1870.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  1872  ;  "  Hartford."  flag-ship, 
Asiatic  Station,  1873-5;  "Minnesota"  (training-ship),  1875-8;  "  Ticon- 
deroga,"  special  service,  1878-81  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1881-4  ;  training- 
ship  "  Jamestown,"  1884  ;  training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1884-7  ;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1887-90 ;  retired  May  19,  1891. 

Ambrose  Barkley  Wyckoff. — Entered  Naval  Academy  from  Illinois, 
September  29,  1864  ;  detached,  graduated,  June  20,1868;  "Portsmouth" 


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and  "  Guerriere,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Ensign, 
April  19,  1869  ;  "  Nantasket,"  West  Indies,  1870.  Promoted  to  Master,  July 
12,1870;  sick-leave,  1871;  "Brooklyn,"  "Wyoming"  and  aWachusett," 
West  Indies,  1872-4.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  October  25,  1872  ;  "  Ports 
mouth,"  Pacific  Station,  1875-6 ;  Coast  Survey,  1877-9 ;  surveyed  waters 
of  Puget  Sound;  Torpedo  School,  1880;  "Swatara,"  "  Ashuelot,"  "  Rich 
mond  "  and  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4;  when  the  "Ashuelot " 
was  sunk  on  a  dark  and  foggy  night,  in  1883,  he  voluntarily  left  his  own 
boat  and  took  all  the  sick  and  servants  into  a  drifting  steam-cutter  without 
any  boiler  or  compass,  and  saved  thirty  men  in  a  boat  in  which  only  twelve 
were  stationed  at  "abandon  ship."  The  fog  lifting  for  a  few  minutes  the 
next  day,  the  helpless  boat  was  rescued  when  almost  in  the  heavy  breakers 
on  a  reef,  where  all  would  have  been  lost.  In  charge  of  the  branch  Hydro- 
graphic  Office  at  Philadelphia,  1885-6  ;  was  made  a  member  of  the  American 
Philosophical  Society  and  honorary  member  of  the  Franklin  Institute,  for  ser 
vices  in  connection  with  the  Electrical  Exhibition  at  Philadelphia  ;  "Lancas 
ter,"  "  Alliance  "  and  "  Tallapoosa,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1887-8  ;  Bureau 
of  Yards  and  Docks,  Navy  Department,  1889.  Under  the  law  of  March  2, 
1891,  he  was  ordered  by  the  Honorable  Secretary  of  the  Navy  to  proceed  to 
Puget  h?ound  and  select  and  purchase  the  lands  for  the  Puget  Sound  Naval 
Station  and  locate  the  dry-dock  authorized  ;  having  performed  this  respon 
sible  duty  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Honorable  Secretary,  he  was  ordered 
September  15,  1891,  as  the  first  Commandant  of  the  new  station  ;  in  Feb 
ruary,  1893,  he  was  sent  before  the  Retiring  Board,  on  account  of  rheuma 
tism,  caused  by  arduous  duties  and  exposure,  a  six  months'  sick  leave  was 
given  him,  but  his  promotion  falling  due,  he  was  ordered  up  for  examina 
tion,  and  July  3,  1893,  was  honorably  placed  on  the  retired  list  of  the  Navy 
for  disease  incurred  in  the  line  of  duty. 

Nathan  Hale  Barnes. — Born  in  Windham  County,  Conn.,  August  12, 
1846.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  July  27,  1863,  from  Illinois ;  on 
sick-leave,  1865-6  ;  graduated,  June  2,  1868  ;  served  on  the  "  Tuscarora  " 
and  "Albany,"  in  1868-9,  in  the  Pacific  and  N.  A.  Fleets.  Commissioned 
Ensign,  April  19,  1869;  Master,  July  12,  1870,  and  Lieutenant,  December 
12,  1872  ;  served  in  the  "Onward"  and  "St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-3; 
u  Canandaigua,"  "Plymouth,"  and  monitor  "  Mahopac,"  N.  A.  Fleet, 
1873-6:  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1877-9;  "Nipsic,"  European  Fleet, 
1879-82;  Torpedo  Station,  1883;  special  duty  at  Illinois  College,  1883-6; 
special  cruise  around  the  world  in  the  "  Juniata,"  1886-89  ;  Training  Station, 
Newport,  R.  I.,  1889-90.  Retired,  February  18,  1891  ;  received  the  de 
grees  of  Master  of  Arts  and  Doctor  of  Philosophy  from  Illinois  College,  and 
the  commission  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  from  the  Governor  of  Florida ;  Com 
mandant  and  Professor  of  Natural  Sciences  at  the  Florida  State  Military 
Institute,  1894-5  ;  Professor  of  Physics  and  Electrical  Engineering,  Military 
Science  and  Tactics,  at  the  Norfolk  College  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic 
Arts,  1895-7 ;  Professor  of  Hydraulic  Engineering,  Military  Science  and 
Tactics,  at  the  University  of  Arizona,  and  Meteorologist  and  Irrigation  Engi 
neer,  at  the  Arizona  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Tucson,  A.  T. 

Webster  Doty. — Born  in  Wisconsin.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July, 
27,  1864 ;  graduated,  1868 ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  fnsign, 
1869  ;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1870-1.  Promoted  to  Master,  1870  ;  "Michi 
gan,"  1872  ;  "  Tuscarora,"  surveying  on  Pacific,  1872-4.  Commissioned  as 
Lieutenant,  1873;  "Pensacola,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1875;  "Hartford,"  N.  A. 
Fleet,  1875-6  ;  receiving-ship  "Wyoming,"  1877;  "  Monongahela,"  1878-9; 


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"Shenandoah,"  1880-2;  "Minnesota,"  1882;  "Kearsarge,"  1883-4.  Re 
tired,  February  28, 1887. 

Andrew  Charles  McMechan. — Born  in  Ohio.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  February  24,  1863 ;  graduated,  1868  ;  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-74.  Pro 
moted  to  Ensign,  April,  19,  1869 ;  and  to  Master,  July  12,  1870 ;  Asiatic 
Station,  1874—77.  Commissioned  as  Lieutenant,  January,  6, 1874  ;  "  Quinne- 
baug,"  European  Squadron,  1878-81  ;  R.  S.  "Independence,"  1881-2.  Re 
tired,  October  29,  1883. 

James  Franklin. — Born  in  Maryland.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  26,  1865;  graduated,  1869;  "  Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869-70. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  1870 ;  signal  duty,  1870-1  ;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1871-4. 
Promoted  to  Master,  1872;  Coast  Survey,  1874-6.  Commissioned  as  Lieu 
tenant,  1875  ;  torpedo  duty,  1877.  Retired,  March  9,  1880. 

Charles  Augustus  Bradbury. — Born  in  Vermont.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  27,  1865;  graduated,  1869  ;  "Sabine,"  1869-70.  Promoted 
to  Ensign,  1870;  signal  duty,  1871  ;  "Worcester,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1871-2.  Promoted  to  Master,  1872  ;  Coast  Survey,  1873-6.  Commissioned 
as  Lieutenant,  1875  ;  "Despatch,"  special  service  in  Europe,  1877-9  ;  "  Con 
stellation"  (training-ship),  1879-81;  school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  1881-4; 
Bureau  of  Ordnance,  1884-9;  "  Yorktown,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889- 

91  ;  Bureau  of  Ordnance,  October,  1891,  to  April,  1893 ;  sick  leave,  April, 
1893,  to  May,  1894;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  training-ship  "  Alliance," 
May,  1894,  to  June,   1896  ;  treatment  Naval   Hospital,  New  York,  June, 
1896.     Retired,  September,  1896. 

William  Couenhover  Strong. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  September  22,  1864;  graduated,  1868;  "  Benicia,"  Asiatic  Fleet, 
1869-72.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  1869 ;  to  Master,  1870 ;  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1873 ;  "  Monongahela,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1874-6.  Commis 
sioned  as  Lieutenant,  1874;  Torpedo  duty,  summer  of  1877;  receiving-ship 
"  Independence,"  1877-8  ;  "  Wyoming,"  European  Station,  1878-81  ;  Signal 
Office,  Washington,  1881-2 ;  "Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-3;  "Mar 
ion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885  ;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-6;  "  Swatara," 
S.  A.  Station,  1888-9 ;  "  Ranger,"  Pacific  Station,  March,  1892,  to  1895 ; 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  April,  1895 ;  sick  leave,  April,  1896.  Retired, 
July,  1896. 

Charles  Ansyl  Clarke. — Appointed  from  Iowa.  Entered  Naval  Acad 
emy,  July,  1864 ;  Ensign,  July,  1870 ;  Master,  March,  1873  ;  Lieutenant, 
July,  1877;  "Sabine,"  1869-70;  "Colorado,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1871-4;  while 
attached  to  the  "  Colorado,"  took  part  in  the  attack  on  the  Corean  forts  in 
1872;  "Saco,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1872-3;  "  Iroquois,"  1874;  "Michigan," 
1875-6;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1876-7;  "Portsmouth,"  training-ship, 
1877-8  ;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-3  ;  "  Nipsic,"  S.  A.  Station,  1883-6  ; 
receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1887-9;  "Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1889- 

92  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  October,  1892,  to  1895 ;  ordered  to  the 
"Thesis,"  May,  1895,  to  1897  ;  retired,  September  15,  1870. 

Harry  Muhlenburg  Jacoby. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  Naval 
Academy,  July  27, 1866;  "Shenandoah"  and  "Wachusett,"  Europe  1870- 
73;  "Worcester,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-4.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  13, 1871. 
Promoted  Master,  April  9,  1874;  "Yantic,"  Asiatic  Station,  1874-7;  Coast 
Survey,  1878-80.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  July  11, 1880  ;  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  1881 ;  "  Lackawanna,"  1881-2.  Retired,  November  16,  1883. 

Samuel  Lindsay  Graham. — Born  at  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania.  Ap 
pointed  from  Pennsylvania  to  Naval  Academy,  July,  1866  ;  graduated,  June, 


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1870  ;  Ensign,  July,  1871 ;  Master,  June,  1874  ;  Lieutenant,  November,  1880  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Guerriere,"  European  Station,  1870-2 ;  ran  on  Vado  Rock,  near 
Leghorn,  Italy  ;  ship  sent  home,  condemned  and  sold  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Portsmouth  " 
(surveying),  Pacific  Station,  1872-4 ;  landed  forces  at  Honolulu  during  riots 
attending  election  of  King  Kalakaua ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Station, 
from  1874  until  wrecked  at  Seymour  Narrows,  British  Columbia,  June,  1875  ; 
transferred  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Station  (deep-sea  sounding), 
from  September,  1875,  to  August,  1876 ;  called  at  Apia,  Samoa,  to  inquire 
about  deportment  of  Steinburger,  by  an  English  man-of-war ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ply 
mouth,"  1876-9  ;  during  which  time  had  two  epidemics  of  yellow  fever  on 
board  ;  U.  S.  Hydrographic  Office,  1879-80 ;  U.  S/S.  "  Constellation," 
March  to  June,  1880— Irish  Relief  cruise;  U.  S.  Hydrographic  Office, 
1880-1;  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881-4;  at  bombard 
ment  of  Alexandria,  Egypt,  and  landed  with  forces  to  assist  in  restoring 
order  until  arrival  of  English  troops ;  at  Cronstadt,  Russia,  during  the  fes 
tivities  attending  the  coronation  of  the  present  Czar,  Alexander  III.;  Branch 
Hydrographic  Office,  Baltimore,  1884-7 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Trenton,"  Pacific  Station, 
1887,  until  her  wr@ck  at  Apia,  Samoa,  March,  1889 ;  at  Apia,  Samoa,  in 
charge  of  wrecking  party,  April,  May  and  June,  1889 ;  inspector  of  steel  at 
Linden  Steel  Works,  September,  1889,  to  November,  1892  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  November,  1892,  to  March,  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "Bancroft,"  March, 
1893,  to  July,  1893 ;  taking  part  in  Naval  Review  of  1893 ;  condemned  by 
Medical  Survey,  July,  1893,  and  granted  sick  leave  ;  incapacitated  for  further 
active  duty  by  disease  contracted  at  Apia,  Samoa,  while  engaged  in  wrecking 
"Trenton"  and  "  Vandalia,"  and  retired  December  25,  1893. 

Francis  Winslow. — Born  in  Italy.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  July 
22,  1865  ;  "  Guerriere,"  1869-72  ;  R.  S.  "  Sabine,"  1873;  "  Alaska,"  1874- 
76;  Coast  Survey,  1876-9.  Promoted  Ensign,  July,  13,  1871.  Promoted 
Master,  October  7,  1874  ;  "  Saratoga,"  1880  ;  special  duty,  Fish  Commission, 
1882-4;  "Yantic,"  1884-5;  commanding  C.  S.  schooner  "  Scoresby,"  1886- 
9.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  May  11,  1881.  Retired,  March  14,  1889. 

T.  G.  C.  S  alter. — Naval  apprentice.  Naval  Academy,  September,  1866 ; 
Ensign,  July,  1871;  Master,  November,  1871;  Lieutenant,  August,  18^1; 
"Congress,"  special  service,  1870-1  ;  Coast  survey,  1875-80;  "Marion,"  S. 
A.  Station,  1880-3  ;  Torpedo  Station,  1883 ;  Naval  Station,  New  London, 
1883-5;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1885-8  ;  Inspector  of  Ordnance,  Mid- 
vale  Steel  Works,  1889,  to  June,  1892  ;  "  Chicago,"  N.  A.  Station,  June, 
1892,  until  date  of  retirement,  June  26,  1893.  Retired,  June,  1893. 

Albert  Jonett  Dabney. — Entered  Naval  Academy,  October  1,  1867  ; 
graduated,  June  6,  1871  ;  served  on  European  Station  on  board  U.  S  ship 
"Wachusett,"  flag  ships  "  Wabash,"  and  "Brooklyn,"  1871-3.  Promoted  to 
Ensign,  July  15,  1872 ;  served  on  North  Atlantic  Station  on  board  the  U  S. 
ships  "Plymouth,"  "  Shawmut,"  and  "Dictator,"  1874-7.  Promoted  to 
Master,  April  6,  1875  ;  served  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  New  Hampshire,"  1878 ; 
served  on  Asiatic  Station,  U. S. S.  "Alert,"  1879-82.  Promoted  Lieutenant, 
February  16,  1882;  served  in  Hydrographic  Office,  Washington,  D.  C., 
1884.  Retired,  July  1,  1885. 

John  Dowries. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy,  1867 ;  Mid 
shipman,  June,  1871  ;  Ensign,  July,  1872  ;  Master,  April,  1875  ;  Lieutenant, 
May,  1882;  "Franklin,"  Europe,  1875-6;  "Alliance,"  European  Station, 
1877-9;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1880-3;  "Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic 
Station  1883-5  ;  Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Boston,  1885-91 ;  retired  the 
26th  of  January,  1891. 


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J.  C.  Burnett. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Naval  Academy,  September, 
1867;  Midshipman,  June,  1871;  Ensign,  July,  1872 ;  Master,  July,  1875; 
Lieutenant,  November,  1882  ;  "  California,"  Pacific  Station,  1871-3  ;  "  Ports 
mouth,"  1874-6  ;  school-ship  "  Jamestown,"  1876-8  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific 
Station,  1878-81  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1881-3  ;  receiving-ship 
"Independence,"  1884-6;  commanding  C.  S.  S.  "  McArthur,"  1886-9; 
"  Iroquois/'  Pacific  Station,  1889-92;  charge  Branch  Hydrographic  Office, 
San  Francisco,  October  3,  1892  ;  sick  leave,  October,  1894  ;  waiting  orders, 
May,  1895;  "Lancaster,"  September  12,  1895.  Retired,  May,  1896. 

Samuel  Seabury. — Entered  the  service,  October  3, 18(55,  at  New  York, 
enlisting  as  a  naval  apprentice  with  a  view  to  securing  an  appointment  to 
the  Naval  Academy  ;  served  on  board  training-ship  "Sabine"  until  June  26, 
1867  ;  at  the  Naval  Academy  from  June  26,  1867,  to  June  6,  1871 ;  served 
on  "  Iroquois,"  from  July,  1871,  to  July,  1874,  making  cruise  to  China  on 
the  latter  vessel.  Promoted  to  Ensign,  July  14,  1872  ;  to  Master,  July  26, 

1875  ;  served  on  "  Omaha,"  South  Pacific  Station,  January,  1875,  to  July, 

1876  ;  at  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  and  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  November, 
1876,  to  May,  1879,  with  interval  of  four  months  in  summer  of  1877  on  train 
ing-ship  "  Supply  ;  "  from  May,  1879,  to  May,  1881,  on  "  Wachusett,"  attached 
to  South  Atlantic  and  to  Pacific  Squadrons,  as  well  as  four  months'  duty  on 
North  Atlantic,  during  which  an  attempt  was  made  to  reach  St.  Louis  by 
the  Mississippi,  for  the  enlistment  of  naval  apprentices;  from  June,  1881,  to 
October,  1882,  on  duty  at  New  York  Yard,  and  on  special  inspection  duty  at 
New  York  ;  during  this  time  was  engaged  on  plans  for  vessels  of  war,  receiv 
ing  complimentary  letter  from  Secretary  of  the  Navy  therefor;  in  the  winter 
of  1881-2  was  nominated  by  President  Arthur  as  Naval  Constructor,  but  not 
confirmed  by  Senate.     Commissioned  Lieutenant,  January  9,  1883  ;   from 
January  1883,  to  March,  1884,  on  the  staff  of  Commodore  Luce,  command 
ing  Training  Squadron ;  from  March,  1884,  to  November,  1885,  on  special 
duty  with  Admiral  Porter,  engaged  in  the  preparation  of  designs  for  vessel 
of  war;  November,  1886,  to  October,  1888,  attached  to  flag-ships  "Tennes 
see"    and    "Richmond,"    of  the    North    Atlantic   Squadron,    under    Rear- 
Admirals  Jouett  and  Luce,  taking  part  in  all  evolutions  of  that  squadron, 
and  in  the  camps  of  the  Naval  Brigade  at  Pensacola ;  on  duty  in  New  York 
City,  in  connection  with    Board   of  Inspection   of  merchant  vessels,  from 
October,  1888,  to  April,  1892  ;  on  furlough,  April,  1892,  to  June,  1893.     In 
June,  1893,  joined  the  "  Philadelphia  "  at  New  York  ;  went  round  by  the 
Magellan  Strait  to  Honolulu,  was  surveyed  by  Medical  Board  at  latter  place 
and  sent  to   Hospital  at  Mare  Island,  whence  went  to  New  York  in  June, 
1894.     In  October,  1894,  was  ordered  to  the  "  Castine,"  and  went  around 
Africa  by  way  of  Suez  Canal  and  Cape  of  Good  Hope  ;  from  Cape  Town, 
stopping  at  St.  Helena,  to  Montevideo,  where  second  survey  condemned  him 
from  active  service ;  was  sent  to  New  York  by  way  of  Southampton,  Eng., 
and  on  April  28,  1896,  was  placed  on  retired  list. 

C.  D.  Galloway. — Appointed  from  Maryland.  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember,  1866.  Midshipman,  June,  1871  ;  Ensign,  July,  1872 ;  Master,  De 
cember,  1875;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  June, 
1883;  "California,"  Pacific,  1871-3;  "  Shawmut,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7; 
"  Monongahela,"  1877;  "  Fortune,"  special  service,  1877-8;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1878-9;  "Saratoga,"  training-ship,  1879-83;  practice-ship  "  Con 
stellation,"  1883;  Naval  Academy,  1883-6;  "Essex,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1886-9  ;  commanded  a  party  of  25  marines  and  blue  jackets  for  ten  days  in 
Corea,  as  a  protection  to  our  Minister  and  foreigners,  and  for  this  service 


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was  complimented   by   Admiral    Chandler,   in    General    Order  No.  38,  as 
follows : — 

General  Order,  No.  38. 

The  Commander-in-Chief  desires  to  express  his  appreciation  of  the  commendable 
conduct  of  the  body  of  blue  jackets  and  marines  of  the  U.  S.  steamer  "Essex,"  Com 
mander  Theo.  F.  Jewell,  commanding,  in  their  forced  march  of  thirty  miles  in  twelve 
hours  on  June  19,  1888,  under  the  immediate  command  of  Lieutenant  C.  D.  Galloway, 
U.  S.  N.,  First  Lieutenant  K.  D.  Wainwright,  U.  S.  M.  C.,  and  Ensign  W.  B.  Hoggatt, 
U.  S.  N.,  from  Chemulpo  to  Seoul,  Corea,  over  a  rough  road,  half  of  the  march  being 
made  in  the  darkness  of  the  night.  The  celerity  of  movement,  combined  with  the 
steadiness  of  the  men  while  employed  on  shore,  reflects  great  credit  upon  the  discipline 
and  efficiency  of  the  "  Essex,"  as  well  as  upon  the  U.  S.  Navy  in  general.  This  order 
will  be  read  on  board  all  vessels  of  the  Squadron  at  the  first  general  muster  after  its 
receipt. 

RALPH  CHANDLER,  Rear- Admiral,  U.  S.  N. 
Commanding  U.  S.  Naval  Force  on  Asiatic  Station. 

Naval  Academy,  1888-90;  retired  February,  1894. 

C.  A.  Foster. — Appointed  from  Minnesota.     Naval  Academy,  August, 
1866  ;  Midshipman.  June,  1871 ;  Ensign,  July,  1872 ;  Master,  March,  1876  ; 
Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883  ;  Lieutenant,  August,  1883  ;  "  California,"  Pa 
cific,  1871-3  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1875-7  ;  "  Tennessee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-8  ; 
"  Canonicus,"  N.  A.  Station,   1878-9;  Navy  Yard,  "Pensacola,"  1879-83; 
"  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1883  ;  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-5  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  1885-6 ;  receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  1886-8;  "Omaha," 
Asiatic,  1888-9 ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1889-90;  school-ship  "En 
terprise,"  January,  1893-5.     Ketired,  April,  1895. 

D.  L.  Wilson. — Appointed    at   large.     Naval   Academy,   July,   1867  ; 
Midshipman,   June,   1871;    Ensign,  July,  1872;  Master,  September,  1876; 
Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883;  Lieutenant,  December,  1884;    "Guard" 
(store-ship),  1877-8;  Hydrographic  Office,  1878-81;  training-ship  "Ports 
mouth,"  1881-4 ;  Hydrographic  Office,  1884-6 ;  Torpedo  Station,  1886-7; 
"  Marion,"  Asiatic  Squadron,   1887-90;  ordered  to  the  "Baltimore,"  Jan 
uary,  1893;  sick  leave,  December,  1894.     Ketired  in  November,  1895. 

David  Peacock. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Entered  Naval  Academy, 
September  28,  1869  ;  graduated,  May  31,  1874.  Midshipman,  June  1,  1874. 
Promoted  to  Ensign,  July  17,  1875.  Promoted  to  Master,  September  14, 
1881.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883.  Promoted 
to  Lieutenant,  August  25,  1887  ;  flag-ship  "  Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1874-6  ; 
"  Enterprise,"  Amazon  Survey,  1877-80;  "  Quinnebaug,"  1880-1  ;  Hydro- 
graphic  Office,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1881 ;  "  Enterprise,"  1882  ;  "  Swatara," 
1882-3;  receiving-ships  "Colorado"  and  "Vermont,"  New  York,  1884; 
training-ship  ^Jamestown,"  1885;  commanding  C.  S  steamer  "  Hassler," 
1886-8  ;  training-ship  "  Saratoga,"  as  Watch  Officer  and  as  Navigator,  1888  ; 
training-ship  "  Constellation,"  1888-9  ;  "  Jamestown,  lw 89  ;  duty  at  Ports 
mouth  Navy  Yard,  New  Hampshire,  1889-90;  in  charge  branch  Hydro- 
Sraphic  Office,  Boston,  Mass.,  1889-90;  in  charge  branch  Hydrographic 
nice,  Port  and,  Oregon,  September,  1890,  to  March,  1892  ;  "  Pinta/' special 
service,  March,  1892,  to  April,  1894;  Naval  War  College,  June  to  October, 
1894;  Pittsburg,  Steel  Inspector,  October,  1894,  to  April,  1895;  Naval 
Observatory,  Washington,  D.  C.,  in  charge  of  Magnetic  Observatory,  April, 
1895,  to  July,  1896  ;  "  Monterey,"  July,  1896,  to  September.  1896  ;  '  Pinta," 
September,  1896,  to  August,  1897  ;  "  Wheeling,"  August  to  September,  1897. 
Ketired  October  28,  1898. 

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Milton  Klinger  Schwenk. — Entered  Naval  Academy,  June  1,  1872; 
"Omaha,"  South  Pacific,  1876-8;  "Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station,  1878-81. 
Promoted  Ensign,  July  15,  1872.  Promoted  Master,  October  23,  1878; 
"  Tallapoosa,"  1882-3;  nautical  school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  1884-6  ;  "Alert," 
1886-7.  Promoted  Lieutenant,  July  31,  1885.  Retired,  May  14,  1889. 

Charles  Macklin  McCarteney. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  August  16, 
1854.  Appointed  from  the  Third  Congressional  District  to  the  Naval 
Academy,  September  22,  1870;  graduated,  June  21,  1875  (lost  one  year 
from  accidenTreceived  at  Fire  Quarters  Drill).  Commissioned  Ensign,  July 
18,  1876;  Master,  June  20,  1882;  Lieutenant,  (junior  grade),  March  3, 
1883;  Lieutenant,  March  26,  1889;  served  on  the  following  vessels: 
"  Swatara,"  September,  1875,  to  September,  1877  ;  u  Passaic,"  February, 
1878,  to  July,  1878  ;  "  Nipsic,"  November,  1879,  to  March,  1883  ;  "  Wyan- 
dotte,"  October,  1883,  to  April,  1884;  command  of  tug  "Speedwell," 
August,  1884,  to  March,  1885;  "Omaha,"  March,  1885,  to  May,  1888; 
intermediate  shore  duty,  Torpedo  Station,  and  various  periods  of  service  at 
the  Hydrographic  Office.  Retired,  December  10,  1891. 

Ridgely  Hunt. — Appointed  from  Louisiana.  Naval  Academy,  Septem 
ber  21,  1870  ;  graduated,  June  21, 1875  ;  Ensign,  November  25, 1871  ;  Lieu 
tenant  (junior  grade),  December  1,1883;  "  Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1875-7 ;  "  Alaska,"  Pacific,"  Station,  1877-81 ;  special  duty,  Navy 
Department,  1881-2;  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-4;  Hydrographic 
Office,  1884-6;  special  duty,  1886-7;  "Boston,"  special  duty,  1887-8; 
special  duty,  Marine  Conference,  1889-90;  "San  Francisco,"  August  3, 
1893;  "Atlanta,"  January,  1895,  to  September,  1895  ;  Branch  Hydrogra 
phic  Office,  New  York,  September  30,  1895.  Retired,  September  15,  1897. 

Nich.  J.  Lane  Trowbridge  Halpine. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered 
Naval  Academy,  June  9,  1871  ;  graduated,  Cadet  Midshipman,  June  10, 
1877;  "Alliance,"  1877-9.  Promoted  Midshipman,  June  18,  1879;  Relief 
Expedition,  1880.  Promoted  Ensign,  October  1,  1880;  receiving-ship  "  Pas 
saic,"  1880-81;  "Enterprise,"  1882;  "  Palos,"  18^3-4 ;  '•  Essex,"  1884-5  ; 
Hydrographic  Office,  1885-7  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Eagre,"  1887  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Blake," 
1887-8.  Promoted  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  October  31,  1888;  "Talla 
poosa,"  1889,  to  January,  1892;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  May,  1892-95. 
Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July  4,  1893  ;  retired,  November,  1895. 

Roswell  H.  Lamson. — Appointed  from  Oregon.  Midshipman,  Sep 
tember,  1858  ;  Lieutenant,  August,  1862  ;  resigned,  1866  ;  reappoiuted,  Janu 
ary,  1895 ;  retired,  April,  1895. 

Lucian  Flynne. — Born  in  Alabama.  Entered  Naval  Academy,  Sep 
tember  22,  1870  ;  graduated,  June  1,  1874.  Promoted  Ensign,  July  17, 
1875  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  March  3,  1883;  Lieutenant,  January  29, 
1887  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1874-6  ;  "  Canonicus,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1877- 
8 ;  "  Vandalia,"  1879-80  ;  Coast  Survey,  1881-5  ;  training-ship  "  Ports 
mouth,"  1885-8  ;  special  duty,  electric  lights,  1888-90  ;  commanding  C.  S.  S. 
"  Gedney,"  June,  1892-5;  Cramps'  Ship  Yard,  September,  1895-7;  sick 
leave,  September,  1897.  Retired,  February,  1898. 

O.  E.  Lasher. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Naval  Academy,  Septem 
ber,  1868 ;  Midshipman,  June,  1872 ;  Ensign,  July,  1873  ;  Master,  July, 
1878 ;  Junior  Lieutenant,  March,  1883 ;  Lieutenant,  March,  1885 ;  Asiatic 
Station,  1872-5  ;  "  Vandalia,"  Europe,  1876-7  ;  "  Despatch  "  (despatch- 
boat),  1877-9  ;  "Alliance,"  special  service,  1881-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1885—6  ;  commanding  tug  "  Fortune,"  1886-9  ;  training-ship  "  Jamestown," 
1889-92;  waiting  orders,  April,  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "Petrel,"  May,  1894-96; 


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leave  of  absence,  June,  1896;    U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  January,  1897  :  re 
ceiving-ship  "  Independence,"  August,  1897-98  ;  retired,  April,  1898. 

Charles  Stedman  Ripley. — Appointed  at  large.  Naval  Academy, 
June  17,  1875 ;  Midshipman,  June  10,  1881 ;  Ensign  (junior  grade),  March 
3,  1883  ;  Ensign,  June  26,  1884  ;  Lieutenant  (junior  grade),  August  2,  1891 ; 
"Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1883-4;  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-9; 
on  duty  East  Florida  Seminary,  1889,  to  October,  1891 ;  receiving-ship 
"  Wabash,"  October,  1891,  to  May,  1892  ;  Coast  Survey  schooner  "  Eagre," 
May,  1892,  to  1896.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant,  November,  1895  ;  charge  of 
Branch  Hydrographic  Office,  Chicago,  January,  18^6 ;  ordered  to  the 
"  Marblehead,"  September,  1897;  retired,  April,  1898. 

Transferred  from  volunteer  service  and  placed  on  retired  list. 

Henry  C.  Keene. — Entered  the  Navy  as  Acting  Master,  September  21, 
1861,  and  was  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Ottawa  ; "  lost  right  leg  in  the  battle  of 
Port  Royal,  the  same  year ;  1862,  ordered  to  command  the  U.  S.  store-ship 
"  Fredonia,"  at  Callao,  Peru,  and  served  till  1863,  and  resigned,  having  in 
the  meantime  been  promoted  to  Volunteer-Lieutenant ;  May,  1864,  was  re- 
appointed  with  same  rank,  and  ordered  to  command  Naval  Battery  (eleven 
guns),  on  Searey's  Island,  Portsmouth  Harbor;  was  then  on  duty  a  short 
time  at  the  Portsmouth  Navy  Yard,  and  then  transferred  to  the  Naval 
Rendezvous,  at  Portsmouth,  as  assistant,  and  shortly  after  assumed  command 
until  April,  1864,  and  honorably  discharged ;  re-appointed  (as  Volunteer 
Lieutenant)  the  following  June,  and  ordered  to  duty  as  Naval  Storekeeper, 
at  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  until  July,  1867 ;  ordered  to  the  rendezvous  at  the 
same  yard  as  assistant,  until  July  1,  1868,  and  ordered  to  the  receiving-ship 
"  Ohio ;  "  ordered  to  duty  at  the  rendezvous  the  following  March,  until 
March,  1873  ;  transferred  from  the  volunteer  service  to  the  regular  navy, 
March  20, 1871,  and  placed  on  the  retired  list  with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant. 

Retired  as  not  recommended  for  promotion. 

George  McCully  McClure. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania,  Entered 
navy,  September  29, 1859,  as  Acting  Midshipman.  Promoted  to  Midshipman, 
July  16,  1862  ;  Ensign,  October  1,  1863  ;  Master,  May  10, 1866  ;  Lieutenant, 
February  21,  1867;  special  duty,  Erie,  Pa,,  1865;  "  Juniata,"  1866; 
"  Shamokin,"  1868.  Retired,  November  9,  1868. 


MEDICAL    CORPS. 


MEDICAL   DIRECTORS   ON   THE   ACTIVE   LIST. 

C.  J.  Cleborne. — Born  in  Scotland,  December  16,  1838.  A  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  March  15,  1860 ;  elected  a  member  of 
Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  July  31,  1860  ;  appointed  from  Pennsylvania, 
May  9,  1861,  as  an  Assistant  Surgeon  with  rank  of  Master ;  and  attached  to 
sloop-of-war  "  Jamestown,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  from  May,  1861,  to 
January,  1862  ;  participated  in  the  destruction  of  the  "  Alvarado  "  under  bat 
teries  at  Fernandina,  August  5,  1861  ;  ordered  to  sloop-of-war  "  Dale,"  South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  expedition  to  Stone  River  ;  engagements  on  South  Edisto, 


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and  service  with  Forty-fifth  Pennsylvania  Regiment  at  Otter  Island,  S.  C., 
1862  ;  ordered  to  gunboat  "  Aroostook,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1863  ;  opera 
tions  off  Mobile,  1863.  Commissioned  Surgeon,  with  rank  of  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  November  24, 1863  ;  at  Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1864  ; 
ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Ticonderoga,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  and  coast  of 
Brazil,  1864-5;  present  at  both  battles  of  Fort  Fisher,  December,  1864 
(where  the  "  Ticonderoga,"  soon  after  going  into  action,  lost,  by  the  bursting 
of  her  Parrot-gun,  twenty-one  killed  and  wounded)  ;  present  at  bombardment 
and  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  January  15,  1865  ;  ordered  as  Judge  Advocate 
of  Naval  Retiring  Board,  Philadelphia,  1865 ;  attached  to  Hag-ship 
"  Rhode  Island,"  West  India  Squadron,  1866,  and  in  charge  of  U.  S.  S. 
"  Bienville,"  during  epidemic  of  yellow  fever,  1866  ;  Judge  Advocate  of 
Naval  Retiring  Board,  1867  ;  elected  member  of  Conchological  Society  of 
Philadelphia,  March  7,  1867  ;  on  sloop-of-war  "  Saratoga,"  1868-9 ;  flag 
ship  "Powhatan,"  1870;  member  of  Naval  Medical  Examining  Board, 
1870 ;  ordered  to  Naval  Station,  League  Island,  1871  ;  elected  member  of 
Pennsylvania  Historical  Society,  September  23, 1872  ;  attached  to  sloops-of- 
war  "Juniata,"  "Plymouth,"  "Brooklyn,"  and  "Congress,"  European 
Squadron,  1872-4;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1875-8; 
delegate  to  American  Medical  Association,  1876.  Commissioned  as  Medical 
Inspector  with  rank  of  Commander,  January  6,  1878;  on  special  duty  at 
Portsmouth  from  November,  1878,  to  April,  1879  ;  ordered  to  flag-ship 
"  Tennessee  "  as  Fleet-Surgeon  of  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1879-cSl  ;  attached 
to  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1881-4  ;  elected  member  of  Historical  Society 
of  Virginia,  1883  ;  member  of  Medical  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia, 
1884-7  ;  appointed  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the  International  Medical 
Congress,  June  4,  1886 ;  Chairman  of  the  Medical  Committee  of  the  Con 
stitutional  Centennial,  1887  ;  organized  Volunteer  Medical  Corps  of  the 
Centennial,  September,  1887.  Commissioned  Medical  Director  with  rank  of 
Captain,  September,  1887 ;  elected  President  of  Volunteer  Medical  Associa 
tion  of  Philadelphia,  1887  ;  Director  of  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.,  Jan 
uary,  1888,  to  April,  1891  ;  Director  of  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea  Mass., 
April,  1891,  to  August,  1894;  Director  of  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  from 
August,  1894,  to  date. 

Walter  K.  Schofield. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  from  Con 
necticut,  July  30,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon;  attached 
to  steam-gunboat  "Sagamore,"  East  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-3; 
steamer  "Union,"  East  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864;  Naval  Hospital, 
Norfolk,  1865-6  ;  steamer  "Augusta,"  European  Squadron,  1866-7.  Com 
missioned  as  Surgeon,  June  19,  1866;  Naval  Rendezvous,  Boston,  1868; 
sloop  "Saratoga,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1869;  iron-clad  "Terror," 
special  service,  1870;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  1871-2;  "  Lackawanna," 
Asiatic  Station,  1873-5  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1875-9  ;  Fleet-Surgeon, 
Pacific  Station,  1881-2 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1882-6.  Commissioned 
as  Medical  Inspector,  November,  1883 ;  "  Lancaster,"  European  Station, 
1887-9;  special  duty,  New  York,  1889-92.  Commissioned  as  Medical 
Director,  February  8,  1889  ;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1892.  to  1894  ;  President 
Medical  Examining  Board,  League  Island,  October,  1894,  to  date. 

Grove  S.  Beardsley. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  July  30,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon ;  attached  to 
steam-sloop  "Lancaster,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1861-4;  West  Gulf  Blockading 
Squadron,  1865;  steam-sloop  "Brooklyn,"  flag-ship,  Brazil  Squadron,  1866, 
and  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  July  25, 


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1866;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  San  Francisco,  1868-9;  "St.  Mary's," 
Pacific  Fleet,  1870-3;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1873;  Navy  Yard,  Boston, 
1874-7;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1877-80;  "Galena,"  European  Station, 
1880-4.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector,  April,  1884;  "Brooklyn," 
flag-ship,  Asiatic  Station,  1886-9  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  May,  1890,  to 
June,  1893.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  January  22,  1891 ;  member 
Retiring  Board,  June,  1893,  to  date. 

John  H.  Clark. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed  from  New 
Hampshire,  October  19,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon ; 
attached  to  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  !861-4^Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  New  Hampshire,  1865 ;  steamer  "  Mohongo,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1865-7.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  May  14,  1867  ;  receiving-ship,  Ports 
mouth,  New  Hampshire,  1868-9  ;  December  1,  1869,  to  February  27,  1873, 
steamer  "Alaska,"  Asiatic  Station  ;  February  28,  1873,  to  March  31,  1873, 
waiting  orders  at  home  (Amherst,  New  Hampshire)  ;  April  1,  1873,  to  June 

14,  1873,  Naval  Rendezvous,  New  York  City ;  June  15,  1873,  to  November 

15,  1875,  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  Massachusetts;  November  16,  1875,  to 
January  17,  1876,  steamer  "Hartford,"  North  Atlantic  Station ;  March  1, 
1876,  to  October  1,  1878,  U.  S.  S.  "New  Hampshire,"  N.  A.  Station ;  Octo 
ber,  1878,  to  April,  1883,  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  Boston  Navy  Yard; 
temporarily  ordered    as    member  of  Naval  Medical    Examining  Board  in 
1881-3;  April,  1883,  to  November,  1884,  U.  S.  S.  "  Lack  a  wanna,"  Pacific 
Station;  November,  1884,  to  April,  1886,  Fleet-Surgeon,   Pacific   Station; 
January  8,  1885,  commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector  ;  May,  1886,  to  Septem 
ber,  1886,  waiting  orders;  September,  1886,  to  January,  1888,  special  duty, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  January,  1888,  to  January,  1890,  member  of  Naval 
Medical   Examining  Board ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  Pacific  Station,  January,  1890, 
to   October,  1892 ;    waiting  orders,  October,  1892,  to  May,  1893  ;  Medical 
Director,  March  4, 1893  ;  President  Board  of  Medical  Examiners,  New  York, 
May,  1893,  to  May,  1895;  in  charge  of  Naval   Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass., 
May,  1895,  to  May,  1898. 

William  K.  Van  Reypen. — Born  in  New  Jersey  Appointed  from 
New  Jersey,  December  25,  1861 ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon; 
attached  to  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1862  ;  frigate  "St  Lawrence,"  East 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
May,  1865  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  March,  1865  ;  steamer  "Lena- 
pee,"  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866-7 ;  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  European 
Squadron,  1868  ;  steamer  "  Frolic,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9.  Promoted 
to  Surgeon,  May,  1868 ;  special  duty,  New  Orleans,  1869 ;  Naval  Hospital, 
Chelsea,  Mass.,  1870;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1871  ;  Naval  Hospital,  An 
napolis,  1872;  "  Iroquois,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-4;  Naval  Hospital,  New 
York,  1875-7;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-81 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Brook 
lyn,  1881-2;  "Powhatan,"  special  duty,  1883-4;  Assistant  Bureau  of  Medi 
cine,  1884  to  May,  1892.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector,  August,  1887 ; 
"San  Francisco,"  Special  Service  Squadron,  May,  1892-4.  Promoted  to 
Medical  Director,  March  30,  1895  ;  member  of  Board  of  Inspection  and  Sur 
vey,  1894-6 ;  Delegate  to  represent  the  Medical  Department  of  the  U.  S. 
Navy  at  the  Twelfth  International  Congress  of  Medicine,  held  at  Moscow, 
Russia,  August  19-26,  1897.  Appointed  Surgeon-  General  and  Chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  with  relative  rank  of  Commodore,  October 
22,  1897. 

Thomas  Cameron  Walton. — Born  in  England.  A  graduate  of  the 
University  of  the  City  of  New  York  (1862)  ;  Associate  Member  of  the  Societe 


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Franchise  d'Hygiene  (1887)  ;  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  Section  on  Clima 
tology  and  Demography  of  the  Ninth  International  Medical  Congress  ;  Mem 
ber  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  Appointed  from  New  York. 
October  5,  1861,  commissioned  an  Assistant-Surgeon;  October,  1868,  com 
missioned  Surgeon ;  September,  1877,  commissioned  Medical  Inspector;  served 
on  sloop  '  Jamestown,"  N.  A.  Blockading  Squadron,  1862;  East  Indies, 
1863-5  ;  in  charge  of  Small-pox  Hospital,  Yokohama,  Japan,  1864  ;  Exam 
ining  Board  for  Medical  Officers,  1866;  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  Boston, 
1867  ;  sloop  "Cyane,"  at  Panama,  1867;  steamer  "Suwanee,"  N.  P  Squad 
ron,  wrecked  on  July  9, 1868  ;  steamers  "  Mohican  "  and  "  Resaca,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1868-70;  receiving  ship  "New  Hampshire,"  Norfolk,  Va.,  1872; 
sloop  "  Juniata,"  searching  for  "  Polaris  "  survivors  in  Greenland,  1873  ;  later 
in  Cuba,  rescuing  prisoners  from  "Virginius;"  European  Squadron,  1874-5; 
receiving  ships  "  Worcester"  and  "Franklin,"  at  Norfolk,  1876-9;  steamer 
"Powhatan,"  special  service,  1880-3 ;  Naval  Academy,  as  Senior  Medical 
Officer  and  Head  of  Department  of  Physiology  and  Hygiene,  1883-9  ;  cruiser 
"Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-91;  Naval  Academy,  1892-97; 
promoted  to  Medical  Director,  May,  1895 ;  Naval  Laboratory,  New  York, 
January,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  H.  White. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Entered  the  service  as 
Assistant  Surgeon,  December  26,  1861  ;  Chelsea  Naval  Hospital,  1862  ;  in 
steam  gunboat  "Huron,"  1862-3;  monitor  "  Lehigh,"  1864,  S.  A.  Blockad 
ing  Squadron  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1864  ;  Naval  Academy, 
Newport,  R.  I.,  1864  ;  "  Roanoke  "  (iron-clad),  1864-5;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1865-6;  "  Ashuelot,"  1866-9,  Asiatic  Station.  Commissioned  Sur 
geon  November  18,  1869  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1869  ;  Naval  Laboratory, 
New  York,  1869-72;  "Benicia,"  1872-3;  Asiatic  Fleet,  1872-3;  "Idaho," 
Asiatic  Station,  1873-4;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1874-5  ;  Naval  Labor 
atory,  New  York,  1875-8  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  Cal,  1879  ;  "  Lacka- 
wanna,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1880-8;  Museum  of  Hygiene,  Washington,  D.C., 
1883-8  ;  "  Trenton,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1888-9  ;  "  Pensacola,"  1889-90  ;  San 
Francisco  Pacific  Squadron,  1890-91  ;  "  Baltimore,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1891  ; 
"  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1891  ;  "  Charleston,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1881 
-2;  waiting  orders,  January,  1892,  to  January,  1893;  Smithsonian  Institu 
tion,  1893  ;  Naval  Medical  Examining  Board,  1893-97.  Promoted  to  Medi 
cal  Director,  June  8,  1895  ;  at  Museum  of  Hygiene,  from  October,  1897,  to 
date. 

George  Worth  Woods. — Born  in  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  August 
24,  1838.  Steamers  "  Mohawk"  and  "Ottawa,"  S.  A.  B  S.,  1862-3; 
"Roanoke,"  1864;  receiving-ships  "  Allegheny  "  and  "  Winooski,"  1865; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  1866-7;  ''Pensacola"  and  "James 
town,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1867-70.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  December  10, 
1869  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  California,  1871-3  ;  Naval  Rendezvous, 
San  Francisco,  1873;  "  Wachusett,"  1873;  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
"  Benicia"  and  " Lackawanna,"  1874-8  ;  Pacific  Station,  Navy  Yard,  Mare 
Island,  California,  1878-82 ;  "  Juniata,"  special  cruise,  and  Asiatic  Station, 
1882-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1886-90.  Commissioned  Medical  In 
spector,  1888;  U.  S.  flagship  "Charleston,"  as  Fleet-Surgeon,  and  "Pensa 
cola,"  Pacific  and  Asiatic  Stations,  1890-2  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island, 
California,  in  charge,  April,  1892.  During  the  war,  participated  in  the 
most  prominent  operations  around  Charleston  including  the  bombardment  of 
the  forts  and  fall  of  "  Wagner ;  "  those  in  northern  Florida,  up  to  the  battle 
of  Olustee,  and  including  the  capture  of  St.  Mary's,  Georgia ;  and  while 


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attached  to  the  "  Roanoke,"  in  many  movements  on  the  James  River. 
Member  of  the  M.  O.  L.  L.  U.  S.  and  Societe  Francaise  d'Hygiene.  Author 
of  exhaustive  reports  on  countries  visited  in  the  special  cruise  of  the  "  Juni- 
ata,"  1882-5,  and  of  a  special  report  on  leprosy,  after  a  prolonged  residence 
at  the  leper  settlement  of  Molokai,  H.  I.  Commissioned  Medical  Director, 
June  15,  1895;  Naval  Delegate  to  "Pan-American"  Medical  Congress, 
1896 ;  Member  of  Association  Military  Surgeons,  1897 ;  transferred  from 
charge  of  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  California,  to  Hospital  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  June  5,  1897. 

George  Henry  Cooke. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  Ap 
pointed  from  New  Jersey.  Entered  the  service  as  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon, 
September  9,  1862,  and  ordered  to  duty  at  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va. 
Commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon,  September  22,  1862.  Flag-ship  "  St. 
Lawrence,"  bark  "James  L.  Davis,"  and  steamers  "Somerset"  and  "Saga 
more  "  of  the  East  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-4.  Epidemic  of  yellow 
fever  having  appeared  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  Tioga,"  at  Key  West,  Florida, 
and,  her  medical  officer  being  stricken  with  the  disease,  volunteered  services, 
was  detailed  accordingly,  and  proceeded  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  where  the 
ship  was  placed  out  of  commission  and  officers  and  crew  transferred  to  Sea- 
vey's  Island  in  quarantine.  When  released  from  quarantine  granted  two 
weeks  leave  and  then  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1864-5.  Double- 
ender  "  Mendota,"  Richmond  and  James  River,  Va.,  1865.  Ordered  to 
capes  of  the  Delaware  to  search  outward-bound  ships  for  President  Lincoln's 
a*sassin  and  subsequently  was  placed  out  of  commission  at  Philadelphia 
Navy  Yard.  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  and  supply-ship  "  Massachusetts," 
1865.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  January  20,  1866,  and  on 
duty  receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  Boston,  Mass.  Thence,  the  same  year,  to  the 
Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md .,  and  senior  medical  officer  during  the  prac 
tice  cruise  of  1866,  being  attached  to  the  flag-ship  "  Macedonia,"  six  vessels 
comprising  the  squadron,  and  cruising  along  North  Atlantic  Coast.  Steam- 
sloop  "  Resaca,"  commissioned  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  assigned  to  Pacific 
Squadron,  1866-8.  A  virulent  epidemic  of  yellow  fever,  affecting  quite  one- 
half  the  ship's  company,  appeared  on  board  while  anchored  in  the  Bay  of 
Panama,  summer  of  1867.  The  ship  having  been  previously  detailed  to  rep 
resent  the  Navy  at  the  ceremonies  incident  to  the  transfer  of  the  territory  of 
Alaska  from  Russia  to  the  United  States,  accordingly  proceeded  to  Sitka, 
stopping  en  route  for  supplies  at  various  ports,  including  San  Francisco. 
Wintered  in  Alaska,  1867-8,  in  order  to  disinfect  the  ship,  and  in  the  follow 
ing  spring  returned  to  Mare  Island,  affording  passage  to  the  Princess  Mak- 
soutoff,  wife  of  the  late  Russian  Governor  of  Alaska,  and  family.  Naval 
Academy,  Annapolis,  1868-70.  Commissioned  Surgeon  February  20,  1870. 
Naval  Station,  Mound  City,  Illinois,  1870-1.  Gunnery  Practice  Ship 
"Constellation,"  1871-2.  Monitor  " Terror,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872 
-3.  Special  duty,  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  1873.  Marine  Rendez 
vous,  Philadelphia,  1873.  Special  duty,  Mound  City  Naval  Station,  Illinois, 
1874.  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1874-5.  "  Vandalia  "  (second  rate) 
and  "Alliance"  (third  rate)  European  Station,  1876-9.  General  and  Mrs. 
Grant,  and  suite,  were  received  on  board  the  "  Vandalia  "  at  Villefranche, 
France,  and,  after  visiting  the  principal  cities  bordering  on  the  Mediterranean, 
including  Jerusalem,  Constantinople,  etc.,  took  their  final  departure  from  the 
ship  at  Naples,  Italy,  en  route  to  India.  By  personal  invitation  accompanied 
them  while  in  Egypt,  on  their  tour  of  the  Nile  on  the  Khedive  Ismail's  steam 
yacht  "  Zinnt-el-Bachreen  "  in  charge  of  Sami  Bey,  aide-de-camp  to  the 


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Khedive,  and  attended  by  Doctor  Emil  Brugsch,  Egyptologist,  of  the  Boulak 
Museum,  Cairo.  The  trip  occupied  about  a  month,  and  extended  to  Philse, 
above  the  First  Cataract.  Was  subsequently  detailed  as  Aid  to.the  General 
while  visiting  Greece.  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1879-82.  Leave  of  ab 
sence,  1883-4;  Medical  Examining  Board,  Naval  Academy,  1884;  "  Lack- 
awanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1884,  until  ship  was  placed  out  of  commission  at 
Mare  Island,  Cal.,  April,  1885,  on  account  of  yellow  fever,  contracted  at 
Panama,  being  epidemic  on  board,  thus  making  the  sixth  ship  in  which  he 
served  with  that  disease  and  the  only  occasion  upon  which  he,  personally, 
was  seized  with  the  malady.  On  recovery  was  temporarily  attached  to  the 
Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  until  "Mohican  "  was  ready  for  sea,  and 
served  in  her  on  Pacific  Station,  1885-7.  Having  received  on  board  U.  S. 
Special  Commissioner,  Geo.  H.  Bates,  under  orders  from  the  State  Depart 
ment  to  negotiate  treaties,  etc  ;  made  a  year's  cruise  through  Pacific  Islands, 
and  on  return  to  South  Atlantic  coast  called  at  Easter  Island,  South  Pacific  ; 
took  on  board  one  of  the  ancient  stone  images,  crown,  ttc.,  now  in  the 
National  Museum  ;  formed  one  of  a  party  engaged  thirteen  days  ashore  ex 
ploring  the  island,  and  transmitted  extended  report  to  the  Smithsonian  In 
stitution.  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1888-90  ;  commissioned  Medical  In 
spector,  September  15,  1888  ;  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  and  Fleet  Surgeon, 
South  Atlantic  and  South  Pacific  Stations,  Acting  Rear-Admiral  McCann, 
1890-1  ;  cruiser  "Baltimore,"  Pacific  Station  and  subsequently  flag-ship 
squadron  for  Special  Service,  Rear- Admiral  Gherardi,  July,  1891,  to  May, 
1893 ;  while  attached  to  the  two  last-named  ships,  coast  of  Chile,  the  revolu 
tion,  culminating;  in  the  subversion  of  the  Balmaceda  Government,  and  the 
attacks  on  the  liberty  parties  from  the  "  Baltimore,"  in  the  city  of  Valpa 
raiso,  occurred  ;  subsequently  Rear-Admiral  Gherardi  joined  the  "Baltimore" 
at  San  Die'go,  Cal.,  making  her  his  flag-ship,  and,  with  the  other  ships,  "  San 
Francisco  "  and  "  Charleston,"  of  the  Special  Service  Squadron,  sailed  on 
return  to  the  Atlantic  coast,  via  Strait  of  Magellan,  calling  en  route  at  the 
principal  ports  to  invite  the  various  nationalities  to  take  part  in  the  projected 
Columbian  Naval  Review  at  Hampton  Roads  and  New  York,  in  which  all 
the  ships  participated,  April,  1893  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1M93  ;  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  July  to  October,  1893;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  November 
1,  1893;  commissioned  Medical  Director,  September  29,1895;  in  charge 
Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  August  1, 1890,  to  date. 

Daniel  McMurtrie. — Commissioned  an  Amslant  Sur^ton,  August  22, 
1862  ;  attached  to  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  from  September  2,  1862,  to 
April  24,  1863  ;  attached  to  flag-ship  "  Minnesota,"  North  Atlantic  Block 
ading  Squadron,  from  April  29,  1863,  till  October  24,  1863;  attached  to 
iron-clad  "Sangamon,"  N.  A.  B.  Squadron,  from  October  24,  1863,  to  Sep 
tember  14,  1864 ;  service  in  this  vessel  was  off  Charleston,  from  early  part  of 
January,  1864  until  health  impelled  to  request  relief,  which  was  granted  in 
September  ;  was  frequently  under  fire  from  Fort  Moultrie  and  the  batteries 
on  shore,  and  the  duty  was  rendered  doubly  hazardous  at  night,  from  the 
torpedoes;  waiting  orders  from  September  20,  1864,  to  December  16,  1864; 
attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "Muscoota,"  from  December  15,  1864,  to  April  28, 
1865  ;  attached  to  iron-clad  "Monadnock,"  from  April  30,  1865,  to  Septem 
ber  28,  1865 ;  this  was  one  of  the  first  iron-clads  to  enter  a  foreign  port, 
being  one  of  a  special  squadron,  under  command  of  Rear-Admiral  Godon,  to 
visit  Havana  that  June  for  the  purpose  of  intercepting  the  Confederate  ram 
"  Stonewall ;  "  waiting  orders  from  September  28,  1865,  to  March  13,  1866  ; 
attached  to  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  from  March 


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14,  1866,  to  June  14,  1866 ;  while  attached,  promoted  to  Passed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  May  11,  1866;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Whmepeg,"  of  the  Naval 
Academy  Practice  Squadron,  from  June  16,  1866,  to  October  12,  1866; 
waiting  orders  from  October  12,  1866,  to  November  1,  1866 ;  attached  to 
U.  S.  S.  "Susquehanna,"  from  November  2,1866,  to  January  14,  1868; 
during  service  on  the  vessel  visited  Mexico,  carrying  newly -appointed  Min 
ister  Lewis  D.  Campbell  and  General  Sherman,  with  his  chief-of-staff, 
Colonel  Audenreid  ;  later  was  on  flag-ship  of  Rear-Admiral  Palmer,  W.  I. 
Squadron  ;  at  St.  Thomas  at  the  time  of  the  earthquake  in  December,  1867  ; 
contracted  the  yellow  fever  twice  during  the  commission,  and  finally  entered 
the  port  of  New  York  in  midwinter,  carrying  North  tne  body  of  Admiral 
Palmer,  who  succumbed  to  the  disease  on  the  date  of  sailing  from  St. 
Thomas ;  out  of  commission ;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "  AVampanoag,"  from 
January  22,  1868,  to  February  17,  1868  ;  detached  at  own  request ;  waiting 
orders  from  February  17,  1868,  to  June  1,  1868;  attached  to  U.  S  S. 
"Mabeaska,"  at  New  Orleans,  from  June  8,  1868,  to  September  15,  1868, 
when  she  was  put  out  of  commission ;  attached  to  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  from 
October  14,  1868,  to  May  6,  1869  ;  attached  to  U.  S.  S"  "Sabine,"  European 
cruise,  from  May  23,  1869,  to  August  3,  1870  ;  out  of  commission  ;  attached 
to  receiving-ship  "  Potomac,"  at  Philadelphia,  from  August  12,  1870,  to 
November  8,  1870  ;  detached  at  own  request ;  waiting  orders  till  January  7, 
1871  ;  attached  to  Naval  Academy,  from  January  14,  1871,  to  August  9, 

1871  ;  detached  at  own  request ;  attached  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  from 
August  12, 1871,  to  October  28, 1871  ;  attached  to  receiving-ship  "  Vermont," 
at  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  from  October  20,  1871,  to  December  19,  1871; 
attached  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  from  December  19,  1871,  to  April  19, 

1872  ;  attached  to  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  at  New  York,  from  April  19, 
1872,  to  April  27,  1872  ;  detached  and  ordered  to  Asiatic  Station,  per  mail 
steamer  ;  attached  to  U.  S  S.  "Ashuelot,"  from  July  14, 1872,  having  joined 
her  at  Kobe,  Japan.     Promoted  to  Surgeon,  June  29,  1872  ;  detached  from 
"Ashuelot,"  at  Shanghai,  China,  and  ordered  home,  June  23,  1875  ;  reported 
home.  August  20,  1875  ;  attached  to  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  from 
November  22,  1875,  to  April  22,  1876 ;  detached  at  own  request ;  waiting 
orders  till  May  31,  1875;  attached  to  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  at  League 
Island,  Philadelphia,  from  June  1,  1876,  to  September  9,  1878 ;  attached  to 
U.    S.   S.    "  Quinnebaug,"   European  Station,  from  September  25,  1878,  to 
June   25,  1881;    waiting   orders    until    November,    1881,  at   own   request; 
attached  to  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  from  November  7, 
1881,  till  July   18,   1883 ;    detached  at  own  request ;  waiting  orders   until 
January  7,  1884  ;  attached  to  Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  from  Jan 
uary  11,   1884,  to   April   10,  1884;  attached  to   Navy  Yard,   Washington, 
D.  C.,  from  April  24,  1884,  to  January  10,  1885 ;  detached  and  ordered  to 
the  charge  of  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama ;  attached  to  U.  S.  Naval 
Hospital  Yokohama,  Japan,  July  20,  1885,  till  July  21,  1888;  relieved  and 
ordered  home  ;  reported  arrival  home,  September  10,  1888 ;  waiting  orders 
till  November,  1888 ;  attached  to  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  from  Novem 
ber  27,  1888,  till  September  28,  1889  ;  attached  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
from  September  28,  1889,   to  May,  1891.     Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector, 
February  8,  1890  ;  "  Lancaster,"  Asiatic  Station,  May,  1891,  to  September, 
1893;  waiting  orders,  September,  1893  ;  special  duty  Smithsonian  Institute, 
June,  1894;  member  of  Medical  Examining  Board,  May,  1895,  to  date; 
Medical  Director,  September,  1896. 


234        RECORDS  OF   LIVING   OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

J.  Rufus  Tryon. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon,  Sep 
tember  22, 1863  ;  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  after  the  fight  at  Mobile  Bay 
had  the  wounded  under  his  charge  at  Naval  Hospital,  Pensacola,  Fla.;  Naval 
Hospital,  Boston,  1865-6  ;  detailed  to  make  a  special  report  for  the  Department 
of  the  wounded  treated  there  during  the  war;  Assistant  Bureau  of  Medicine  and 
Surgery,  1866-70.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1866  ;  to  Surgeon, 
1873  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1870-3  ;  had  charge,  during  that  time,  of  the  temporary 
Small  Pox  Hospital  at  Yokohama,  during  the  epidemic  of  that  disease  in  1871, 
and  also  appointed  by  Rear- Admiral  John  Rodgers,  then  in  command  of  the 
Station,  to  superintend  the  building  of  the  present  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital  at 
Yokohama,  Japan  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  and  yellow  fever  epidemic,  Navy 
Yard,  Pensacola,  Fla.,  1873-6*;  N.  A.  Station,  1876-9 ;  special  duty,  New 
York,  1879-82  ;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  South  Pacific  Coast  and  Sand 
wich  Islands,  1882-3 ;  member  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  1883-4 ; 
delegate  International  Meolical  Congress  at  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  1884  ; 
afterwards  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station  and  African  coast,  until  1887  ; 
Marine  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1888  ;  special  duty  and  member  of  Medical 
Examining  Board,  New  York,  1888-91  ;  received  the  honorary  degree  of 
Ph.D.,  Union  College,  1891.  Promoted  Medical  Inspector,  September,  22, 
1891 ;  1891-3,  flag-ship  "  Chicago,"  N.  A.  Station  ;  duty  at  Montevideo, 
Uraguay,  and  La  Guayra,  Venezuela.  Received  the  decoration  of  the 
"  Busto  del  Libertadon  "  for  services  rendered  the  wounded  of  both  parties 
at  Macuto  during  the  revolution  in  Venezuela.  Promoted  to  Surgeon  Gen 
eral  U.  S.  Navy,  with  rank  of  Commodore,  and  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Medicine 
and  Surgery,  Navy  Department,  May  10,  1893-7  Promoted  to  Medical 
Director,  January,  1897  ;  General  Inspector  of  Hospitals,  October,  1897,  to 
date. 

James  M.  Flint. — Born  in  Hillsborough,  New  Hampshire,  February  7, 
1838.  Graduated  from  the  Medical  Department  of  Harvard  University, 
March,  1860.  Appointed  an  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,  April  14,  1862; 
served  on  board  the  barque  "  Ethan  Allen,"  East  Gulf  Squadron,  from  May, 
1862,  until  September,  1863.  Commission  as  Assistant  Surgeon,  dated  Octo 
ber  25,  1863  ;  service  from  December,  1863,  to  July,  1865,  on  board  gunboat 
"Hastings"  (No.  15),  Mississippi  Squadron;  October,  1865,  to  July,  1866, 
on  receiving-ship  "Alleghany,"  at  Baltimore;  August,  1866,  ordered  to 
U.  S.  S.  "  Pensacola,"  making  a  cruise  to  the  Pacific ;  ordered  home  for 
examination,  August,  1867.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  to  date 
from  December  13,  1866  ;  December,  1867,  to  November,  1868,  at  the  Naval 
Hospitals,  New  York  and  Chelsea ;  from  November,  1868,  to  April,  1870,  on 
board  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Franklin,"  European  Station ;  after  a  brief  term  of  ser 
vice  at  Mound  City,  Illinois,  and  at  the  Naval  Academy,  was  stationed  at  the 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  until  October,  1871,  ordered  to  the  Pacific  Station ;  was 
one  year  on  board  the  "  Pensacola,"  the  remainder  of  the  cruise  on  the  "  Sara- 
nac; "  July,  1874,  to  May,  1876,  at  the  Torpedo  Station,  Newport ;  and  from 
the  latter  date  until  September,  1877,  at  the  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea; 
"  Enterprise,"  European  Station,  1878-80  ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Medicine, 
1880-4;  Fish  Commission  steamer  "  Albatros?,"  1884-7;  special  duty.  Fish 
Commission,  1887;  special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institution,  1887-91 ;  "Mian- 
tonomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  October,  1891,  to  May,  1893.  Promoted  to  Medical 
Inspector,  March  4,  1893 ;  "  Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  May,  1893,  to  Jan 
uary,  1894 ;  Smithsonian  Institution,  May,  1894,  to  date.  Promoted  to 
Medical  Director,  June  6,  1897. 


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George  A.  Bright. — Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,May  16,  1861  ; 
attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "South  Carolina,"  Gulf  Squadron  and  North  Atlantic 
Squadron,  from  May,  1861,  to  March,  1864.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
August  8,  1864;  "New  Ironsides,"  1864-5;  Naval  Academy,  and  practice- 
ship  "Marion,"  1865-6;  "Susquehanna,"  1866-7,  special  duty.  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  September,  1867;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1867-8 ; 
"  Kenosha,"  European  Squadron,  l<H69-73  ;  Naval  Academy,  1873-6.  Sur 
geon,  September  12,  1874;  unemployed,  1876-8;  "  Tuscarora "  (Mexican 
Coast  Survey),  1878-80 ;  Naval  Hospital.  Mare  Island,  1880-3 ;  "Galena," 
18*3-5  (N.  A.  Station);  "Constellation,"  1885;  "Brooklyn,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1885-6;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va,,  1886-9;  special  duty,  December,  1890, 
to  June,  1891  ;  "  Newark,"  special  service,  June,  1891,  to  1894.  Promoted 
to  Medical  Inspector,  May  11,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn,  1894-5;  Naval 
Hospital,  Washington,  1895  to  date.  Promoted  to  Medical  Director,  October, 
1897. 

George  F.  Winslow.— Appointed  an  Assistant  Surgeon,  July  26,  1862; 
ordered  to  report  to  Rear-Admiral  Charles  Wilkes,  commanding  James 
River  Flotilla ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  steamer  "  Morse,"  N.  A.  Blockading  Squad 
ron  ;  detached  from  U.  S.  steamer  "  Morse,"  January  8,  1864  ;  different  en 
gagements  on  James  River  with  the  Army  of  the  Pctomac,  under  command 
of  General  McClellan  ;  White  House  Landing  ;  Brick  House  Point,  General 
Franklin ;  West  Point,  York  River,  General  Gordon ;  Pamunky  and  Matta- 
pony  engagements ;  Nansemond  River  against  General  Longstreet,  C.  S. 
Army;  ordered  to  "Osceola,"  February  24,  1864;  detached,  August  25, 
1865  ;  crossing  of  Grant's  forces  at  Wilson's  Landing  ;  James  River  ;  both 
fights  at  Fort  Fisher;  Fort  Strong  and  Fort  Buchanan  ;  Cape  Fear  River  ; 
taking  of  Wilmington  and  capture  of  Richmond  ;  capturing  prizes — block 
ade-runners  "  Blenheim,"  "  Charlotte  "  and  "Stag;"  frigate  "  Sabine,"  ap 
prentice-system  September  5,  1865  ;  detached,  June  25,  1867.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  May,  1867  ;  South  Pacific  Squadron,  "  Wateree," 
"  Nyack  "  and  "  Powhatan,"  ordered,  July  24,  1867  ;  detached,  December 
23,  1869  ;  wrecked  by  earthquake,  August  13,  1868,  at  Arica,  Peru  ;  received 
thanks  of  Peruvian  Congress  for  assistance  rendered  to  the  suffering  people 
of  the  Province  of  Moquega,  after  the  earthquake;  received  the  thanks  of 
Her  Maiesty's  government  for  taking  care  of  wrecked  and  frozen  seamen  in 
the  Strait  of  Magellan  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  April  9,  1870,  to  January  5, 
1871 ;  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  Massachusetts,  ordered,  January  6, 
1871 ;  detached,  April  10,  1871  ;  practice-cruise  U.  S.  S.  "  Saratoga,"  May  1 
to  September,  1871 ;  flag-ship  "  W  abash,"  European  Squadron,  ordered,  Oc 
tober  5,  1871  ;  detached,  April  17,  1874;  Portsmouth  Navy  Yard,  appren 
tice-ship  "  Sabine,"  November  16,  1874,  to  November  13,  1875.  Promoted 
to  Surgeon,  April  2,  1875;  U.  S.  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  Rhode  Island, 
1876-8  ;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-82  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1882-6  ; 
"Atlanta,"  N.  A.  Station,  1886-8;  Marine  Rendezvous,  Boston,  1889,  to 
August,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  August,  1891,  to  July,  1892  ;  wait 
ing  orders,  July,  1892,  to  February,  1893;  "  Monterey  "  and  "Philadel 
phia,"  Pacific  Station,  February,  1893-96.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector, 
August  21,  1893;  Naval  Station,  New  London,  May,  1896-98.  Promoted 
to  Medical  Director,  April,  1898 ;  member  of  Medical  Examining  Board, 
May,  1898,  to  date. 

Hosea  J.  Babin. — Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,  February  10, 
1865.  Commissioned  as  Assistant  Surgeon,  May  13,  1865 ;  receiving-ship 
"Ohio,"  1865;  practice-ship  ," Marblehead,"  1865;  "Paul  Jones,"  Gulf 


236        RECORDS   OF   LIVING  OFFICERS   OF   THE   U.    S.   NAVY. 

Squadron,  1866-7  ;  apprentice-ship  "  Sabine,"  1867-8  ;  receiving-ship  "  Poto 
mac,"  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1869  ;  "  Severn,"  flag 
ship,  N.  A.  Fleet,  1869-71  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1871-2;  -'Hartford,"  flag 
ship,  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5  ;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1875-6.  Commis 
sioned  as  Surgeon,  March  17,1876;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1876-9  ; 
"  Marion,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82  ;  Marine  Rendezvous,  New  York, 
1883-6  ;  "  Vandalia,"  flag  ship,  Pacific  Station,  1886-9  ;  receiving-ship  "Ver 
mont,"  1889  to  May,  1893 ;  temporary  duty,  Naval  Academy,  May,  1893,  to 
September,  1&93;  waiting  orders,  September,  1893-4;  member  Board  of 
Inspection  and  Survey,  January,  1894.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector, 
June,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "San  Francisco,"  July,  1894-7;  leave  of  absence, 
June,  1897  ;  President  of  Board  of  Medical  Examiners,  October,  1897,  to 
date.  Promoted  to  Medical  Director,  May,  1898. 

Joseph  B.  Parker. — Native  of  Pennsylvania.  Entered  volunteer  ser 
vice  as  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,  March,  1863,  and  served  continuously  in  the 
Mississippi  Squadron  until  October,  1865,  date  of  honorable  discharge ;  pre 
vious  duty  during  the  war,  at  army  hospitals,  Camden  and  University  (Bal 
timore),  Campbell  (Washington),  Lawson  (St.  Louis,  Mo).  Appointed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  November  24,  1866  ;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  December 
31,  1867;  Surgeon  August  13,  1876.  Miscellaneous  service  in  the  following 
order:  Naval  Academy,  "  De  Sota,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron;  Rendezvous, 
New  York;  "  Tallapoosa,"  "Nantasket,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron;  receiv 
ing-ship  "  Potomac  ;  "  hospital,  Chelsea  ;  hospital,  Brooklyn  ;  "  Yantic," 
Asiatic  Squadron ;  special  duty,  Bureau  Medicine  and  Surgery  ;  assistant  to 
Chief  of  Bureau  Medicine  and  Surgery ;  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Squadron ; 
Torpedo  Station  ;  "  Swatara  "  and  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  August,  1888,  to  October,  1891 ;  waiting  orders,  Octo 
ber,  1891,  to  January,  1892  ;  u  Charleston,"  special  service,  squadron,  Janu 
ary,  1892,  to  October,  1894;  Medical  Inspector,  November,  1894 ;  special 
duty  with  Senate  Committee  investigating  Ford's  Theatre  disaster,  March, 
1895 ;  in  charge  of  hospital  and  navy-yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  January, 
1898,  Member  of  Examining  Board,  Washington,  D.  C.,  which  duty  con 
tinues  to  date.  Promoted  to  Medical  Director,  June,  1898. 

MEDICAL  INSPECTORS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

Joseph  G.  Ayers. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Second  and  First  Lieu 
tenant,  15th  Regiment  New  Hampshire  Vols.,  November  3,  1862,  to  August 
13,  1863;  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,  U  S.  Army,  June  28  to  October  27, 
1864;  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,  U.  S.  Navy,  December  17, 1864,  to  Sep 
tember  24,  1866.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon,  October  8,  1866 ;  Naval 
Academy,  1866-8;  "  Contocook,"  "  Mononga'hela  "  and  "Penobscot,"  North 
Atlantic  Fleet,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1869  ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Washington,  1869-70;  "  Resaca,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-2 ;  Bureau 
Medicine  and  Surgery,  1872-3  ;  "  Saco,"  Naval  Hospital,  and  "  Ashuelot," 
Asiatic  Station,  1873-7.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  January  7,  1878 ;  Naval 
Laboratory,  New  York,  1878-81  ;  "Constellation,"  1881  ;  "Adams,"  Pacific 
Station,  1882-4;  Torpedo  Station,  1885-7;  "Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1887-90;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  November,  1890,  to  September, 
1891;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  September,  1891,  to  1894;  waiting 
orders,  November,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia,"  February,  1895-7;  Ports 
mouth,  N.  H.,  December,  1897,  to  April,  1898;  Medical  Inspector,  Naval 
Hospital,  Boston,  Mass.,  May,  1898,  to  date. 


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Abel  F.  Price. — Born  in  Pennsylvania  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
November  10,  1868 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1869-70  ;  "  Juniata," 
European  Fleet,  1871-3.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1872  ; 
"  Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1873-4 ;  receiving-ship  "  Potomac," 
1875  ;  "  Monacacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-81.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  August, 
1878  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  1881  ;  receiving-ship  "  St.  Louis,"  1881-4  ; 
"  Ossipee,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-7  ;  Naval  Dispensary,  Washington,  1887- 
90  ;  special  duty,  December,  1890,  to  March,  1891  ;  "  Monongahela  "  (appren 
tice-ship),  March,  1891,  to  1894  ;  Torpedo  Station,  March,  1894.  Promoted 
to  Medical  Inspector,  March,  1895 ;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Sep 
tember,  1895  ;  Fleet  Surgeon,  "Olympia,"  September,  18$7,  to  date. 

M.  C.  Drennan. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  as  Acting  Assistant 
Surgeon  in  1863  ;  and  served  in  Blockading  Squadron  during  liebellion. 
Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  in  1868  ;  practice-ship  "  Macedonian,"  1869  ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1869-70 ;  Naval  Academy,  1871  ;  "  Nantasket," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1871-2.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
1872  ;  "  Pawnee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874  ;  u  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Fleet, 
1875-7  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  1877-8  ;  Naval  Station,  New  London, 
January,  1879-82.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  April,  1879;  "  Kearsarge," 
European  Station,  1882-5  ;  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1885-7  ;  "  At 
lanta,"  special  service,  1888-91 ;  leave  of  absence,  October,  1891,  to  July, 
1892  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  July,  1892,  to  April,  1893  ;  receiving-ship 
"  Vermont,"  April,  1893,  to  1895.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector,  May, 
1895  ;  ordered  to  the  "  New  York,"  August,  1895,  to  February,  1898  ;  wait 
ing  orders,  March,  1898,  to  date. 

James  Albert  Hawke. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  June  24, 1866  ;  Naval  Academy,  Philadelphia,  1867-8  ;  "  Dacotah," 
Pacific  Fleet,  1869-70;  "St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-2.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1872;  "  Wasp,"  South  Atlantic  Fleet,  1873-6; 
Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1875-8.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May,  1879; 
"Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880-2;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1883-5  ; 
"  Essex,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-9 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Widow's  Island,  January, 
1894;  waiting  orders,  to  April,  1894;  U.S.  receiving-ship  "Independence," 
April,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Baltimore,"  August,  1894-6.  Promoted  to  Medical 
Inspector,  June,  1895  ;  U.  S  S.  "  Philadelphia,"  January,  1896-7  ;  leave  of 
absence,  June,  1897 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August,  1897,  to  date. 

Robert  Augustine  Marmion. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from 
West  Virginia,  Assistant  Surgeon,  March  26,  1868 ;  Naval  Hospital,  New 
York,  September,  1868,  to  April,  1869  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Galena,"  April  to  June, 
1869  ;  "  Ossipee,"  Pacific  Fleet,  July  to  September,  1869  ;  "  Cyane,"  Pacific 
Fleet,  September,  1869,  to  August,  1871 ;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Fleet,  August, 
1871;  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Fleet,  September,  1871,  to  April,  1872.  Exam 
ined,  October,  1872.  and  promoted  to  be  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  to  take 
rank  from  March  26,  1871  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C'.,  July,  1872, 
to  August,  1873;  "Alaska,"  European  Fleet,  August,  1873,  to  October, 
1876  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Mass,  June,  1877;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island, 
California,  September,  1878,  to  October,  1879.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  June 
3,1879;  "Portsmouth,"  training  ship,  October,  1879,  to  November,  1882; 
Headquarters  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  December,  1882,  to  December,  1885 ; 
"Juniata,"  around  the  world,  January,  1886,  to  March,  1889 ;  receiving-ship 
"  Franklin,"  April  to  June,  1889  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  June,  1889,  to 
August,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Mass.,  August  15,  1891,  to  February, 
1894 ;  special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institution,  February,  1894,  to  June,  1894 ; 


238         RECORDS   OF   LIVING   OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

Fleet  Surgeon,  South  Atlantic  Station,  July,  1894,  to  June,  1896.  Promoted 
to  Medical  Inspector,  June  15,  1895  ;  member  of  Board  of  Inspection  and 
Survey,  June,  1896,  to  July,  1896;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  July, 
1896,  to  date. 

Dwight  Dickinson. — Bom  in  New  York.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
April  21,  1869;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1870-1;  Naval  Hospital,  N.  A., 
1871-2.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1872  ;  Naval  Hospital, 
Yokohama,  1872-6;  S.  S.  "Jamestown,"  1876-7;  Navy  Yard,  Boston, 
1877-8.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  December,  1879;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station, 
1879-82 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  1883-5 ;  training-ship  "  Ports 
mouth,"  1885-8;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  1888-9;  Navy  Yard,  Mare 
Island,  1890-92  ;  waiting  orders,  March,  1892,  to  March,  1893  ;  "  Miantono- 
mah,"  N.  A.  Station,  March,  1893-4  ;  ordered  to  the  "Minneapolis,"  Decem 
ber,  1894.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector,  September,  1895  ;  member  of 
Retiring  Board,  February,  1896,  to  date. 

William  G.  Farwell. — Born  in  Canada.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
November  10,  1868;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1869;  "Lancaster,"  S.  A. 
Station,  1869-72.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1872 ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1873-4  ;  "  Pensacola,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1874- 
76  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  1876-9;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler," 
1879-81.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  January,  1881 ;  Naval  Station,  New  London, 
1881  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1882-5;  U.  S.  S.  "Kearsarge,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1885-7;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1887-8;  receiving-ship 
"Franklin,"  1888-9;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1889,  to  December,  1892  ; 
waiting  orders,  December,  1892,  to  June,  1893;  receiving-ship  "Franklin," 
June,  1893-4;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "Columbia,"  April,  1894-6.  Promoted 
to  Medical  Inspector,  February,  1896 ;  Marine  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia, 
June,  1886  ;  special  duty  in  Philadelphia,  August,  1896,  to  date. 

John  C.  Wise. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April 
28,  1870  ;  "Guerriere,"  European  Station,  1870-72;  Naval  Hospital, 
Philadelphia,  1873;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1874.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assist 
ant  Surgeon,  1874;  S.  S.  "Despatch,"  1875-9;  training-ship  "Minnesota," 
1881 ;  training-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1881-4.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  Sep 
tember,  1882;  training-ship  "  Jamestown,"  1884-7;  Torpedo  Station,  1887- 
90 ;  "  Alliance,"  Asiatic  Station,  October,  1890,  to  July,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  July,  1893,  to  1897.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector, 
March,  1896  ;  Fleet  Surgeon  on  the  "  Baltimore,"  June,  1897,  to  date. 

John  L.  Neilson. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April 
28,  1870;  "  Dictator"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1870-71  ;  Naval  Hospital, 
Philadelphia,  1872.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1873  ;  "  Tusca- 
rora,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1875-7  ;  "Supply" 
(store  ship),  Havre,  1877-9  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1879-81.  Pro 
moted  to  Surgeon,  October,  1882  ;  receiving-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  Naval 
Academy  and  U.  S.  S.  "Wyoming,"  1881-83;  U.  S.  S.  "Ranger,"  Pacific 
Station,  1883-6;  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire,"  1886-9;  training-ship 
"Portsmouth,"  1889  to  April,  1892  ;  member  Board  of  Medical  Examiners, 
New  York,  April  1892,  to  1894;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  February,  1894-5; 
U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  July,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Maine,"  September, 
1895-6 ;  waiting  orders,  November,  1896.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector, 
September,  1896;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  February,  1897;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

George  P.  Bradley. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
September  7,  1870;  "Severn,"  flag-ship,  N.  A.  Station,  1870-1 ;  Naval  Hos- 


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pital,  Washington,  1872-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1874.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  1874;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1876;  "Hartford,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1876-7;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  1880-2;  "Alliance,"  N.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1882-5.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  August,  1883 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Phila 
delphia,  1885-7;  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1889,  to  October,  1891  ;  re 
ceiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  October,  1891,  to  1894;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
August,  1894-5  ;  U.  S  S.  "Indiana,"  November,  1895,  to  1897  ;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Mare  Island,  May,  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  U.  Gravatt. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
September  27,  1870;  "Pawnee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1871 ;  Na,val  Hospital,  Phil 
adelphia,  1872 ;  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  1873,  and  receiving-ship  "Indepen 
dence,"  1874.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1874;  "  Yantic,"  Asi 
atic  Station,  1875-7  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wyoming,"  1877 ;  Naval  Hospital, 
Norfolk,  1877-80;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  1880-2;  Naval  Hospital, 
Chelsea,  1882-4.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  November,  1883 ;  "Michigan," 
Northwestern  lakes,  1884-8;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  Japan,  18^9  to 
October,  1891;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  October,  1891,  to  July,  1893  ; 
special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institute,  July,  1893  ;  receiving-ship  "  Dale,"  Jan 
uary,  1894,  to  March,  1894;  "Charleston,"  January,  1895,  to  July,  1896; 
Naval  Museum  of  Hygiene,  January,  1897,  to  May,  1897  ;  Fleet  Surgeon, 
European  Station,  June,  1897,  to  April,  1898 ;  Fleet  Surgeon,  North  At 
lantic  Squadron,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

Paul  Fitzsimons. — Born  in  Georgia.  Commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon, 
December  19,  1871 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1872,  two  months;  1872, 
"  Saranac,"  Pacific  Fleet,  six  months ;  1872-4,  "  Pensacola,"  same  station, 
and  "  Tuscarora,"  same  fleet,  1875.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
1875  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1876  ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1878- 
79-80 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1880  ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont," 
1881-2  ;  "  Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1882-3.  Promoted  to  Sur 
geon,  March  4,  1884;  R.  S.  "Franklin,"  1884-86;  receiving-ship  "Minne 
sota,"  New  York,  1886;  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1887-90;  Torpedo 
Station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1890-93  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  November, 
1893,  to  June,  1894 ;  in  charge  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  Japan,  1894-7. 
Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector,  October  19,  1897  ;  Board  of  Inspection  and 
Survey,  November  8, 1897,  to  March  15,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn,"  March 
15,  1898. 

SURGEONS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

William  S.  Dixon. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  Assist 
ant  Surgeon,  January  27,  1871  ;  "  Wachusett,"  European  Station,  1871-3  ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1874-5  ;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1875 
-7.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1875  ;  "  Powhatan,"  North  At 
lantic  Station,  1877-9  ;  special  duty,  Washington,  1879-82 ;  Coast  S.  S. 
"  Hassler,"  1883-5.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  June,  1884  ;  Marine  Rendezvous, 
New  York,  1886-7  ;  special  duty,  Baltimore,  1887-9;  "  Boston,"  Squadron 
of  Evolution,  1889-91;  waiting  orders,  December,  1891,  to  April,  1892; 
special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institute,  April,  1892,  to  January,  1893 ;  Naval 
Dispensary,  Washington,  D.  C.,  July,  1893-96  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn,"  De 
cember,  1896-98  ;  May,  1898,  Medical  Inspector  Naval  Academy,  May,  1898. 

Charles  A.  Siegfried. — Born  in  Northampton  County,  Pa.  Appointed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  June  8,  1872 ;  "  Richmond,"  West  Indies  and  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1872-5.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1875  ;  Naval  Hospital, 
N.  Y.,  1876-7;  receiving-ship  "Wyoming,"  Washington,  1877;  "Alert," 


240        RECORDS   OF   LIVING  OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.   NAVY. 

Asiatic  Station,  1878-81 ;  James  River  iron-clads,  1881  ;  receiving-ship 
"Colorado,"  N.  Y.,.1882;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1882-4;  Naval  Hospi 
tal,  N.  Y.,  1884-6.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  January,  1885  ;  "  Quinnebaug," 
European  Station,  1887-9 ;  Naval  Training  Station,  Newport,  1889  ;  train 
ing-ship  "  Richmond,"  December,  1889,  to  December,  1893  ;  leave  of  absence, 
December,  1893-94;  U.  S.  S.  "Cincinnati;"  U.  S.  S.  "Texas;"  "Massa 
chusetts,"  June,  1894-97;  Torpedo  Station,  April,  1897,  to  date. 

Remus  C.  Persons. — Born  in  Alabama.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
March  5, 1872  ;.  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  April,  1872-3  ;  store-ship  "  On 
ward,"  Callao,  1872-5.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1875 ;  receiving-ship 
"Sabine,"  1876;  "Montauk,"  "Passaic"  and  "Wyandotte,"  1877;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1877-9;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Blake,"  1879-82 ;  re 
ceiving-ship  "Wyandotte,"  1882-4;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1884-7.  Pro 
moted  to  Surgeon,  1885  ;  in  charge  of  Army  and  Navy  Hospital,  Hot  Springs, 
Ark.,  May  to  November,  1888  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1888-90  ;  waiting 
orders,  October,  1890,  to  February,  1891  ;  "  Concord,"  N.  A.  Station,  Feb 
ruary,  1891,  to  June,  1893 ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1893,  to  August,  1893  ; 
R.  S.  "  Minnesota,"  August,  1893,  to  1895  ;  special  duty,  Naval  Hospital,  N. 
Y.,  October,  1895,  to  date. 

Nelson  McP.  Ferebee. — Born  in  North  Carolina.  Appointed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  September  12,  1872 ;  "  Portsmouth"  and  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Fleet, 
1872-5  ;  especially  commended  in  letter  to  the  Navy  Department  by  command 
ing  officer  of  "  Pensacola "  for  attention  and  care  of  sick  during  prevalence 
of  fever  on  that  ship,  at  Panama,  in  1873.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  1875;  receiving-ship  "  Worcester  "  and  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va., 
1876-7;  training-ship  " Minnesota,"  1878;  "Jamestown,"  at  Sitka,  Alaska, 
1879-81 ;  established  a  hospital  and  free  dispensary  for  Indians  and  poor 
whites  at  Sitka;  Hospital  and  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1882-3;  "Trenton," 
Asiatic  Station,  1884-6.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  March  12,  1886;  receiving- 
ship  "  Franklin,"  1887-9  ;  "  Essex,"  S.  A.  Station,  April,  1890,  to  July,  1891 ; 
"Atlanta,"  S.  A.  Station,  and  Naval  Review  Fleet,  October,  1891,  to  July, 
1893 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  July,  1893-7 ;  "  Indiana,"  March,  1897, 
to  date. 

Franklin  Rogers. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Assistant  Surgeon,  March 
29,  1872 ;  "  Tallapoosa,"  1872  ;  "  Juniata,"  1873  to  1876.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  in  1876 ;  "  Minnesota,"  1876-7  ;  receiving-ship 
"  Franklin,"  1877-8  ;  C.  S.  steamer  "  Gedney,"  1878-9;  receiving-ship  "St. 
Louis,"  1879-81;  "Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4;  Naval  Academy, 
1884-6;  Marine  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1887;  "Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station, 
1887-9;  special  duty,  Norfolk,  1889  to  July,  1891  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Yoko 
hama,  Japan,  July,  1891,  to  1894;  U.  S  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  Decem 
ber,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  July,  1895-7;  waiting  orders,  October, 
1897-8 ;  May,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Monterey,"  to  date. 

James  R.  Waggener. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Appointed  Assistant  Sur 
geon,  July  29,  1872 ;  "  Vermont,"  1872-3  ;  "  Worcester,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1873-5 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1875-7.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  1875;  to  Surgeon,  March,  1887;  "Despatch,"  special  service, 
1878-9;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1879-80;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1880-1;  iron-clads,  James  River,  1881-2;  school-ship  "St.  Mary's," 
1882-4;  "Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1884-6;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station, 
1886-7  ;  recruiting-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1887-9  ;  ''  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station, 
August,  1890,  to  December,  1892 ;  waiting  orders,  December,  1892,  to 
March,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  March,  1893,  to  July,  1893; 


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Nautical  school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  July,  1893,  to  1894 ;  training-ship  "  Ports 
mouth,"  May,  1894-5  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  April,  1895  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  November,  1895,  to  date. 

Thomas  H.  Streets. — Born  in  Delaware.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
April  12,  1872;  "Portsmouth,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-5.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  1876 ;  special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institution,  1876-7 ; 
"Speedwell"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-8;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  1878-80; 
Asiatic  Station,  1880-1 ;  special  duty,  Washington,  1881-4;  C.  S.  S.  "Pat 
terson,"  1884-7.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May,  1887  ;  member  of  Examining 
Board,  New  York,  1888-91;  "  Benuington,"  S.  A.  Station,  June,  1891,  to 
1894  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1894  ;  member  Medical  Examining  Board, 
New  York,  November,  1894,  to  March,  1898  ;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "  Solace," 
to  date. 

Manly  H.  Simons. — Born  in  State  of  New  York.  Resident  of  State  of 
Ohio.  Appointed.  May  28,  1872.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
1876;  Surgeon,  August,  1887;  N.  A.  Fleet  "Powhatan"  and  "Congress," 
July,  1872,  to  April,  1875;  "Congress,"  while  at  Key  West,  January  to 
March,  1874,  during  Cuban  trouble :  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Ohio "  and 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  April,  1875,  to  May,  1877  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Col 
orado,"  September,  1877,  to  April,  1878;  C.  S.  steamer  "Bache,"  April, 
1878,  to  September,  1880 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  January,  1881,  to  October, 
1882;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  October,  1882,  to  April,  1883;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Yokohama,  June,  1883,  to  February,  1884;  Asiatic  Fleet,  "Alert," 
February,  1884,  to  September,  1886 ;  Naval  Academy,  December,  1886,  to 
September,  1888;  Naval  Hospital,  Widows'  Island,  October,  1888-90;  "  En 
terprise,"  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  November,  1891;  "Mohican,"  Pa 
cific  Station,  November,  1891,  to  December,  1893  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Widows' 
Island,  Maine,  December,  1893  ;  special  duty,  Portsmouth,  December,  1893 ; 
Torpedo  Station,  February,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Iowa,"  June,  1897,  to  date. 

John  C.  Boyd. — Born  in  South  Carolina.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
April  3,  1873  ;  "  Fortune,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-4  ;  practice-ship  "  Constella 
tion,"  1875  ;  receiving-ship  "  Potomac,"  1876.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  1876;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1877;  "Guard"  (store-ship), 
1877-80;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1880-1;  "Lancaster,"  European 
Station,  188 1-4;. Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1884-5;  Bureau  of  Medicine 
and  Surgery,  1885-9.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  September,  1887  ;  "  Yorktown," 
Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889,  to  December,  1891 ;  Bureau  of  Medicine  and 
Surgery,  December,  1891,  to  April,  1892  ;  Assistant  Bureau  of  Medicine  and 
Surgery,  April,  1892,  to  date. 

George  E.  H.  Harmon.— Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  December  20,  1873 ;  Naval  Academy,  1874  ;  "  Franklin,"  flag-ship, 
European  Station,  1874-6 ;  Naval  Academy,  1877-9.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  1877;  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1879-81;  "Alert," 
Asiatic  Station,  1881-2  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1882-3  ;  "  Michigan  " 
(N.  W.  Lakes),  1883-4;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va  ,  1884;  Naval  Academy, 
1884-5;  "  Pensacola,"  European  Station,  1885-8.  Promoted  to  Surgeon, 
March,  1888;  Naval  Academy,  1888,  to  September,  1891;  "Yorktown," 
Pacific  Station,  September,  1891,  to  April,  1894;  practice-ship  "  Mononga- 
hela,"  to  September,  1894  ;  leave  of  absence,  to  March,  1895 ;  Naval  Dis 
pensary,  Washington,  to  April,  1896  ;  Naval  Academy,  April.  1896,  to  date. 

Howard  Wells. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.     Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
December  12,  1873;  "Colorado,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874;  "Worcester,"  N.  A. 
Fleet,  1875  ;  "  Hartford,"  N.  A.  Fleet,  1875-7.     Promoted  to  Passed  Assist- 
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242        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

ant  Surgeon,  1876  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  1877-8  ;  training-ship  "  Con 
stitution,"  1879-81 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1882-4  ;  "  Monongahela," 
store-ship,  1884-5;  "Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-6;  January  to  May, 
1887,  U.  S  receiving-ship  "Independence;"  training-ship  "Jamestown," 
1887-8.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  June,  1888;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  1888 
to  September,  1891 ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Septem 
ber,  1891,  to  May,  1892;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  May,  1892,  to  1894; 
"  Montgomery,"  September,  1894 ;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1895 ;  U.  S.  receiv 
ing-ship  "  Vefmont,"  August,  1895 ;  Member  Medical  Examining  Board, 
N.  Y.,  January,  1897,  to  date. 

Daniel  N.  Bertolette. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  June  23,  1873  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1873  ;  "Worcester," 
N.  A.  Station,  1873-6;  "Constellation,"  practice-cruise,  1876.  Promoted 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1877  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1877-8  ;  Naval 
Hospital,  New  York,  18T8-9 ;  "Wyoming,"  European  Station,  1879-80; 
"Trenton,"  European  Station,  1881;  Naval  Academy,  1881-4;  "Dale," 
practice-cruise,  1884;  "  Dolphin,"  1884;  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1885- 
87;  "  Thetis,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-9.  Surgeon,  September,  1888;  receiv 
ing-ship  "  Franklin,"  1889  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1889-90 ;  World's 
Columbian  Exposition,  December,  1890,  to  December,  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "At 
lanta,"  N.  A.  Station,  1894-5;  U.  S.  S.  "Minneapolis,"  European  Station, 
1895-7 ;  Headquarters  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  Washington,  1897  to  date. 

Ezra  Z.  Derr. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
March  3, 1873  ;  Naval  Academy,  April,  1873 ;  "Constellation,"  N.  A.  Station, 
June,  1873;  monitor  "  Manhattan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-4;  "Hartford," 
Asiatic  Station,  1874;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-6.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1877;  training-ship  "Constitution,"  N.  A.  and 
European  Stations,  1877-8;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1879;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1879-80-81;  coast-survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  1881-4; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1884-7  ;  "  Nipsic,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-90.  Pro 
moted  to  Surgeon,  September  15, 1888.  On  board  "  Nipsic  "  during  hurricane 
at  Samoa,  March  15, 1889  ;  receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  New  York,  1890-3; 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Pa.,  November  1,  1893 ;  President  Naval  Ex 
amining  Board,  League  Island,  December,  1893-94 ;  "  Raleigh,"  N.  A. 
Station,  April  14,  1894-6.  "Columbia,"  N.  A.  Station,  July  6,  1896-7; 
Naval  Recruiting  Office,  New  York,  June  27,  1897,  to  date. 

Franklin  Bache  Stephenson. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  March  14,  1873;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-6. 
Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1877  ;  "  Shenandoah,"  S.  A.  Station, 
1879-82  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1882-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1883-4  ; 
C.  S.  S.  "  Bache,"  1884-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1887-8.  Promoted  to  Sur 
geon,  September,  1888  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1888-90  ;  waiting  orders, 
November,  1890,  to  April,  1891 ;  "  Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  April,  1891,  to 
July  9,  1894 ;  July,  1894,  Marine  Rendezvous,  Boston  ;  August,  1894,  to 
September,  1895  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  September,  1895,  to  June,  1897 ; 
Marine  Rendezvous,  Boston,  June,  1897,  to  the  present  time. 

Presley  Marion  Rixey,  M.  D. — Born  in  Culpeper  County,  Va.,  July 
14,  1852.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  January  28, 1874  ;  "  Sabine,"  1874 ; 
"Congress,"  European  Station,  1874-6;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia, 
1876-7.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1877  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1877-9;  "  Tallapoosa,"  special  service,  1879-81  ;  special  duty,  Washington, 
1882-4  ;  "  Lancaster,"  European  and  South  Atlantic  Station,  1884-7  ;  spe 
cial  duty,  Washington,  1887-93.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  November,  1888  ; 


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"Dolphin,"  special  service,  February,  1893,  to  December,  1895  ;  special  duty, 
Washington,  April,  1896,  to  date.  Graduate  University  of  Virginia,  1873. 

W.  A.  McClurg. —  Commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon,  February  8,  1874, 
Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  June  12  to  November  18,  1874;  U.  S.  F.  S. 
"Pensacola,"  N.  P.  Station,  November  18,  1874,  to  February  16,  1875; 
"  Tuscarora,"  February  16,  1875,  to  September  14,  1876;  U.  S.  S.  "Ply 
mouth,"  N.  A.  Station,  January  26,  1877,  to  July  7,  1877;  store-ship  "New 
Hampshire,"  Port  Royal,  S.  C.,  December  10,  1877,  to  January  6,  1879 ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  January  6,  1879,  to  December  2,  1879; 
U.  S.  S.  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  December  2,  187^,  to  December  2, 
1882;  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  December  7,  1882,  to  May,  1883; 
practice-ship  "Dale,"  May  to  September  1,  1883;  Naval  Academy,  Septem 
ber  1,1883,  to  October  7,1884;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  October  7, 
1884,  to  January  6,  1886;  "  Tallapoosa,"  S  A.  Station,  January  6, 1886,  to 
March  7,  1889  ;  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  June  1,  1889,  to  June, 
1893.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  November  2, 1877  ;  to  Surgeon, 
January  25,  1889;  "  Concord,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1893,  to  1896;  Member 
of  Medical  Examining  Board,  July,  1896,  to  1898;  U.  S.  Receiving-ship, 
"  Richmond,"  April,  1898,  to  date. 

C.  G.  Herndon. — Appointed  from  Virginia.     Assistant  Surgeon,  May  3, 

1874.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  March  26,  1878;  "  Canandaigua,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1874-7  ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1877-8  ;  Asiatic  Station, 
1878-81;    receiving-ship  "Franklin,"   1881-3;    Fish   Commission  steamer 
"Albatross,"    1883-4 ;    special   duty,  Washington,   1884-7  ;    "  Enterprise," 
European  Station,  1887-90;  Marine  Rendezvous,  New  York,  October  1890, 
to  June,  1893.     Promoted  to  Surgeon,  February  8,  1890  ;  Bureau  of  Medi 
cine  and  Surgery,  June,  1893,  to  1895 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster,"  September, 
1895  ;  sick  leave,  February,  1897  ;  waiting  orders,  November,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Columbia,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 

L.  G.  Heneberger — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
June  17,  1874.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  November  9,  1877  ;  Naval  Hospi 
tal,  Mare  Island,  Cal,  1874-5  ;  "Pansacola,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1875-7  ; 
iron-clads,  James  River,  1878  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1878-9  ;  "  Tren 
ton,"  European  Station,  1879-81 ;  Naval  Hospital  and  Museum  of  Hygiene, 
Washington,  1882 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1883-4;  "  Despatch,"  special 
service,  1884-7;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1887-8;  special  duty,  New 
York  city  (attending  physician  to  officers' families),  1888;  "Minnesota," 
recruiting  and  training-ship,  New  York  Harbor,  1888-9  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific 
Station,  1889,  to  May,  1892.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May  5,  1890  ;  leave  of 
absence,  May,  1892,  to  May,  1893;  special  duty,  New  York,  July,  1893,  to 
1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Maine,"  November,  1896;  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Sur 
gery,  March,  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "St.  Paul,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

E.  H.  Green. — Appointed  from  Indiana.     Assistant  Surgeon,  March  11, 

1875.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  November  22,  1878;  "Swatara,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1875-8;  leave  of  absence,  1879;  "Swatara,"  Asiatic  Sta 
tion,  1880-2;  Museum  of  Hygiene,  1883-4;  Greely  Relief  Expedition  U.  S. 
S.  "  Thetis,"  April,  1 884,  to  November,  1884 ;  Museum  of  Hygiene,  1885-6  ; 
Naval  Laboratory,  New  York,  1886-7;  "Alert,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-90; 
receiving-ship  "  Dale,"  May,  1890,  to  1894  ;  promoted  to  Surgeon,  November 
11,  1890;  U.  S.  S.  "  Marblehead,"  April,  1894;  Naval  Dispensary,  January, 
1897,  to  date. 

S.   H.    Dickson. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.     Assistant  Surgeon, 
March,  19,  1875.     Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April  30,  1880;  S.  A.  Station, 


244        RECORDS   OF   UVING  OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

1875  ;  "  Gettysburg,"  special  service,  1876-8  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1878- 
80  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1881-2  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1882-5  ;  practice 
ship  "  Constellation,"  1885-7  ;  R.  S.  "  Dale,"  1887-9  ;  "  Atlanta,"  Squadron 
of  Evolution,  1889-90.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  October  5,  1890;  leave  of 
absence  and  waiting  orders,  December  17,  1890,  to  May  6,  1891  ;  May  18, 

1891,  ordered  as  Surgeon  on  "  Constellation  ;"  detached,  September  1, 1891  ; 
waiting  orders  to  October  5,  1891 ;  Marine  Headquarters,  Washington,  Octo 
ber  5,  1891,  to  1894;  waiting  orders,  December,  1894;   member  Medical 
Examining  Board,  May,   1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Texas,"  July,  1896;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Massachusetts,"  July,  1896,  to  date. 

D.  O.  Lewis. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Assistant  Surgeon,  April 
8,  1874.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  November  22, 1878  ;  "  Plymouth,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1874-7 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  1877-8  ;  U.  S.  R.  S.  "In 
dependence,"  1879-80  ;  U..  S.  S.  "  Jamestown,"  Alaska,  1880-81 ;  U.  S.  C.  S. 
steamer  "  G.  McArthur,"  1881-3;  Recruiting  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
1883-5;  C.  S.  steamer  "  Hassler,"  1885-8;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  1889; 
U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  June,  1889,  to  April,  1892.  Pro 
moted  to  Surgeon,  January  22,  1891 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  April, 

1892,  to  June,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  June,  1893,  to  November, 
1893;    "Mohigan,"   Pacific   Station,  November,  1893,   to    1896;  U.  S.   S. 
"  Marion,"  January,  1896  ;  Marine  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  June,  1897 ; 
member  of  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

H.  E.  Ames. — Appointed  from  Maryland.  Assistant  Surgeon,  April  10, 
1875.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  June  6,  1878;  "Richmond,"  S.  Pacific 
Station,  1875-7;  receiving-ship  "Passaic,"  1878-80;  training  ship  "Sara 
toga,"  1880-3  ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1883-4;  special  duty,  Baltimore, 
1885-6  ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-9  ;  Museum  of  Hygiene,  March, 
1890,  to  November,  1893.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  March,  19,1891  ;  Torpedo 
Station,  November,  1893-4 ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S  "  Montgomery,"  June,  1894; 
"  Detroit,"  January,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Cincinnati,"  1897  ;  Navy  Yard,  Nor 
folk,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

L.  B.  Baldwin. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
May  1,  1875.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  May  6,  1879;  Naval  Hospital, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1875;  U.  8.  S.  "Lehigh,"  1876;  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1877-8  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1879  ;  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  1879-80  ;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  practice-ships 
"Mayflower"  and  "Standish,"  1881;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific 
Station,  1881-4;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  Boston,  Mass..  1884;  U  S. 
Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1885  ;  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital.  Mare  Island, 
Cal.,  1885  and  1886;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ranger/'  North  Pacific  Survey,  1868-9  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Michigan,"  on  the  lakes,  1890,  to  December,  1893.  Promoted  to, 
Surgeon,  September  22,  1891  ;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  December,  1893 ;  U. 
S.  Navy  Yard  and  Hospital,  Pensacola,  Florida,  December,  1893,  to  April, 
1895;  U.S.  S.  "Montgomery,"  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Cincinnati,"  1895-6;  U. 
S.  S.  «  Newark,"  1896 ;  U-  S.  S.  "  Puritan,  1897,  to  March  17,  1898. 

Frank  Anderson. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
May  24,  1875.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  November  22,  1878  ;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Chelsea,  1875-6  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-8  ;  receiving-ship 
"Wabash,"  1878-80;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1880-3;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  1884-6  ;  "  Richmond,"  N.  A.  Station,  1887-8  ;  "  Dolphin," 
Squadron  of  Evolution,  1888-90;  Naval  Dispensary,  Washington,  D  C., 
October,  1890-95.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  November  14,  1891 ;  ordered  to 
the  "Ampbitrite,"  April,  1895;  "Dolphin,"  1895;  Naval  Hospital,  Yoko 
hama,  August,  1897,  to  date. 


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P.  A.  Levering. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
June  18, 1875.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  December  10, 1878  ;  receiving-ship 
"Ohio,"  1875;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1875;  monitor  "  Nantasket," 
1875-6;  monitor  "Ajax,"  1876;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-8; 
Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1878 ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1879-81  ; 
Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  1881 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1881-2 ; 
"  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-4;  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery, 
1884-5;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1885;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1886; 
ship  "Brooklyn,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-9;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1889-90; 
"Philadelphia,"  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  October,  1£92.  Promoted  to 
Surgeon,  December  4,  1891  ;  Marine  Rendezvous,  Boston,  October,  1892,  to 
March,  1893  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  March,  1893-6  ;  U.  S.  S  "  Oregon," 
July,  1896,  to  date. 

W.  R.  DuBose. — Native  of  and  appointed  from  Georgia.  Assistant 
Surgeon,  October  16,  1875;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1875-6; 
"Trenton,'  European  Station,  1877-9;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  Boston 
Yard,  1879;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1879-80.  Promoted  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  February,  1879  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1880-2; 
"Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1885-8 ; 
"Jamestown,"  1888-91;  Naval  Academy,  1891-6.  Promoted  Surgeon, 
November  1,  1892;  U.  S.  S.  " Terror,"  April,  1896;  "Texas,"  1897,  to  date. 

Charles  T.  Hibbett — Born  in  Simmer  County,  Tennessee,  November 
20,  1851.  Appointed  an  Assistant  Surgeon,  January  15,  1875  ;  first  duty  at 
Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  first  cruise  on  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1875-7  ;  on  board  store-ship  "  Pawnee,"  monitors  and  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Hart 
ford  ; "  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  from  November,  1878, 
to  June,  1880.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April  30,  1880  ; 
made  practice  cruise  with  midshipmen  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  Constellation," 
during  summer  of  1880;  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "Onward,"  at  Callao,  Peru, 
1881-3;  U.  S.  S.  «  Ajax,"  at  City  Point,  Va.,  1884-6;  made  last  cruise  on 
board  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Lancaster,"  in  S.  A.  and  Mediterranean  Stations  ; 
U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  October,  1889,  to  July,  1893.  Promoted 
Surgeon,  December  26,  1892  ;  "  Detroit,"  S.  A.  Station,  July,  1893  ;  ordered 
to  the  "  Bennington,"  July,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  December,  1896; 
U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  February,  1897,  to  date 

N.  H.  Drake. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  Assistant  Surgeon,  Feb 
ruary  26,  1876.  Panned  Assistant  Surgeon,  July  6,  1880  ;  "  Hartford,"  S.  A. 
Station,  1877-80 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1880-2  ;  "  Tennessee,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1882-5;  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  1886-7;  nautical  school-ship 
"St.  Mary's,"  1887-8;  C.  S.  steamer  "Hassler,"  1888-90;  Fish  Commission 
steamer  "Albatross,"  September,  1890,  to  December,  1891.  Promoted  to 
Surgeon,  March  4,  1893;  waiting  orders,  December,  1891,  to  July,  1892; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July,  1892,  to  April,  1893  ;  Marine  Rendezvous, 
New  York,  April,  1893-4;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  August,  1894; 
U.  S.  S.  "Cincinnati,"  June,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Minneapolis,"  July,  1897,  to 
date. 

H.  G.  Beyer. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Assistant  Surgeon,  May  19, 
1876.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April  30,  1880 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn, 
1876-7;  monitor  "  Passaic,"  July  to  August,  1877;  training-ship  "Ports 
mouth."  1877-9;  U.  S.  receiving  ship  "Colorado,"  New  York,  1879-80; 
special  duty,  Washington,  D.  C.  1881-2;  C.  S.  steamer  "  Blake,"  1882-4; 
special  duty,  Smithsonian  Institute,  1884-7  ;  U.  S.  flagship  "Trenton,"  1887- 
88;  training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1889;  "Yantic"  (training-ship),  1889-91. 


246        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May  19,  1893 ;  Naval  Academy,  October,  1891 ;  U.  S. 
S.  "  Raleigh,"  June  6,  1896,  to  December  23, 1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Newark,"  from 
December  23,  1896,  to  March  17,1897;  U.  S-  S.  "  Amphitrite,"  August  2, 

1897,  to  date. 

John  M.  Steele. — Appointed  June,  1875,  as  an  Assistant  Surgeon;  first 
duty  at  the  Naval  Hospital,  New  York  ;  detached  in  November,  1875  ;  at 
tached  to  the  U.  S.  monitor  "  Catskill,"  until  July,  1876  ;  in  July,  1877, 
ordered  to  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Pensacola,"  at  San  Francisco  ;  remained  on 
this  vessel  until  November,  1878 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1879. 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April,  1880 ;  shortly  after  promotion  he  was  de 
tached  from  the  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  and  ordered  to  the  U.  S. 
monitor  "  Passaic,"  receiving-ship  at  Washington  ;  continued  on  this  duty 
until  October,  1881  ;  placed  on  waiting  orders,  preparatory  for  sea  duty  ; 
joined  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Brooklyn,"  in  November,  1881,  at  New  York,  and 
sailed  shortly  after  for  the  South  Atlantic  Station  ;  remained  on  the  "  Brook 
lyn  "  during  her  cruise  in  the  South  Atlantic,  and  was  detached  in  October, 
1884 ;  in  November,  1884,  ordered  to  the  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  and 
remained  until  March,  1885;  detached  and  ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy, 
Annapolis,  Md. ;  remained  on  duty  at  the  Academy  until  November,  1886, 
when  detached  and  granted  six  months'  leave ;  ordered  to  the  Naval  Hospi 
tal,  Philadelphia,  in  March,  1887,  and  in  March,  1888,  detached  and  ordered 
to  the  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  where  he  remained  until  June, 
1891;  Nautical  school-ship  "  Saratoga,"  June,  1891,  to  December,  1892; 
receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  December,  1892-4-  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May 
11,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  May,  1894;  Marine  Recruiting  Ren 
dezvous,  New  York,  December,  1894;  Torpedo  Station,  October,  1895;  U. 
S.  S.  "  Monadnock,"  February,  1896,  to  date. 

J.  E.  Gardner. — Appointed  from  Kentucky.  Assistant  Surgeon,  July 
3,  1876.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July  6,  1880  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash," 
1876-8  ;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1878-80  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1880-1  ; 
"Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881-4;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1885-7; 
Fish  Commission  steamer  "Albatross,"  1887-90;  waiting  orders,  December, 
1890,  to  October,  1891.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  August  15,  1893;  Naval 
Station,  New  London,  October,  1891,  to  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Amphitrite,"  Decem 
ber,  1895;  waiting  orders,  November,  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "Dolphin,"  March, 

1898,  to  date. 

Millard  Henry  Crawford. — Born  in  Mt.  Crawford,  Va.  Educated 
at  the  University  of  New  York.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon,  U.  S.  Navy, 
November  1,  1876  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  November  1, 
1879.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  August  20,  1893;  served  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Tus- 
carora,"  from  1877-9;  cruising  and  surveying  on  the  west  coast  of  Mexico 
and  Central  America ;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Tallapoosa,"  and  U.  S.  S. 
"  Shenandoah,"  from  1882-6 ;  cruising  in  South  Atlantic  and  South  Pacific 
Stations  ;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Vandalia  "  and  U.  S.  S.  "  Monongahela," 
from  1887-90;  was  attached  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "Monongahela  "  on  her  cruise 
to  the  Samoan  Islands,  and  thence  from  San  Francisco  to  New  York  via 
Cape  Horn ;  in  charge  of  U.  S.  recruiting  rendezvous  at  San  Francisco, 
CaL,  from  November,  1890,  to  November,  1894;  training-ship  "  Constella 
tion,"  October,  1894;  U  S.  S.  "  Boston,"  November,  1895,  to  date.  ^ 

George  Peebles  Lumsden. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Commissioned 
Assistant  Surgeon,  November  2,  1876  ;  served  on  the  "  Minnesota,"  at  New 
York,  February,  1877,  to  December,  1877  ;  "Fortune,"  December,  1877,  to 
April,  1879;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  April,  1879,  to  June,  1879  ;  U.  S.  S. 


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"  Ajax,"  and  monitors,  James  River,  June,  1879,  to  December,  1879  ;  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  dates  from  November  2,  1879 ;  Naval  Academy,  May, 
1880,  to  January,  1882  ;  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  February, 
1882,  to  June,  1884  ;  receiving-ship  and  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  July, 
1884,  to  April,  1886;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  August,  1886,  to 
November,  1886 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Boston,"  August,  1887,  to  October,  1890 ;  U.  S. 
monitors,  Richmond,  Va.,  1891-93  ;  "Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  December, 
1893  to  1894.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May,  1894;  Ordered  to  the  "York- 
town,"  April,  1894;  Naval  Station,  Port  Royal,  June,  1897;  special  duty, 
Norfolk,  October,  1897;  U.  S.  R.  S.  "  Franklin,"  to  date. 

E.  H.  Marsteller. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
January  12,  1876.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  October  11,  1880;  "Talla- 
poosa,"  special  service,  1877-9  ;  Naval  Academy,  1879-80  ;  Naval  Hospital, 
Philadelphia,  1880-3;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1884;  "  Iroquois," 
Pacific  Station,  1884-6  ;  iron-clads,  City  Point,  1887-9  ;  "  Adams,"  Pacific 
Station,  1889-90;  "Petrel,"  N.  A.  Station,  November,  1890,  to  October, 
1891  ;  special  duty,  Baltimore,  Md.,  October,  1891,  to  March,  1892  ;  Naval 
Academy,  March,  1892,  to  1894.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  June,  1894  ;  ordered 
to  school-ship  "St.  Mary's,"  May,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "Raleigh,"  December, 
1896,  to  date. 

William  H.  Rush. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania  as  Assistant  Surgeon, 
February  13,  1877  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April  28,  1881  ;  "  Constella 
tion,"  special  service,  1877-8 ;  iron-clads,  James  River,  1878-9 ;  receiving- 
ship  "St.  Louis,"  1879-80;  gunnery  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1880-4; 
special  duty,  1885-8;  school-ship  "Saratoga,"  1889-91;  "  Yantic,"  S.  A. 
Station,  September,  1891-4;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1894  Promoted  to 
Surgeon,  November,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  December,  1894; 
U.  S.  S.  "Dixie,"  April,  1898;  steamer  "City  of  Pekin,"  May,  1898. 

J.  C.  Byrnes. — Appointed  from  District  of  Columbia.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
November  2,  1876.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  October  11,  1881  ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Chelsea,  1877-8;  "Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1878-81; 
Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1881-2  ;  '•  Powhatan,"  special  service,  1882-5  ; 
special  duty,  Norfolk,  Va ,  1885-9 ;  "  Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution, 
1889-92;  special  duty,  Norfolk,  June,  1892-7.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  Feb 
ruary,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Cincinnati,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

S.  H.  Griffith. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Assistant  Surgeon,  De 
cember  15, 1877  ;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  December  15,  1880;  "Alaska," 
Pacific  Station,  1878-80 ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Medicine,  July,  1881-3  ; 
"  Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1884— 5 ;  "Lancaster,"  South  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1885-7  ;  Museum  of  Hygiene,  1887-90  ;  "  Dolphin,"  Squadron  of  Evo 
lution,  April,  1890,  to  June,  1891 ;  U.  S.  training-ship  "  Jamestown,  June  1, 
1891,  to  September  6,1892;  "Constellation,"  September  6,  1892,  to  May, 
1893;  leave  of  absence,  May,  1893,  to  November,  1893 ;  Museum  of  Hy 
giene,  Washington,  D.  C.,  November,  1893,  to  March  26,  1898.  Commis 
sioned  Surgeon,  March  30,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Mayflower,"  March  29,  1898. 

Averley  Claude  Holmes  Russell. — Assistant  Surgeon,  Ensign,  June  3, 
1879  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  June  30,  1879,  to  September  27, 
1879 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  California,  October  10,  1879,  to  Decem 
ber  3,  1879  ;  U.  S  flag-ship  "Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  January  3,  1880, 
to  February  7,  1882.  Passed  Assistant  Burgeon  (Junior  Lieutenant),  June  30, 
1882  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May  15,  1882,  to  January  27,1883  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  January  30,  1883,  to  January  2,  1884  ;  U. 
S.  S.  "Ossipee,"  Asiatic  Station,  January  28,  1884,  to  March  11,  1887; 


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went  through  cholera  epidemic  on  that  vessel,  August  and  September  of 
1885  ;  Naval  Laboratory,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May  2,  1887,  to  July  16,  1887  ; 
Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  October  6,  1887,  to  January  15,1889; 
summer  cruise,  U.  S.  S.  "  Constellation,"  with  naval  cadets,  June  1,  1888,  to 
August  31,  1888;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Mass,  January  21,  1889,  to  August 

13,  1889;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  Japan,  October  23,  1889,  to  Novem 
ber  11,1892;  Lieutenant^  May  28,1892;   World's  Columbian   Exposition, 
Chicago,  111.,  in  charge  of  exhibit  of  Medical  Department,  U.  S.  Navy,  model 
battle-ship  "Illinois,"  April  6,  1893,  to  December,  1893 ;  member  Medical 
Examining  Board  and  Instructor  in  Military  and  Operative  Surgery  and  Re 
cruiting,  U.  S.  Naval  Laboratory  and  Department  of  Instruction,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  January  27,  1894,  to  January  18,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster,"  South 
Atlantic  Station,  February  27,  1897,  to  December  31,  1897  ;  special  duty, 
Bureau  Medicine  and  Surgery,  Navy  Department,  Washington,  D.  C ,  Feb 
ruary  9,  1898,  to  April  15,  1898  ;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  San  Francisco,"  Fleet  Sur 
geon,  Northern  Patrol  Squadron,  April  17,  1898,  to  date. 

A.  G.  Cabell. —Appointed  from  Virginia.     Assistant  Surgeon,  February 

14,  1876.     Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April  28,  1880-1 ;  "  Pensacola,"  North 
Pacific   Station,    1876-9;    practice-ship    "Constellation,"  1881;     "  Palos," 
Asiatic   Station   1882-3;    "Adams,"   Pacific   Station,  1885-8;    iron-clads, 
Richmond,  Va.,  1889,  to  February,  1891  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  Feb 
ruary,  1891,  to  November,  1893;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1893-4;  U. 
S.  S.  u  Michigan,"  March,  1894.     Promoted  to  Surgeon,  June,  1895;  leave 
of  absence,  December,  1896;  P.  S.  "  Monongahela,"  May,  1897  ;  sick-leave, 
October,  1897 ;  Puget  Sound,  Naval  Station,  March,  1898,  to  date. 

Clement  Biddle. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Entered  service  as 
Assistant  Surgeon,  June,  1878.  Promoted  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  June, 
1882  ;  served  on  the  China  Station  in  the  following  ships,  making  two 
cruises  there,  viz  :  "  Richmond,"  "  Ashuelot,"  "  Monocacy,"  "  Palos  "  and 
"  Trenton,"  and  at  the  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  Japan  ;  from  March,  1889, 
to  January,  1892,  served  aboard  the  "  Tallapoosa,"  in  the  River  Platte, 
South  America.  Shore  Stations  :  Naval  Hospital,  Washington  ;  Naval  Acad 
emy;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Phila. ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  and 
Marine  Corps  Recruiting  Office,  Philadelphia ;  Marine  Rendezvous,  Phila 
delphia,  May,  1894;  waiting  orders,  December,  1894;  Naval  Station,  New 
London,  June,  1895.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  July,  1895 ;  practice-ship 
"Monongahela,"  May,  1896  ;  special  duty,  San  Francisco,  November,  1896; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Newport, '  November,  1897-8  ;  member  of  Board  Naval  Acad 
emy,  May,  1898,  to  date. 

H.  T.  Percy. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed.  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon, 
May  31, 1873;  " Canandaigua,"  1873-4 ;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  1875-8. 
Assistant  Surgeon,  June,  1879  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  McArthur,"  1879-81 ; 
Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1881-2.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1882 ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Norfolk,  1882-3;  "Galena,"  N.  A.  Station,  1883-6;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1886-8 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1888-9  ;  C.  S.  S.  "  Pat 
terson,"  1889-92  ;  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  member  of  Examining  Board, 
May  12,  1892,  until  June  20,  1892;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1892-5. 
Surgeon,  September,  1895 ;  member  of  Examining  Board,  Washington,  D.  C.; 
1895-6  ;  "  Monterey,"  Pacific  Station,  1896  to  date. 

James  D.  Gate  wood. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
July,  1880 ;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July,  1883  ;  Surgeon,  February,  1896  ; 
Museum  of  Hygiene,  Washington,  September,  1893 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Puritan," 
March,  1898,  to  date. 


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Oliver  Diehl. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Assistant  Surgeon,  July, 
1880  ;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July,  1883  ;  Surgeon,  March,  1896 ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Philadelphia,  May,  1893-7;  U.  S.  S.  "Terror,"  April,  1897,  to 
date. 

John  M.  Edgar. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
July,  1881 ;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July,  1884 ;  Surgeon,  November,  1896. 
U.  S.  receiving  ship  -<  St.  Louis,"  October,  1893  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Rich 
mond,"  1894;  school  ship  "Saratoga,"  May,  1895;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"  Vermont,"  December,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Prairie,"  March,  1898;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Panther,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Philip  Leach. — Appointed  from  Illinois.  Assistant  Sdrgeon,  July,  1881 ; 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July,  1884;  Surgeon,  November,  1896.  IT.  S.  S. 
"Monocacy,"  December,  1891  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1895;  Naval  Labora 
tory,  New  York,  November,  1895  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  June  1896, 
to  date. 

Lloyd  Curtis. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  Assistant  Surgeon,  July, 
1882;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July,  1885;  Surgeon,  February,  1897. 
Naval  Academy,  October,  1890;  waiting  orders,  March,  1894;  temporary 
duty,  Chelsea,  October,  1894  ;  waiting  orders,  January,  1895 ;  Naval  Ord 
nance,  Proving  Ground,  November,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Montgomery,"  Febru 
ary,  1896,  to  date. 

Henry  B.  Fitts. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Assistant  Surgeon,  July, 
1882 ;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July,  1885  ;  Surgeon,  March,  1897 ;  Hos 
pital,  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  February,  1891  ;  training  ship  "  Essex,"  January, 
1894 ;  Hospital,  Portsmouth,  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Victor  C.  B.  Means. — Appointed  from  North  Carolina.  Assistant 
Surgeon,  June,  1884  ;  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  June,  1887  ;  Surgeon,  June, 
1897  ;  nautical  school-ship  "  Saratoga,"  December,  1892 ;  Naval  Hospital, 
New  York,  May,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Maine,"  September,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New 
York,"  January,  1897 ;  "  Detroit,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Frederick  J.  B.  Cordeiro. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Assistant 
Surgeon,  June,  1884.  Passed  Assistant -Surgeon,  June,  1887.  Surgeon,  Octo 
ber,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Adams."  March,  1892;  leave  of  absence,  November, 
1894  ;  training-ship  "  Constellation,"  November,  1895  ;  U  S.  S.  "  Michigan," 
December,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "New  Orleans,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 

Francis  W.  F.  Wieber. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Assistant  Sur 
geon,  November,  1884.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  November,  1887.  Surgeon, 
November,  1897  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  June,  1893-8  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Mian- 
tonomah,"  March,  1898,  to  date. 


MEDICAL  DIRECTORS   ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

WITH   RELATIVE   RANK    OF    COMMODORE. 

William  Grier. — Born  in  Ireland.  Appointed  from  Maryland,  March 
7,  1838  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Cyane," 
Mediterranean  Squadron,  1838-41  ;  store-ship  "  Erie,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1842-4;  schooner  "Shark,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1844-6;  Hospital  New  York, 
1848;  razee  "Independence,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1849-52.  Com 
missioned  as  Surgeon,  April  14, 1852  ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  North  Pacific  Surveying 
Expedition  1853-6 ;  Naval  Academy,  1859 ;  sloop  "  Macedonian,"  1861 ; 
receiving-ship,  Baltimore,  1862;  Naval  Hospital,  Memphis,  Tennessee, 
1863-5 ;  special  duty,  Hartford,  Connecticut,  1867 ;  member  Board  of  Ex- 


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aminers,  1868-9 ;  special  duty,  Baltimore,  1869-71 ;  member  of  Examining 
and  Retiring  Boards,  1871-2  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Annapolis,  1872  ;  member  of 
Naval  Medical  Board,  1872;  President  of  Naval  Medical  Board,  1872-6; 
Chief  of  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery  (Surgeon-General),  1877-8.  Re 
tired,  October  5,  1878. 

Samuel  Jackson — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina,  June  20,  1838,  as  Assistant  Surgeon.  Attached  to  frigate  "  Con 
stitution."  1839-41  ;  U.  S.  S.  frigate  "Mississippi,"  1841-2;  frigate  " Con 
gress,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1842-3 ;  sloop  "  Fairfield,"  frigate  "  Cum 
berland,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1843-5  ;  razee  "  Independence,"  flag-ship, 
Pacific  Squadron,  during  Mexican  War,  1846-9;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia, 
1849-50  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  at  Boston,  1851 ;  sloop  "  John  Adams," 
1851  ;  sloop  "  Decatur,"  1851-2.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  September  2, 
1852;  Rendezvous,  New  York  City,  1854-5;  sloop  "St.  Louis,"  coast  of 
Africa,  1855-8  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1858-61 ;  steam-frigate  "  Wabash," 
1861;  frigate  "Cumberland,"  1861;  steam-sloop  "Brooklyn,"  1862-3. 
While  attached  to  the  "  Cumberland,"  was  present  at  the  bombardment  and 
capture  of  the  Confederate  forts,  at  Hatteras  Inlet ;  doing  service  on  board 
the  "  Brooklyn,"  was  with  Admiral  Farragut  in  the  passage  and  bombard 
ment  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  and  the  Chalmette  batteries  below 
New  Orleans,  and  in  the  destruction  of  the  Confederate  Fleet,  and  subse 
quently  in  his  operations  before  Vicbsburg  and  Galveston;  Naval  Academy, 
at  Newport,  R.  I.,  1863-4;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1864-5-6;  Fleet  Surgeon, 
North  and  South  Pacific  Squadron,  on  board  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  and 
"  Powhatan,"  1867-9  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1869  ;  Naval  Hospital, 
New  York,  1869-72.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  March  3,  1871  ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1873-5;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  1875-6-7-8-9, 
which  completed  his  service  on  the  "active  list."  Having  attained  the  age 
of  sixty-two  (62)  years,  April  1,  1879,  he  was  placed  on  the  retired  list,  in 
accordance  with  the  law  of  Congress  on  that  subject. 

Francis  M.  Gunnell. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  from 
District  of  Columbia,  March  29,  1849  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Sur 
geon;  attached  to  sloop  "  Falmouth,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1849-51  ;  store-ship 
"Supply,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1852  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1853  ;  frigate 
" Independence,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1855-7  ;  steam-frigate  "Niagara,"  Atlan 
tic  Cable  Expedition,  1858  ;  receiving-ship  at  New  York,  1858-9 ;  steamer 
"  Fulton  "  (wrecked),  1859  ;  steam-sloop  "  Pawnee,"  1860-2,  North  and  South 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadrons.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  April  28,  1861  ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1863-5  ;  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  European 
Squadron,  1866-8;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1869-72.  Commissioned 
as  Medical  Inspector,  1871  ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  N.  A.  Fleet,  1872-3  ;  "  Roanoke," 
1874;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Medical 
Director,  1875  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1875-9  ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  Asiatic 
Station,  1879-81  ;  member  of  Retiring  Board,  1881-2  ;  President  Medical 
Board,  Washington,  1882-4 ;  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery, 
1884-8  ;  Surgeon  General  U.  S.  Navy.  Retired,  1889. 

Albert  Leary  Gihon.— Born  in 'Philadelphia,  Pa.,  September  28,  1833. 
Received  degrees  of  A.B.  (Philadelphia),  1850;  M.D.  (Philadelphia),  1852; 
A.M.  (Princeton),  1854,  and  Philadelphia,  1855;  Professor  of  Chemistry 
and  Toxicology,  in  Philadelphia  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  1853-4 ; 
entered  Navy  as  Assistant  Surgeon,  May  1,  1855 ;  first  duty  on  board 
receiving-ship  "Union,"  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia;  attached  to  sloop-of-war 
"  Levant,"  East  India  Station,  1855-8 ;  was  with  Commander  (Admiral) 


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A.  H.  Foote,  and  Lieutenant  (Commodore)  W.  H.  Macomb,  in  the  sloop- 
of-war  "Portsmouth's"  boat,  November  15,  1856,  when  fired  upon  by  the 
Chinese,  while  attempting  to  pass  the  Barrier  Forts,  on  the  Pearl  River, 
near  Canton,  and  participated  in  the  subsequent  engagements,  which  resulted 
in  the  capture  of  these  forts,  November  16,  20,  21  and  22,  1856;  attached 
to  brig  "  Dolphin,"  1858-9,  during  Paraguay  Expedition ;  and  to  sloop- 
ofwar  "Preble,"  1859,  on  the  coast  of  Central  America  and  Panama. 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  May  1,  1869 ;  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  1860-1 ;  brig  '"Perry,"  1861,  on  the  blockade  of  Fernandina,  Fla., 
and  cruising  off  the  Atlantic  coast  of  the  Southern  States,  when  the  Rebel 
privateer  "Savannah"  was  captured,  May  1,  1861.  Promoted  to  Surgeon, 
August  1,  1861 ;  Naval  Rendezvous,  New  York;  sloop-of-war  "  St.  Louis," 
1862-5,  on  special  service  upon  European  Station,  and  cruising  among  the 
Atlantic  islands,  after  Confederate  steamers  "Alabama,"  "  Florida,"  and 
"Georgia;"  and  in  the  latter  part  of  1864,  on  b'ockade  of  coast  of  South 
Carolina;  Senior  Medical  Officer,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1865-8; 
attached  to  store-ship  "Idaho,"  1868-70,  anchored  off  Nagasaki,  Japan,  as 
hospital  ship  for  Asiatic  Station,  and  was  on  board  during  the  memorable 
typhoon  of  September  21,  1869,  when  ship  was  wrecked  by  passing  through 
centre  of  the  cyclone  with  barometer  at  27.62  ;  for  services  rendered  Portu 
guese  colony  at  Dilly,  Island  of  Timor,  and  the  Portuguese  men-of-war 
"  Principe  Dom  Carlos  "  and  "  Sa  da  Bandeira,"  received  from  the  King  of 
Portugal,  with  consent  of  Congress,  the  decoration  of  Knight  of  the  Mil 
itary  Order  of  Christ ;  for  services  to  H.  B  M.  ships  "  Flint  "  and  "  Dawn," 
the  thanks  of  the  British  Government ;  and  for  similar  services  to  the  French 
gunboat  "  Scorpion,"  those  of  the  commander-in-chief  of  the  French  East 
India  Station;  special  duty  at  Brooklyn,  New  York,  1870;  subsequently 
Marine  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia ;  and  later,  member  of  Naval  Medical 
Board  of  Examiners,  at  Philadelphia,  1870-2,  and  at  Washington,  1872-3. 
Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector,  November  7,  1872  ;  special  duty  at  Bureau 
of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  Navy  Department,  1873,  and  same  year  ordered  to 
flag-ship  "  Wabash,"  as  surgeon  of  the  fleet,  on  the  European  Station  ;  at 
Key  West,  Fla.,  with  Naval  Expedition  of  1874,  and  returned  to  European 
Station  as  surgeon  of  the  fleet,  on  board  flag-ship  "  Franklin,"  1874-5 ;  head 
of  Medical  Department,  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  1875-80;  at  re 
quest  of  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  designed  and  superin 
tended  construction  of  model  of  hospital-ship  for  Centennial  Exhibition,  at 
Philadelphia,  1876,  and  at  same  exhibition  presented  "Ambulance  Cot," 
bearing  his  name,  which  was  approved  by  Board  of  Officers,  July  5,  1877, 
and  adopted  for  use  in  the  Navy ;  appointed  Inspector  of  Recruits  and  Re 
cruiting  Stations,  November  20,  1878.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director, 
August  20,  1879,  and  ordered  in  charge  of  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va., 
1880 ;  member  of  Board  of  Inspection  of  the  Navy,  1880-3  ;  in  charge  of 
Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1883-6;  of  Naval  Hospital,  Mare 
Island,  California.,  1886-8 ;  and  of  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1888- 
92;  special  duty,  New  York,  1892-3;  in  charge  of  NavafHospital,  Wash 
ington,  July,  1893,  to  September  28,  1895,  when,  having  reached  the  consti 
tutional  limitation  of  age,  he  was  placed  upon  the  retired  list  with  the  relative 
rank  of  Commodore,  having  been  forty  years  and  five  months  upon  the  active 
list,  of  which  an  aggregate  of  only  one  year  and  ten  months  was  unem 
ployed  ;  has  represented  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Navy  in  the  Ameri 
can  Medical  Association,  as  delegate  and  permanent  member,  annually,  since 
1876 ;  elected  Chairman  of  Section  on  State  Medicine,  1882,  and  Vice-Pres- 


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ident  of  the  Association,  1884;  Chairman  of  the  Rush  Monument  Committee, 
1885-98 ;  delegate  and  permanent  member  of  the  American  Public  Health 
Association,  since  1876  ;  elected  Second  Vice-President,  1881  ;  First  Vice- 
President,  1882,  and  President,  1883 ;  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of 
Medicine  since  1883,  and  elected  Vice-President,  1883,  and  President,  1884 ; 
President  of  the  Naval  Medical  Society,  1883-4;  member  of  the  American 
Clirnatological  Association  since  1887 ;  elected  First  Vice-President,  1889  ; 
President  of  Section  on  Climatology  and  Demography  of  the  Ninth  Inter 
national  Medical  Congress  convened  at  AVashington,  September  5,  1887  ; 
appointed  delegate  to  represent  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Navy,  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  British  Medical  Association  held  at  Birmingham,  Eng 
land,  July  29,  1890  ;  delegate  to  the  Tenth  International  Medical  Congress 
convened  at  Berlin,  August  2,  1890 ;  and  elected  Honorary  President  of  the 
Section  on  Medical  Geography  and  Climatology,  and  of  Section  on  Military 
and  Naval  Hygiene;  member  of  Triennial  Congress  of  American  Physicians 
and  Surgeons,  Washington,  September,  1891  ;  President  of  Section  on  Hy 
giene,  Climatology  and  Demography  of  the  Pan-American  Medical  Congress 
convened  at  Washington,  September  5,  1893 ;  member  of  The  Association 
of  Military  Surgeons  of  the  United  States  since  1894  ;  elected  Second  Vice- 
President,'  1895  ;  First  Vice-President,  1896 ;  President,  1897  ;  of  the  State 
Medical  Societies  of  New  Hampshire,  West  Virginia,  and  California,  and  of 
the  Medical  Society  of  the  District  of  Columbia ;  Fellow  of  the  New  York 
Academy  of  Medicine ;  member  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of 
Philadelphia;  of  the  Pennsylvania  Historical  Society,  of  the  American  Phil 
osophical  Society,  of  the  Biological  Society  of  Washington,  of  the  Trinity 
Historical  Society  of  Dallas,  Texas,  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  of  the  United  States,  and  of  the  National  Academy  of  Medicine  of 
Mexico  ;  Honorary  Member  of  the  Societe  Frangaise  d'Hvgiene ;  and  corres 
ponding  member  of  the  Societe  des  Sciences  Physiques,  Naturelles  et  Clima- 
tologiques  de  1'Algerie;  Associate  Editor  of  the  "Annual  of  the  Universal 
Medical  Sciences,"  1887-93;  of  "Wood's  Handbook  of  the  Medical 
Sciences,"  1894,  and  of  "The  Twentieth  Century  Practice  of  Medicine," 
1895  ;  author  of  "A  Look  at  Lisbon,"  18H6  ;  "A  Night  in  a  Typhoon,"  1870  ; 
"  Practical  Suggestions  in  Naval  Hygiene,"  1871-2-3 ;  "A  Summer  Cruise 
among  the  Atlantic  Islands,"  1875 ;  "  Sanitary  Reform  in  Ship  Life,"  1876  ; 
"  Sanitarv  Commonplaces  Applied  to  the  Navy,"  1877  ;  "  Statistics  of  Ado 
lescent  Growth,"  1879;  "Transportation  of 'Sick  and  Wounded,"  1879; 
"  The  Prevention  of  Venereal  for  the  Protection  of  the  Innocent  and  Help 
less,"  1879-82;  "Health  the  True  Nobility,"  1881;  "State  Medicine," 
1882;  "Medical  Education  the  Fundamental  Fact  in  Medical  Ethics," 
1883;  "The  Higher  Plane  in  Medicine,"  1883;  "Vital  Statistics  as  Sani 
tary  Monitors,"  1883;  "  Thirty  Years  of  Sanitary  Progress  in  the  Navy," 
1884;  "The  Sanitary  Responsibilities  of  the  Citizen,"  1884;  "The  Trade 
Aspect  of  Medicine,"  1884  ;  "The  Dignity  and  Importance  of  the  Individ 
ual,"  1885;  "Sanitary  Ignorance  among  High  and  Low,"  1885;  "What  is 
Medicine  ?  "  1885  ;  "  Economic  Sanitation,"  1886  :  "  The  Domain  of  Clima 
tology  and  Demography."  1887  ;  "  The  Therapy  of  Ocean  Climate,"  1889 ; 
"  The  Place  of  Naval  and  Military  Medicine  in  the  Profession,"  1890  ;  "  The 
Hospital ;  an  Element  and  Exponent  of  Medical  Education,"  1892 ;  "  In 
tellectual  Progress  in  Medicine,"  1892  ;  "  Sanitary  Motes  and  Beams,"  1893  ; 
"  On  Doctors  in  General,  and  one  in  Particular,  Surgeon-General  Benjamin 
Rush,  of  the  Revolutionary  Army."  1894;  "The  Status  of  the  Medical 
Officer  in  the  Military  and  Naval  Establishments/'  and  "  Grade,  Rank,  and 
Title,"  1897. 


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WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    CAPTAIN. 

Phineas  J.  Horwitz. — Born  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  March  3,  1822;  grad 
uated  as  doctor  at  the  University  of  Maryland,  March,  1845.  Appointed  an 
Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  Navy,  November  8,  1847,  and  immediately  there 
after  assigned  to  duty  in  the  Gulf  Squadron,  then  operating  against  Mexico. 
Dr.  Horwitz  was  at  once  placed  in  charge  of  the  Naval  Hospital  at  Tabasco, 
and  remained  there  until  the  close  of  the  war.  This  duty  was  performed  so 
efficiently  and  energetically  as  to  receive  the  personal  commendation  and 
thanks  of  the  commander-in-chief  of  squadron,  Commodore  M.  C.  Perry. 
He  was  next  detailed  for  the  frigate  "  Constitution,"  bourfd  for  the  Mediter 
ranean  Station  ;  at  the  termination  of  the  cruise  was  ordered  to  the  "  Relief," 
destined  for  Brazil ;  he  was  examined  and  passed  for  promotion,  January, 
1853  ;  he  was  then  assigned  to  the  steamer  "  Princeton,"  aboard  which  vessel 
he  served  some  two  years ;  after  this  he  was  ordered  to  the  u  Supply,"  belong 
ing  to  the  African  and  Brazilian  Stations ;  on  reaching  the  United  States,  in 
1859,  he  was  offered  the  position  of  assistant  to  the  Bureau  of  Medicine  and 
Surgery,  which  office  he  held  until  appointed  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Medi 
cine  and  Surgery,  July  1,  1865,  a  position  which  he  held  until  his  term  of 
service  expired,  July  1,  1869 ;  on  the  nineteenth  of  April,  1861,  Dr.  Horwitz 
was  promoted  to  the  grade  of  Surgeon,  but  his  services  in  the  bureau  were 
considered  so  important  that  he  was  not  permitted  to  vacate  his  appointment 
as  assistant,  and  Congress,  in  acknowledgment  of  the  immense  amount  of 
work  he  was  performing,  voted  to  give  him  the  highest  shore-pay  of  his 
grade;  during  the  entire  period  of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  the  labor  of  the 
bureau  fell  almost  wholly  upon  the  shoulders  of  Dr  Horwitz,  and  his  was 
the  only  bureau  in  which  the  clerical  force  was  not  increased.  The  whole 
system  of  tabulating  the  casualties  of  the  war,  of  indexing  the  books  of  refer 
ence,  reports  of  survey,  certificates  of  disability  and  of  diseases,  was  designed 
and  carried  forward  by  Dr.  Horwitz,  so  that  there  was  probably  no  case  of 
injury,  disease  or  disability  that  occurred  during  the  doctor's  connection  with 
the  bureau  that  will  not  be  found  in  its  appropriate  place  in  the  Surgeon- 
General's  office ;  the  immense  number  of  pension  cases  accruing  during  the 
war  were  all  examined,  adjusted  and  prepared  by  the  doctor,  and  every  official 
letter  that  left  the  bureau  was  written  by  him.  All  this  was  done  without 
the  aid  of  a  single  additional  writer  or  clerk.  On  leaving  the  bureau  in  1869, 
Dr.  Horwitz  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  since 
which  time  he  has  been  assigned  to  various  duties  on  that  station.  He  was 
promoted  to  the  grade  of  Medical  Inspector,  March  3,  1871,  and  to  the  grade 
of  Medical  Director,  December  19, 1873  ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1^77— 
83;  President  of  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  1883-4.  Retired,  1884. 

Edward  Shippen. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  A.B.  and  A.M.,  Princeton; 
M.D.,  University  of  Pennsylvania;  Fellow  of  the  College  of  Physicians, 
Philadelphia ;  Member  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania  ;  President  of  Gene 
alogical  Society  of  Pennsylvania ;  Deputy  Governor  of  the  Society  of  Colo 
nial  Wars  of  Pennsylvania ;  Companion  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  etc.,  etc. ; 
appointed  from  Pennsylvania,  August  7,  1849  ,  entered  the  service  as  Assist 
ant  Surgeon;  attached  to  sloop  "Marion,"  East  India  Squadron,  1849-52; 
receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  Boston,  1852-3  ;  steamer  "  Fulton,"  Fishing-Banks 
Squadron,  1853 ;  steamer  "  Hetzel,"  Coast  Survey,  1854 ;  brig  "  Dolphin," 
coast  of  Africa,  1855-7  ;  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1857  ;  Naval  Asylum, 
Philadelphia,  1858;  steamer  "Caledonia,"  Paraguay  Expedition,  1859  ;  flag 
ship  "Congress,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1859-61.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon, 


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April  26,  1861  ;  frigate  "  Congress,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1861-62  ;  in  the  "  Congress  "  when  attacked  by  the  rebel  ram  ''  Merrimac," 
at  Newport  News  and  injured  by  shell ;  recorder  of  Medical  Examining 
Board,  Philadelphia,  1862  ;  receiving-ship  and  special  recruiting  duty,  New 
York,  1862-4;  frigate  "New  Ironsides,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1864-5  ; 
at  both  battles  of  Fort  Fisher,  and  at  Bermuda  Hundred  ;  steam-sloop 
"  Canandaigua,"  European  Squadron,  1866-8  ;  during  which  made  the  Rus 
sian  cruise,  under  Admiral  Farragut ;  member  of  Naval  Retiring  Board, 
Philadelphia,  1868;  surgeon  of  the  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  1869- 
71  ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  European  Station,  1871-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia, 
1873;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1874-9.  Commissioned  as  Medical. 
Director,  1876  ;  president  of  the  Naval  Medical  Examining  Board,  Philadel 
phia,  1880-1 ;  president  Board  of  Examiners,  March,  1881-83;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Philadelphia,  1883-6;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  1886-8.  Retired, 
1888. 

Samuel  F.  Coues. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed  from  New 
Hampshire,  February  25,  1851.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon; 
Coast  Survey,  1851 ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Portsmouth,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1851-5;  Bureau  Medicine  and  Surgery,  1855;  hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass., 
1857;  laboratory,  New  York,  1858-9;  steamer  "Saginaw,"  1861.  Com 
missioned  as  Surgeon,  April  26,  1861;  steam-sloop  "Hartford,"  1863; 
receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  Boston,  1863 ;  steam-sloop  "  Housatonic,"  South 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863  ;  steam-sloop  "Saranac,"  Pacific  Squad 
ron,  1864-6;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  1866-8;  steam-sloop  "  Rich 
mond,"  European  Squadron,  1868-71.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector, 
1871;  leave,  Europe,  1872;  frigate  "Colorado,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1872-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1873-5  ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1875-6.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  1876  ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1876-9;  special  duty,  Boston,  1879-80;  Naval 
Laboratory,  New  York,  1880-3;  President  Medical  Examining  Board, 
1884-5  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  1885-7.  Retired,  1887. 

Jacob  S.  Dungan. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  February  25,  1851  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon;  attached 
to  steamer  "Vixen,"  Home  Squadron,  1852;  Coast  Survey,  1853;  steamer 
"Fulton,"  Home  Squadron,  1854-5;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1857-8; 
Paraguay  Expedition,  1859;  receiving-ship  "Philadelphia,"  1861;  sloop 
"  Portsmouth,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1861-4.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon, 
May  1,  1861  ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1865;  Naval  Academy,  1866; 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1867-8 ;  steamer  "  Ossipee,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1869-71 ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  1871-5.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector, 
1871,  and  as  Medical  Director,  1876;  Fleet  Surgeon,  Pacific  Station,  1876- 
82 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  1882-5 ;  Recruiting  Office,  San  Francisco, 
1885-6.  Retired,  1886. 

George  Peck. — Born  at  Orange,  New  Jersey  ;  graduated  at  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York,  March  6,  1847  ;  received,  June  27, 
1857,  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  from  College  of  New  Jersey;  examined  by 
Board  of  Naval  Medical  Officers,  and  found  qualified  for  appointment,  Janu 
ary  3,  1851.  Commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon,  February  25,  1851 ;  ordered 
to  the  "Cyane,"  Home  Squadron,  August  23,  1851  ;  cruised  in  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico,  Caribbean  Sea  and  West  Indies;  crossed  the  Isthmus  of  Panama 
before  the  construction  of  the  railroad  ;  assisted  the  survivors  of  Strain's 
Expedition  to  Darien  ;  journeyed  to  the  Pacific,  via  the  San  Juan  River  and 
Lake  Nicaragua  to  San  Juan  del  Sur ;  carried  despatches  to  the  United 


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States  Minister  at  Leon,  and  visited  the  principal  cities  and  towns  of  Nica 
ragua  ;  participated  in  the  bombardment  of  San  Juan  del  Norte ;  detached 
from  the  "  Cyane,"  September  1,  1854 ;  ordered  to  the  Naval  Rendezvous, 
New  York,  September  13,  1854;  detached,  October  15,  1855  ;  examined  and 
recommended  for  promotion,  April  10,  1856;  ordered  to  frigate  "St.  Law 
rence,"  Brazil  Station,  September  20, 1856  ;  joined  the  Paraguay  Expedition  ; 
detached  from  the  "St.  Lawrence,"  May  11,  1859;  ordered  to  the  receiving- 
ship  "North  Carolina,"  New  York,  July  2,  1859;  detached  and  ordered  to 
the  steam  sloop-of-war  "  Seminole,"  Brazil  Station,  March  9,  1860.  Com 
missioned  Surgeon,  May  30,  1861 ;  returned  to  the  United  States  in  the 
"Seminole,"  and  joined  the  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Fleet;  served  on  the 
Potomac  River  during  the  attempted  blockade  by  rebel  batteries,  and  took 
part  in  the  capture  of  Port  Royal,  Fernandina  and  Norfolk,  and  the  batteries 
at  SewelFs  Point ;  witnessed  the  burning  of  the  rebel  ram  "  Merrimac  "  ;  de 
tached  from  the  "  Seminole,"  July  9,  1862 ;  ordered  to  the  Marine  Rendez 
vous,  New  York,  August  18,  1862  ;  detached,  September  24,  1864,  and 
ordered  to  the  "  Dictator,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Fleet ;  detached, 
September  2,  1865,  and  ordered  to  the  "Vanderbilt,"  convoy  of  the  "Monad- 
nock,"  via  Strait  of  Magellan,  to  San  Francisco ;  en  route  witnessed  the  bom 
bardment  of  Valparaiso  and  Callao  by  the  Spaniards  ;  volunteered  to  aid  in 
care  of  the  wounded  after  the  action  at  Callao,  and  assisted  the  medical  officer 
in  charge  aboard  the  "  Villa  de  Madrid,"  of  the  Spanish  fleet ;  visited  the 
Peruvian  Hospital  ashore,  and  tendered  service  to  the  medical  officer  in 
charge  ;  detached  June  28, 1866,  and  accompanied  Commodore  John  Rodgers 
from  San  Francisco  to  the  Atlantic  coast  before  the  completion  of  the  railway, 
escorted  by  a  squadron  of  United  States  cavalry  ;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  April  1,  1867 ;  detached  May  20,  1869,  and  ordered  to  the  fri 
gate  "  Sabine,"  May  25,  1869  ;  received  aboard  from  the  Naval  Academy  the 
graduated  class  of  midshipmen,  and  sailed  on  a  practice-cruise  to  Europe  and 
Brazil ;  detached,  July  28,  1870  ;  ordered  to  the  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Sep 
tember  15,  1870.  Commissioned  Medical  Inspector,  May  28,  1871 ;  detached 
May  11,  1872,  and  ordered  to  the  North  Atlantic  Fleet;  reported  on  board 
the  flagship  "  Worcester,"  at  Key  West,  for  duty  as  surgeon  of  the  fleet;  de 
tached,  December  26,  1873 ;  ordered  as  member  of  the  Retiring  Board  and 
for  examination  of  officers  for  promotion,  Washington,  February  25,  1874  ; 
detached,  April  10,  1877,  and  appointed  member  of  Naval  Medical  Examin 
ing  Board.  December  1,  1877  ;  ordered  to  examination  for  promotion,  Janu 
ary  14,  1878.  Commissioned  Medical  Director,  of  the  grade  of  Captain,  from 
January  7,  1878  ;  detached  and  ordered,  April  30,  1879,  as  member  of  Re 
tiring  Board  and  President  of  Medical  Examining  Board ;  detached,  and 
ordered  as  President  of  Board  of  Physical  Examination  of  officers  for  promo 
tion,  September  3,  1879  ;  detached,  February  29, 1880,  and  ordered  as  member 
of  Naval  Medical  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  1,  1880 ; 
ordered  Medical  Director  of  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  California,  July  2, 
1880  ;  detached,  October  8,  1883,  and  on  leave  ;  ordered  as  member  of  Naval 
Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  December  15,  1883,  and  detached,  June  3, 
1885,  and  on  waiting  orders ;  ordered  as  member  of  Court  of  Inquiry, 
Washington,  June  20,  1884;  court  dissolved,  December  31,1884;  ordered 
as  delegate  from  Medical  Department  of  the  Navy  to  annual  meeting  of 
American  Medical  Association,  April  9,  1884,  Washington,  and  April  23, 
1885,  at  New  Orleans  ;  ordered  as  delegate  to  represent  the  Medical  Depart 
ment  of  the  Navy  at  the  Ninth  International  Medical  Congress,  Washington, 
August  28,  1887  ;  ordered  as  member  of  the  Examining  Board,  Navy 


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Department,  Washington,  November  5,  1887,  and  detached,  July  9  1888  ; 
and  from  length  of  service,  in  conformity  with  Chapter  III.,  Section  1444, 
Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  transferred  to  the  retired  list  of  officers 
of  the  navy.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  Ameri 
can  Academy  of  Medicine,  American  Public  Health  Association,  New  York 
Academy  of  Medicine,  New  York  Society  for  the  Relief  of  Widows  and  Or 
phans  of  Medical  Men,  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United 
States,  New  Jersey  Historical  Society,  Washington  Headquarters  Association, 
Morristown,  New  Jersey,  and  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Society  of 
New  Jersey. 

Thomas  J.  Turner. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Penn 
sylvania,  December  16,  1853.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon; 
attached  to  Pacific  Squadron,  1854-5;  frigate  "Independence,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1856;  sloop  "John  Adams,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1857-8;  rendez 
vous,  Philadelphia,  1859 ;  Laboratory,  New  York,  1861-2.  Commissioned 
as  Surgeon,  June  10, 1861 ;  steam  sloop  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1863;  Naval  Hospital,  Pensacola,  1864—5  ;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  1866  ; 
member  Board  of  Examiners,  1867  ;  Recorder  Board  of  Examiners,  1868-9  ; 
attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Juniata,"  European  Squadron,  1869-72.  Com 
missioned  as  Medical  Inspector,  April  26,  1872 ;  special  duty,  Washington, 
1872-5  ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  Asiatic  Station,  1875-7  ;  Secretary  of  National  Board 
of  Health,  1878-82.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  April  2,  1879  ; 
member  of  National  Board  of  Health,  1882-3 ;  member  of  Medical  and 
Retiring  Board,  1884-6;  in  charge  of  Museum  of  Hygiene,  1886-9  ;  wait 
ing  orders,  February,  1889,  to  date  of  retirement,  September  21,  1891. 

John  Y.  Taylor. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Delaware, 
September  26,  1853.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  burgeon;  attached  to 
sloop  '*  Decatur,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1853-7  ;  rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1858  ; 
sloop  "Preble,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1859;  brig  "Dolphin,"  Brazil  Squadron, 
1860;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1861 ;  steam-sloop  "  Oneida,"  West  Gulf 
Blockading  Squadron,  1861-4  ;  in  engagement  with  the  rebel  batteries  at 
Vicksburg,  June,  1862.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  August  1, 1861  ;  steam- 
sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1865 ;  Recorder 
Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  1866  ;  Naval  Hospital  New  York,  1867-8; 
steam-sloop  "  Plymouth,"  European  Squadron,  1868-72.  Commissioned  as 
Medical  Inspector,  June  29,  1872;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1872-7. 
Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  April,  1879  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washing 
ton,  1879-83  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  June,  1883-6  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New 
York,  1887-8  ;  member  of  Medical  Examining  Board,  1888-9  ;  President 
Medical  Examining  Board,  1889,  to  date  of  retirement,  January  21,  1891. 

William  T.  Hord. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Appointed  from  Kentucky, 
November  1,  1854  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon;  went  to  Medi 
terranean  in  frigate  "  Congress,"  July,  1855  ;  transferred  to  frigate  "  Saranac," 
on  that  station,  September  28, 1855  ;  returned  to  United  States,  and  detached, 
June  28,  1856;  ordered  to  store-ship  "Relief,"  Brazil  Squadron,  August  14, 
1856  ;  detached,  March,  1857  ;  ordered  to  store-ship  "Supply,"  Brazil  Squad 
ron,  March,  1857  ;  detached,  August,  1857  ;  ordered  to  Coast  Survey  steamer 
"  Walker,"  October  28,  1857  ;  detached,  June,  1858  ;  ordered  to  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Norfolk,  June  14,  1858;  detached,  December  22,  1858.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  April,  1859;  ordered  to  steam-sloop  "  Lancaster," 
Pacific  Squadron,  April  9,  1859;  transferred  to  sloop  "Cyane,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  at  Acapulco,  July  16,  1861.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  August  1, 
1861  ;  detached  from  "  Cyane,"  at  Panama,  and  ordered  home,  November  11, 


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1861 ;  volunteer  aide  on  General  Nelson's  staff,  from  the  battle  of  Pittsburg 
Landing  to  the  evacuation  of  Corinth,  Mississippi,  by  General  Beauregard ; 
ordered,  June  14,  1862,  to  receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  at  Boston ;  detached,  De 
cember,  1862,  and  ordered  to  steam-sloop  "Pawnee,"  attached  to  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron  ;  participated  in  all  the  operations  against  the  enemy's 
works  at  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  during  the  year  1863,  by  Admirals  Du 
Pont  and  Dahlgren  and  General  Gilmore  ;  ordered  to  steam-frigate  "  Wabash," 
off  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  August  10,  1863  ;  detached,  sick,  December, 
1863  ;  ordered  to  recruiting  service,  June  15,  1864,  at  Jersey  City,  New  Jer 
sey  ;  detached  and  ordered  to  Mound  City,  Illinois,  August  31,  1864 ; 
detached  and  ordered  to  steam-sloop  "  Monongahela,"  November  8,  1865, 
West  India  Squadron  ;  wrecked  in  an  earthquake  at  Santa  Croix,  West 
Indies,  November  18,  1867 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Virginia,  October,  12, 
1868  ;  detached,  October,  1871.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector,  July  6, 
1872;  Fleet-Surgeon,  South  Atlantic  Station,  March  28,  1872,  to  April  1, 
1874;  member  of  Board  of  Examiners,  1874-6;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Sep 
tember  1,  1876,  to  April  1,  1879.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  May 
1,  1879;  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea/Mass.,  April  1,  1879,  to  April,  1882; 
member  of  Medical  Examining  Board,  Washington,  D.  C.,  April,  1882,  to 
October,  1886  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  October  6,  1886,  to  October  6, 
1889;  member  of  the  Medical  Examining  Board,  Washington,  D.  C.,  Novem 
ber  27,  1889 ;  President  of  Examining  Board,  January  22,  1891,  until  his 
retirement  for  age,  March  3,  1893. 

Richard  C.  Dean. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  New  Jersey, 
April  17,  1856  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon;  attached  to  sloop 
"  Dale,"  coast  of  Africa,  1857-9  ;  steamer  "  Crusader,"  Home  Squadron,  1860  ; 
steam-sloop  "  Wyandotte,"  1861 ;  steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  special  service, 
1861-3.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  August  1, 1861  ;  steam  sloop  "  Tuscarora," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864  ;  Naval  Academy,  1865-6  ;  steam- 
sloop  "  Sacramento,"  special  service,  1867  ;  steamer  "  Michigan,"  on  the  lakes 
1868-9  ;  assistant  to  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Medicine,  1870-4.  Commissioned  as 
Medical  Inspector,  June  8, 1873  ;  frigate  "  Congress,"  European  Station,  1874- 
6  ;  member  of  Examining  and  Retiring  Boards,  1877-8  ;  member  of  Board  of 
Inspection,  1879.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  June,  1880 ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1880-3  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  March,  1883-6  ; 
member  of  Examining  and  Retiring  Boards,  1886-7  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Chel 
sea,  1887-91  ;  member  of  Examining  Board,  January,  1891,  to  June,  1893  ; 
special  duty  in  Europe,  June,  1893,  to  December,  1893;  President  Medical 
Examining  Board,  December,  1893,  to  May,  1895.  Retired  May,  1895. 

Delavan  Bloodgood. — Born  in  New  York  State.  Commissioned  Assist 
ant  Surgeon,  March  13, 1857.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  burgeon,  Decem 
ber  24,  1861 ;  to  Surgeon,  January  24,  1862;  to  Medical  Inspector,  February 
3,  1875;  to  Medical  Director,  August  22,  1884;  retired  on  20th  of  August, 
1893,  in  compliance  with  the  statutory  law.  His  first  cruise  was  aboard  the 
flag-ship,  "  Merrimac,"  on  the  Pacific  Station,  1857-60  ;  his  next  aboard  the 
steamer  "  Mohawk,"  1860-1,  about  Cuba  and  adjacent  islands,  for  the  sup 
pression  of  the  slave  trade.  Several  vessels  with  their  cargoes  of  slaves  from 
the  coast  of  Africa  were  captured,  In  anticipation  of  the  great  impending 
condict  the  "  Mohawk  "  played  an  essential  role  in  the  strategic  movements 
which  saved  the  "  Keys  of  the  Gulf,"  in  which  he  was  engaged,  from  seizure 
by  the  secessionists.  The  next  succeeding  affairs  were  the  evacuation  of 
the  Pensacola  Navy  Yard,  the  convoying  from  Texas  of  the  troops  surrendered 
by  Twiggs,  and  the  establishment  off  Santa  Rosa  Island  of  the  first  blockade 
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of  the  war.  After  passing  the  summer  of  1861  in  the  Gulf,  Assistant  Surgeon 
Bloodgood  was  ordered  North  for  examination  preliminary  to  promotion, 
and  arriving  off  Port  Koyal  at  the  time  of  that  battle  was  diverted  to  another 
transport  and  put  in  charge  of  a  lot  of  the  wounded  and  sick  for  conveyance 
to  hospital.  After  promotion  he  was  detailed  to  the  sloop-of-war  "  Dacotah," 
on  which  he  served  till  near  the  close  of  the  war  ;  participating  in  the  various 
operations  about  Hampton  Roads,  from  the  first  appearance  of  the  rebel  ram 
"  Merrimac,"  till  its  felo-de-se;  up  the  rivers  in  conjunction  with  the  first 
Peninsular  campaign;  for  awhile  with  Farragut,  in  the  Mississippi ;  then  in 
the  Flying  Squadron ;  but  the  most  of  the  work  was  in  blockading  off  the 
Carolinas,  and  in  minor  engagements  with  shore  batteries.  During  this  ser 
vice  the  "  Dacotah  "  was  visited  by  an  epidemic  of  yellow  fever  and  by 
another  of  small-pox.  En  route  homeward  after  this  cruise  Surgeon  Blood- 
good  was  captured  by  railroad  raiders  in  Maryland,  but  effected  his  escape, 
sine  impedimenta,  from  the  cavalcade  of  prisoners  bound  to  Libby.  In  the 
two  years  succeeding  the  war  Surgeon  Bloodgood  made  the  lake  cruise 
aboard  the  steamer  "  Michigan,"  and  next  was  attached  to  the  receiving-ship 
"Vermont,"  until  the  breaking  out  of  yellow  fever  aboard  the  "  Jamestown," 
when  he  was  ordered  in  mid-winter  from  New  York  to  that  infected  ship  in 
the  tropics,  aboard  which  the  mortality  proved  phenomenal,  and  he  was  one 
of  the  few  who  survived  an  attack  of  the  pestilence.  From  Panama  Bay  (for 
disinfection)  the  "  Jamestown,"  sailed  to  Sitka,  and  there  participated  in  the 
ceremonies  of  the  transfer  of  Alaska  from  Russia  to  the  United  States.  The 
winter  of  1867-8  was  passed  in  Alaska,  and  in  the  spring  following  the 
"  Jamestown,"  was  put  out  of  commission  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  and 
Dr.  Bloodgood  transferred  to  the  "  Lackawanna "  on  the  Mexican  coast, 
there  completed  his  second  Pacific  cruise.  He  was  next  on  shore  duty  at 
New  York,  until  May,  1872,  when  he  joined  the  "  Plymouth  "  on  the  Euro 
pean  Station  ;  but  after  a  few  months  again  took  passage  and  proceeded  by 
the  India  route  to  the  Asiatic  Station,  where  as  Fleet-Surgeon  he  served,  suc 
cessively,  aboard  the  flag-ships  "Colorado,"  "Lackawanna"  and  "Hartford." 
At  the  end  of  two  years  he  exchanged  to  the  Pacific  Station  as  Fleet-Surgeon ; 
but  soon  afterwards  was  ordered  home;  and  so  as  a  passenger,  and  on  duty, 
accomplished  the  circuit  of  the  globe.  After  a  tour  of  shore  duty  in  New 
York  his  next  and  last  service  afloat  was  as  Fleet-Surgeon  on  the  European 
Station,  aboard  the  flag-ship  "  Trenton,"  1877-9.  Returned  from  the  Medi 
terranean,  he  was  placed  in  charge,  first  of  the  Naval  Hospital,  in  Brooklyn, 
and  next  of  the  Laboratory  ;  these  duties  continued  till  the  autumn  of  1886, 
when  he  was  sent  in  charge  of  the  Naval  Hospital  at  Norfolk  ;  but  on  the 
1st  of  July  following,  he  was  recalled  to  the  directorship  of  the  Naval  Labor 
atory,  which  position,  together  with  that  of  Head  of  the  Department  of  Instruc 
tion  (when  that  establishment  was  instituted  and  joined  to  the  Laboratory), 
he  retained  until  his  retirement.  Dr.  Bloodgood's  home  is  in  the  Borough 
of  Brooklyn,  with  a  summer  residence  on  an  island  in  Lake  George.  He  is 
an  alumnus  of  Colgate  University,  at  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  and  of  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  in  Philadelphia.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Military  Order  of 
the  Loyal  Legion  ;  of  the  Holland  Society  ;  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  ; 
of  the  St.  Nicholas  Society  of  Nassau  Island  ;  and  of  the  University,  and  the 
Yacht,  and  the  St.  Nicholas  Clubs  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Oxford  Club  of 
Brooklyn. 

David  Kindleberger. — Born  in  Ohio,  September  2,  1834.  Appointed 
from  Ohio,  May  20,  1859;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon; 
attached  to  steam-sloop  "San  Jacinto,"  coast  of  Africa,  June  10,  to  Decem- 


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ber  20,  1859;  sloop  "  Portsmouth,"  coast  of  Africa,  December,  1859,  to 
October,  1861;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  December,  1861,  to  February, 
1862;  steamer  "Miami,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  February  to 
May,  1862 ;  present  at  the  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  and 
capture  of  New  Orleans ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  July  to  August,  1862. 
Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  August  14,  1862;  steam-sloop  "Monongahela," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  December,  1862-3 ;  West  Gulf 
Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  was  in  the  actions  of  Port  Hudson,  Donald- 
sonville,  forts  of  Mobile  Bay,  and  the  rebel  ram  "  Tennessee ; "  gunboat 
"Itasca,"  April  to  September,  1865;  leave  of  absence,  September,  1865,  to 
October,  1866 ;  steamer  "  De  Soto,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  October, 
1866,  to  January,  1868 ;  was  in  her  during  the  great  earthquake  at  St. 
Thomas,  October,  1867,  when  she  came  near  being  lost  by  the  tidal  waves; 
Marine  Rendezvous,  Washington,  May  to  July,  1869  ;  receiving-ship  "Inde 
pendence,"  Mare  Island,  California,  July  to  August,  1869 ;  Naval  Rendez 
vous,  San  Francisco,  California,  1869-71 ;  "  Wachusett,"  European  Station, 
1872-4;  member  Retiring  and  Examining  Boards,  1874-7 ;  Fleet  Surgeon, 
Asiatic  Station,  1877-80.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector,  1877  ;  mem 
ber  of  Examining  and  Retiring  Board,  March  2,  1880-4.  Commissioned 
Medical  Director,  August,  •  1884 ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  Pacific  Station,  1884 ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1886-8 ;  member  Medical  Examining  Board, 
1888-91;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  June,  1891,  to  May,  1893;  Naval 
Hospital,  Philadelphia,  May,  1893,  to  1896.  Retired,  September,  1896. 

Philip  S.  Wales. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from  Maryland' 
August  7,  1846  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon ;  attached  to  Naval 
Academy,  1857  ;  steam-frigate  "  Mississippi,"  East  India  Squadron,  1858-60  ; 
steamer  "Water  Witch,"  1861.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  October  12, 
1861;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1863;  steamer  "Fort  Jackson,"  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864  ;  steamer  "  Fort  Jackson,"  West  Gulf 
Blockading  Squadron,  1865  ;  Examining  Board,  1868  ;  sloop  "  Portsmouth," 
South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1868-9 ;  steam-sloop  "  Guerriere,"  European 
Station,  1870-2 ;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1872-4.  Commissioned  as 
Medical  Inspector,  June  30,  1873;  special  duty,  Washington,  1874-8; 
appointed  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  January  1880,  and 
remained  in  that  position  until  his  term  expired  in  1884 ;  special  duty 
Washington,  1884-7.  Commissioned  as  Medical  Director,  October,  1881. 
Charge  Museum  of  Hygiene,  Washington,  D.  C.,  August,  1890,  to  June, 
1893;  member  of  Retiring  Board,  June,  1893-6.  Retired,  February,  1896. 

Henry  M.  Wells. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massa 
chusetts,  July  30,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon ;  attached 
to  Naval  Rendezvous  and  Hospital,  Boston,  1861  ;  sloop  "Portsmouth"  and 
steamer  "Tennessee,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-3  ;  participated 
in  engagements  with  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  in  April,  -1862 ;  batteries 
at  Donaldsonville,  Grand  Gulf,  Port  Hudson  and  Vicksburg,  on  the  Missis 
sippi  River,  in  1862-3  ;  receiving-ship  and  hospital,  Boston,  1864  ;  frigate 
"  Sabine,"  1864;  iron-clad  "OnondagOj"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1865  ;  batteries  on  James  River,  Virginia,  1865  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  District  of  Columbia,  and  steamer  "  Shamokin,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1865-8. 
Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  October  9,  1866;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York, 
1869-71;  "  Canandaigua,"  1872-5;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1876-8; 
*'  Ticonderoga,"  special  service,  1878-80  ;  U.  S  Naval  Laboratory  and  Hos 
pital,  New  York,  1881-4.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector,  August,  1884  ; 
flagship  "Lancaster,"  European  and  South  Atlantic  Stations,  1884-7;  in 


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charge  of  Museum  of  Hygiene,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1888-90 ;  Naval  Hospi 
tal,  Washington,  July,  1890,  to  July,  1893.  Commissioned  Medical  Directory 
September  22,  1891 ;  member  Medical  Examining  Board,  July,  1893,  to 
August,  1893 ;  Naval  Laboratory,  New  York,  August,  1893-7.  Retired, 
January,  1897. 

Thomas  N.  Penrose. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  November  11,  1861;  steamer  "Harriet  Lane,"  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1862-3  ;  steamer  "  Massachusetts,"  1863-4.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  1866 ;  "  Hartford,"  East  India  Squadron,  1866-7  ; 
"  Wachusett,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1868  ;  League  Island  Station,  1868-9  ; 
"Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870-1.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May  28, 
1871  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1873  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1873-5  ;  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  1875  ;  "  Marion,"  European 
Station,  1876-8  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1878-80;  "Michigan,"  North 
western  Lakes,  1881-2  ;  "  Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1882-5  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  1885-8 ;  "  Richmond,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1888-90. 
Commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector,  January,  1889  ;  waiting  orders,  Septem 
ber,  1890,  to  April,  1891  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.,  April,  1891,  to 
1894  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  August,  1894;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York, 
November,  1895-7.  Promoted  to  Medical  Director,  February,  1896.  Re 
tired,  June,  1897. 

Benjamin  H.  Kidder. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Mas 
sachusetts,  September  20,  1861  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon; 
attached  to  steam-gunboat  "  Marblehead,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1862-4  ;  steam  frigate  "  Colorado  "  (flag-ship),  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1865;  steamer  "  De  Soto,"  special  service,  1866,  and  North  Atlantic  Squad 
ron,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  March  2,  1868  ;  special  duty,  Boston, 
1869-70 ;  "  Terror"  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Squadron,  1870-1  ;  "  O^sipee,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1873-6;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1877-8;  October,  1878,  to 
October,  1881,  on  store-ships  "  New  Hampshire"  and  "  Wyoming,"  at  Port 
Royal,  S.  C. ;  April  to  November,  1882,  on  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  at 
Boston  ;  November,  1882,  to  September,  1883,  at  Naval  Station,  Port  Royal, 
S  C.;  September,  1883,  to  March,  1885,  at  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.  ;  May, 
18S5,  to  June,  1886,  on  uPowhatan,"  N.  A.  Station  ;  June,  1886,  to  June, 
1888,  Fleet-Surgeon,  N.  A.  Station  ;  Naval  Academy,  June,  1889,  to  October, 
1892  ;  Naval  Station,  Port  Royal,  October,  1892,  to  September,  1893.  Pro 
moted  Medical  Director,  August  21,  1893  ;  waiting  orders,  September,  1893- 
94  ;  special  duty,  August,  1894 ;  President  Medical  Examining  Board,  Jan 
uary,  1895-8.  Retired,  February,  1898. 

Edward  S.  Bogert. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
July  30,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon;  attached  to  frigate 
"Congress,"  1861  ;  attached  to  steam-gunboat  "Cayuga,"  West  Gulf  Block 
ading  Squadron-,  1861-3  ;  participated  in  the  passage  of  the  forts  below  New 
Orleans,  and  action  with  rebel  gunboats,  and  subsequent  campaign  in  the 
Mississippi  River ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1864 ;  steam-frigate  "  Nia 
gara,"  special  service,  1864 ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1866.  Commis 
sioned  as  Surgeon,  April  7,  1866;  Naval  Laboratory,  New  York,  1867-70; 
"Congress,"  special  service,  1870-2;  Recorder  Board  of  Examiners,  1873; 
Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1873-7;  "  Monongahela,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1877-9;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1879-82.  Commissioned  as  Medical 
Inspector,  September,  1882  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  June,  1882-3  ;  Fleet  Sur 
geon,  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1886-9 ;  President 
Medical  Examining  Board,  New  York,  1889  to  April,  1892.  Commissioned 


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as  Medical  Director,  November,  1889  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  April, 
1892,  to  November,  1895 ;  special  duty,  New  York  City,  to  date.  Retired, 
May,  1898. 

Michael  Bradley. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Commissioned  as  Assistant 
Surgeon,  July  10,  1861  ;  August  following,  ordered  to  the  gunboat  "Louisi 
ana,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron  ;  present  at  the  battle  and  capture  of  Roan- 
oke  Island,  North  Carolina,  February  7,  1862 ;  in  the  naval  engagement, 
Pasquotank  River,  that  ended  in  the  destruction  of  the  Confederate  fleet 
under  Commodore  Lynch,  February  11,  1862;  battle  and  capture  of  Eliza 
beth  City,  North  Carolina,  February  11,  1862 ;  capture  i)f  Edenton,  Albe- 
marle  Sound,  North  Carolina ;  battle  and  capture  of  Newbern,  North  Carolina, 
March  14,  1862;  capture  of  Washington,  on  the  Pamlico  River,  and  at  the 
battle  and  capture  of  Winton,  on  the  Chowan  River,  North  Carolina.  In 
the  fall  of  1862  part  of  the  Southern  Army  of  Virginia  made  a  furious 
attack  on  Washington,  North  Carolina,  and  for  a  time  held  possession  of  the 
town.  In  the  engagement  that  followed,  the  army  gunboat  "Picket,"  before 
firing  a  shot,  blew  up,  killing  thirty-nine  of  her  crew  (eighty  men),  including 
the  commanding  officer,  Captain  Nicholls,  of  the  Revenue  service.  The 
"  Louisiana "  alone  succeeded  in  driving  the  enemy  out,  with  great  loss. 
April  1,  1863,  the  enemy  held  all  the  approaches  to  Washington,  North 
Carolina,  and  for  twelve  successive  days  the  "  Louisiana  "  was  the  target 
for  shifting  swamp  batteries.  In  the  summer  of  1863,  detached  from  the 
"Louisiana"  and  ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "Minnesota,"  on  blockade  duty  off 
Fort  Fisher,  North  Carolina;  December,  1863,  detached  from  the  "Minne 
sota,"  and  ordered  to  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania;  spring  of  1864,  promoted 
to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon;  July  4,  1864,  reported  for  duty  on  the  flag-ship 
"Black  Hawk,"  Mississippi  Squadron;  December,  1864,  temporarily  detached 
and  ordered  to  the  iron-clad,  "  Reindeer,"  to  engage  the  field  batteries  placed 
on  both  sides  of  the  Cumberland  River  by  General  Hood,  to  protect  his 
columns  in  crossing  when  pursued  by  General  Thomas ;  a  few  days  afterward 
transferred  to  the  iron-clad,  "  Neosho,"  Admiral  S.  P.  Lee  in  command,  and 
engaged  the  batteries  on  both  sides  of  the  Tennessee  River,  at  Florence, 
Alabama;  detached  from  the  "Black  Hawk,"  February  14,  1865,  and 
ordered  to  the  hospital  ship  "  Red  Rover,"  as  aide  to  Fleet-Surgeon  Ninian 
Pinkney.  Commissioned  Surgeon,  June  12,  1865  ;  at  the  breaking  up  of  the 
Mississippi  Squadron,  July,  1865,  detached,  and  waiting  orders;  January, 
1866,  ordered  to  the  steamer  "Michigan  ;"  detached,  March,  1868,  and  the 
following  month  ordered  to  San  Francisco,  California,  by  sea,  to  join  the 
steamer  "Tuscarora,"  for  duty  in  the  South  Pacific;  ship  remained  on.  the 
station  about  one  year,  when  she  was  ordered,  via  Strait  of  Magellan,  to  the 
West  India  Station;  detached  from  the  " Tuscarora,"  January,  1871,  and 
waiting  orders;  November,  1871,  ordered  to  Mound  City  Station,  Illinois; 
detached,  December,  1872;  January,  1873,  reported  for  duty  at  the  Navy 
Yard,  New  York  ;  detached  the  following  May,  and  waiting  orders ;  August, 
1873,  ordered  to  steamer  "Alaska,"  European  Station  ;  detached,  September, 
1876;  January  21,  1878,  ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "  Powhatan,"  as  Fleet- 
Surgeon  of  the  North  Atlantic  Fleet;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1878-9.  Com 
missioned  Medical  Inspector,  December,  1884  ;  Fleet-Surgeon,  S.  A.  Squadron, 
September,  1879-82  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  June,  1882-6  ;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Norfolk,  1886-8.  Promoted  to  Medical  Director,  June,  1888 ;  special 
duty,  Philadelphia,  1889-91 ;  Member  Medical  Examining  Board,  June, 
1891-95.  Retired,  March,  1895. 


262        RECORDS  OF   UVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

A.  A.  Hoehling. — Appointed  an  Assistant  Surgeon  by  Hon.  Gideon 
Wells,  Secretary  of  Navy,  August  14, 1861  ;  became  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
April  24,  1865,  and  commissioned  as  such  from  January  24,  862,  by  the 
President  and  Senate  of  the  United  States.  Commissioned  a  Surgeon  from 
the  2d  of  October,  1867  ;  Medical  Inspector,  from  the  31st  of  January,  1885. 
Promoted  Medical  Director,  May  11,  1893  Reported  for  duty  at  the  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  on  October  22,  1861 ;  on  December  11,  1861,  re 
ported  for  duty  in  the  Bomb  Flotilla,  under  the  command  of  Commander  D. 
D.  Porter,  and  while  therein  served  on  board  the  U.  S.  schooners  "  T.  A. 
Ward  "  and  "  Dan  Smith,"  which  latter  joined  the  Potomac  Flotilla  in  1862  ; 
on  January  26,  1863,  reported  for  duty  on  the  U.  S.  steamer  "Jacob  Bell;" 
on  July  21, 1863,  reported  for  duty  on  board  the  U.  S.  iron-clad  "  Roanoke  ;  " 
on  July  26,  1864,  reported  for  duty  at  the  United  States  Naval  Asylum, 
Philadelphia;  on  May  10,  1865,  reported  for  duty  on  board  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Dacotah  ; "  on  December  24,  1868,  reported  for  duty  as  member  of  the 
Retiring  Board,  sitting  at  the  Navy  Yard  at  Philadelphia  ;  on  May  22, 1869, 
reported  on  board  the  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  at  Norfolk, 
Va. ;  on  September  4,  1869,  reported  on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Frolic  ; "  on 
November  17,  1870,  reported  at  New  York  Navy  Yard  for  duty  in  attending 
officers  unattached  living  in  Brooklyn  ;  from  this  duty  was  detached  on  Feb 
ruary  14,  1871  ;  on  May  1,  1871,  reported  on  board  the  U.  S.  practice-ship 
"Constellation;"  on  November  29,  1871,  reported  at  the  Naval  Station, 
League  Island,  Philadelphia;  on  February  5,  1873,  reported  on  board  the 
U.  S.  S.  "  Juniata ; "  on  February  21,  1873,  was  placed  on  sick  leave;  on 
June  21,  1873,  reported  for  duty  at  the  United  States  Naval  Academy, 
Annapolis,  Md. ;  on  September,  3,  1873,  reported  for  duty  on  board  U.  S.  S. 
"  Monongahela ;  "  December  31,  1893,  was  appointed  Fleet  Surgeon  on  board 
the  flag-ship,  which  appointment  terminated  on  July  11,  1874,  by  a  relief ;  on 
the  19th  April,  1876,  reported  for  duty  at  the  Navy  Yard,  League  Island, 
Philadelphia;  on  August  22,  1879,  reported  at  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  for  special  duty  in  that  city  ;  on  February  12,  1884,  reported  for  duty 
on  board  the  U  S.  S.  "Powhatan  ;  "  on  March  20,  1885,  reported  on  board 
the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Pensacola,"  as  Medical  Inspector;  on  March  7, 1888,  was 
detached  from  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Pensacola,"  and  arrived  at  home  in  Washington, 
D.  C.,  on  the  day  after  to  await  orders  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  July, 
1890,  to  September,  1891  ;  member  Examining  Board,  New  York,  Septem 
ber,  1891,  to  May,  1893;  waiting  orders,  May,  1893,  to  1894;  temporary 
duty,  May,  1894;  Naval  Hospital,  Boston,  August,  1894.  Retired,  June,  1895. 

MEDICAL  INSPECTORS  ON   THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    COMMANDER. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  long  and  faithful  service. 

"William  E.  Taylor. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Virginia,  July 
3,  1859.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon;  attached  to  sloop  "Sa 
vannah,"  Home  Squadron,  1859-60  ;  sloop  "St.  Mary's,"  1861.  Commissioned 
as  Surgeon,  September  5,  1862 ;  steam-sloop  '•  Iroquois,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4;  receiving-ship  "Boston,"  1864-5;  ironclad 
"  Miantonomah,"  European  Squadron,  1867 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
California,  1869-71;  "  Pensacola,"  N.  Pacific  Station,  1871-2;  "Saranac," 
same  station,  1872-4  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1875-8.  Commissioned  as 
Medical  Inspector,  1877.  Retired,  1881. 


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John  C.  Spear. — Born  near  Middletown,  Delaware,  March  12,  1839. 
Was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  as  Doctor  of  Medicine, 

1861.  Commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  Navy.  May  9,  1861 ; 
joined  U.  S  frigate  "  Roanoke,"  May,  1861 ;  engaged  blockading  Charleston 
and  Wilmington  ;  participated  in  the  engagement  between  the  United  States 
vessel-of-war  and  the  rebel  ram  '•  Merrimac,"  Hampton  Roads,  March  8  and 
9,  1862  ;  was  ordered  on  board  the  ''Monitor"  directly  after  the  fight  to  help 
to  dress  wounds  of  Captain  John  L.  Worden,  aiding  Acting  Assistant  Sur 
geon  Logue  of  the  "Monitor;"  joined  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Mahaska,"  April, 

1862,  and  was  employed  on  the  blockade  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  for  several 
months ;  present  at  the  battle  of  Malvern  Hill,  and  aided  Jfhere  in  caring  for 
wounded  soldiers,  both  on  board  ship  and  onshore  ;  present  at  the  shelling  of 
Ruggle's  Point  and  other  minor  engagements  with  rebel  battedes  on  the 
James  and  the  York  Rivers;  served  as  Surgeon  and  Adjutant  of  a  land  ex 
pedition   under  Commander  Foxhall   A.   Parker,  U.   S.   N.,  to  Matthews' 
Court-House,  Va.  ;  engaged  with  rebel  batteries  mouth  of  Cape  Fear  River, 
N.  C. ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Minnesota  "  in  the  autumn  of  1862,  and 
served  on  board  of  her,  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  till  the  sum 
mer  of  1863.     Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  October  26,  1863  ;  on 
duty  at  Navy  Yard, Philadelphia,  1863-4.    Commissioned  Surgeon,  June  23, 
1864;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Seminole,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron, 
1864 ;  present  at  the  bombardment  and  surrender  of  Fort  Morgan,  Mobile 
Bay  ;  transferred  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Monongahela,"  November,  1864,  and  served 
on  blockade  off  the   coast  of  Texas,  until  spring  of  1865,  when  ship  was 
ordered  home  to  New  York  at  close  of  the  war ;  was  Attending  Surgeon  in 
the  city  of  Washington,  1865,  and  also  did  duty  as  Assistant  to  the  Chief  of 
Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery  in  the  Navy  Department  at  the  same  time  ; 
ordered   to  U.  S.  S.   "  Swatara,"   October,   1865 ;    cruised  in    West   Indies, 
1865-6;  in  Europe  and  West  Coast  of  Africa,  1866-8  ;  "Swatara"  captured 
John  H.  Surratt  in  Alexandria,  Egypt,  and  brought  him  to  Washington ; 
autumn   of  1868,  detached   from    "  Swatara "    and  transferred  to  flag-ship 
"  Franklin,"  Admiral  Farragut,  and  returned  to  United  States  ;  on  duty  at 
Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1869-70;  in  the  winter  of  1870-1,  served 
as  geologist  of  the  Tehuantepec  Surveying  Expedition,  and  wrote  a  report  of 
the  geology  and  general  resources  of  the  Isthmus  with  reference  to  the  con 
struction  of  a  ship-canal  there;  ordered  to  Naval  Hospital  in  Philadelphia, 
1871  ;  served  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "Omaha,"  1872-4.  cruising  on  coast  of  Brazil, 
and  in  the  South   Pacific ;  went  as  one  of  the  boat's  crew  of  volunteers  to 
pick  up  an   officer  and  man  overboard  at  sea,  off  coast  of  Patagonia,  heavy 
sea  running  at  the  time  ;  attached  to  the  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Potomac," 
1874-5  ;  served  on  the  U,  S  monitor  '•  Dictator,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
for  eighteen  months  from  June  1875  ;  had  charge  of  quarantine  measures  to 
protect  U.  S.  vessels-of-war  in  Port  Royal  waters  from  yellow  fever,  during 
an   epidemic  in  the  vicinity ;  commander-in-chief  of  station   officially  com 
mended  services  to  Navy  Department,  under  date  of  September  29,  1876 ; 
on  duty  in  Washington,  1877-8,  as  member  of  Examining  Board  for  admis 
sion  and  promotion  of  medical  officers.     Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector,  with 
relative   rank    of  Commander,  October.    1878  ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  flag-ship 
"  Trenton"  as  Fleet-Surgeon,  European  Station, September,  1879,  serving  till 
1881  ;  member  of  Medical  Examining   Board,  Navy  Department,  1881-2  ; 
and  member  of  Examining  Board  in  Philadelphia,  1882-3,  for  admission  and 
promotion  of  medical  officers;  served  as  Surgeon  of  the  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1883-6  ;  was  ordered  as  Director  of  U.  S.  Naval  Laboratory,  Brook- 


264         RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.  S.   NAVY. 

lyn,  N.  Y.,  September,  1886,  serving  till  July,  1887,  when  was  granted  leave  for 
one  year  on  account  of  ill  health.  Placed  on  retired  list,  September  14,  1888. 
Member  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  U.  S.,  No.  7353  ;  mem 
ber  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  (1869). 

Archibald  C.  Rhoades. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  from  New 
Jersey,  July  30,  1861 ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon;  attached  to 
steamer  "  Pocahontas,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3;  Naval 
Hospital,  New  York,  1864.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  March  19,  1865  ; 
steamer  "  Bieaville,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1865  ;  steam-sloop 
"  Shenandoah,"  East  India  Squadron,  1866-9;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadel 
phia,  1870;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1871  ;  store-ship  "Guard,"  1873- 
74  ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  1874-5  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  1877- 
81  ;  Medical  Inspector,  August  20,  1879  ;  member  of  Examining  Board, 
1881-2  ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-3  ;  "  Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1885  ;  Fleet- 
Surgeon,  N.  A.  Station,  1885-6;  special  duty,  New  York,  1886-8.  Retired, 
September  14,  1888. 

A.  S.  Oberly. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  April  7,  1837.  Appointed  from 
Connecticut;  commissioned  as  Assistant  Surgeon,  July  30,  1861  ;  attached  to 
receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  Boston,  and  to  frigate  "Sabine,"  1861;  gunboat 
"  Kineo,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  present  during  the  bom 
bardment  and  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  1862  ;  at  the  attempted 
passage  of  the  batteries  at  Port  Hudson  by  Farragut's  fleet,  March  14, 1863  ; 
engagement  with  batteries  at  Grand  Gulf,  Donaldsonville,  battle  of  Baton 
Rouge,  and  siege  of  Port  Hudson,  1862-3  ;  at  the  request  of  the  Medical 
Director,  on  duty  with  the  army  during  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson,  and,  owing 
to  want  of  army  surgeons,  assisted  also  in  caring  for  the  Union  and  Confed 
erate  wounded  after  the  attack  on  Fort  Butler,  1863 ;  Naval  Academy, 
1863-4,  including  summer  cruise  of  the  "  Macedonian  ;  "  steamer  "Santiago 
de  Cuba,"  1864-5  ;  present  during  both  bombardments  on  Fort  Fisher,  in 
December,  1864,  and  January,  1865 ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  and 
steamer  "  Rhode  Island,"  1£65;  Navy  1'ard,  New  York,  1866.  Commis 
sioned  as  Surgeon,  June  19,  1866;  Naval  Station,  Mound  City,  Illinois, 
1866-8;  steam-sloop  "  Narragansett,"  West.  Indies,  1869;  sloop  "Ports 
mouth,"  South  Atlantic  Squadon,  1870-1  ;  receiving-ship  and  Navy  Yard  at 
Boston,  1871-3  ;  iron-clad  "  Dictator,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1874-5  ;  Navy 
Yard  and  Hospital,  Pensacola,  Florida,  1875-9;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport, 
R.  I.,  1879-80;  U.  S  S.  "  Rhode  Island,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1880-1  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Richmond,"  and  as  Fleet-Surgeon  of  the  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4. 
Commissioned  as  Medical  Inspector,  March  4,1884;  U.  S.  Navy  Yard  and 
Hospital,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1884-8;  U.  S.  S.  "  Richmond,"  1888.  Re 
tired,  January,  1889,  from  causes  incident  to  exposure  on  Asiatic  Station, 
1881-4. 

Theorem  Woolverton. — Born  in  Canada.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  July  17,  1862;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon ;  attached  to 
steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863;  Naval 
Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  1864;  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1865; 
Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  1866  ;  steamer  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Squad 
ron,  1866-9.  Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  November  23,  1868;  steamer 
"  Michigan,"  1870-1  ;  "  Shenandoah,"  European  Fleet,  1871-3  ;  receiving- 
ship  "Ohio,"  1874-5;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1875-7;  "Plymouth," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1877-8  ;  "  Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  1879-80  ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  1881-4;  "Shenandoah,"  Pacific  Station, 
1884-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1887-90.  Promoted  to  Medical  Inspector, 


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June,  1888;  "  Philadelphia,"  N.  A.,  Station,  September,  1890,  to  date  of  re 
tirement,  November  13,  1891. 

William  H.  Jones.  —  Born  in  Pennsylvania,  December  15,  1840. 
Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  U.  S.  N.,  April.  1863;  on  duty,  Naval 
Hospital,  Norfolk,  Virginia,  1863.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  U.  S.  N., 
August  12,  1863;  U.  S.  S.  "Pensacola,"  W.  G.  B.  Squadron,  1863-4; 
U.  S.  S.  "Marblehead"  (practice-cruise),  1864;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy, 
practice-ships,  1864;  U.  S.  ram  "Tennessee,"  W.  G.  B.  Squadron,  1864-5; 
Naval  Hospital,  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  1865 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Pensacola, 
Florida,  1865-6;  U  S.  S.  "  W.  G.  Anderson,"  W.  G.  B,  Squadron,  1866; 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  -1866-7.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  December  24,  1866;  U.  S  S.  "Maumee,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1867-9;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  1870-1  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Jamestown,"  South  Pacific  Station,  1871;  U.  S.  S.  "Saranac," 
North  Pacific  Station,  1871 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Peusacola,"  Pacific  Fleet,  ^1871-3; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Portsmouth,"  survey  of  the  Pacific,  1873-5.  Commissioned  as 
Surgeon,  July,  1873  ;  U-  S.  training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  San  Francisco,  Cali 
fornia,  1875;  U.S.  receiving-ship  "Potomac,"  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
1875-7;  IT.  S.  training-ship  "Constitution,"  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
1877;  U.  S.  S.  "Constitution,"  European  Station,  1878-9;  Naval  Hospital, 
New  York,  1879-80;  "Michigan"  (on  the  Lakes),  1881;  "  Wachusett," 
Pacific  Station,  1881-5;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1885-9;  "  Swatara," 
special  service,  March,  1890,  to  May,  1891.  Promoted  Medical  Inspector, 
November  14,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  May,  1891,  to  July,  1893; 
waiting  orders,  July,  1#93.  Retired  from  active  service  and  placed  on  the 
retired  list  of  the  Navy,  June  21,  1894. 

SURGEONS  ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  long  and  faithful  service. 

Thomas  Hiland. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed  from  New 
Hampshire,  November  22,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon; 
attached  to  steam-gunboat  "Sonoma,"  West  India  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  West 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  steam-sloop  "  Canandaigua,"  European 
Squadron,  1866-8  ;  steamer  "  Swatara,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9.  Com 
missioned  as  Surgeon,  November  24,  1868 ;  on  duty  at  Quarantine  Hospital, 
Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1870;  "Wyoming."  N.  A.  Station,  1872-4  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1874;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1874;  Navy 
Yard,  Norfolk,  1879-81  ;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-2.  Retired,  1884. 

E.  D.  Payne. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsylvania, 
Assistant  Surgeon,  September  20,  1861 ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  Novem 
ber  11,  1861,  to  December  17,  1861  ;  U.  S.  frigate  "Congress,"  N.  A.  B. 
Squadron,  December  28,  1861,  to  March  10,  1862,  and  participated  in  the 
Hampton  Roads  fight  with  the  "  Merrimac  ;"  leave  of  absence  till  June  28, 
1862 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Powhatan,"  S.  A.  B.  Squadron,  July  8,  1862,  to  May  4, 
1863 ;  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  April,  1863 ;  sick  leave,  May  20,  to  June  23, 
1863;  Naval  Rendezvous,  Chicago,  111.,  June  23  to  September  2,  1863;  U. 
S.  S.  "Metacomet,"  W.  G.  B.  Squadron,  fiom  September,  1863,  to  January 
26,  1865 ;  participated  in  battle  of  Mobile  Bay  and  numerous  small  engage 
ments  ;  special  mention  by  commanding  officer  of  "  Metacomet  "  in  his  report 
of  the  battles  of  Mobile  Bay  ;  Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  March  6  to 
July  9,  1865.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  June  26,  1865  ;  Pacific  Squadron, 


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U.  8.  S.  "Farrallones,"  August  31,  1865,  to  May  3,  1866;  U.S.  S.  "St. 
Mary's,"  May  3,  to  September  26,  1866  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington, 
December  6,  1866,  to  January  24,  1868  ;  leave  of  absence,  January  24,  to 
July  23,  1868;  Pacific  Squadron,  U.  S.  S.  "Saranac,"  August  27,  1868,  to 
January,  1869 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Jamestown,"  January,  1868,  to  April,  1871 ;  leave 
of  absence,  April  21,  to  September  4,  1871 ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  Sep 
tember  10,  to  September  20,  1871  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Boston,  September  23, 
1871,  to  June  9,  1873.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  November  14,1871;  sick 
leave,  June  9,  J873,  to  April  13,  1876.  Placed  on  list  of  retired  officers  on 
account  of  sickness  due  to  causes  incident  to  the  service,  April  13,  1876. 

Andrew  Moses  Moore. — Born  in  Bedford  County,  Tennessee,  Decem 
ber  25,  1845  ;  graduated  from  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Penn 
sylvania,  March,  1869.  Commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon,  U.  S.  Navy,  April 
19,  1869;  attached  to  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  from  June  to 
December,  1869;  to  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Bibb,"  from  January  to 
July,  1870  ;  to  U.  S.  S.  "Saco,"  European  and  Asiatic  Stations,  from  July, 
1870,  to  September,  1873.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  February 
24,  1874;  on  duty  at  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  from  May,  1874,  to  July, 
1875;  practice-ship  "Mayflower,"  from  June  to  September,  1876;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Essex,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  from  November,  1876,  to  October,  1879 ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.,  May,  1880,  to  April,  1882.  Promoted  to 
Surgeon,M?hh  relative  rank  of  Lieutenant,  April  1,  1881  ;  attached  to  Naval 
Station,  New  London,  Conn.,  from  April  to  September,  1882;  training-ship 
"  Portsmouth,"  from  October,  1882,  to  October,  1885  ;  Marine  Headquarters, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  from  November,  1885,  to  February,  1887;  Naval  Sta 
tion,  New  London,  from  July  to  November,  1888;  U.  S.  S.  "Kearsarge," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  from  November,  1888,  to  November,  1890;  Naval 
Hospital',  Mare  Island,  Cal.,from  November,  1890,  to  March,  1892  ;  attained 
the  relative  rank  of  Lieutenant-Commander,  April  3,  1892 ;  Surgeon  of  the 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  from  March,  1892,  to  June,  1893.  Placed 
on  the  retired  list,  on  account  of  physical  disability,  August  14,  1893,  in 
conformity  with  Section  1453,  Revised  Statues. 

John  W.  Ross. — Born  in  Tennessee.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
March  21,  1870;  "  Tallapoosa,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1870;  flag-ship 
"California,"  Pacific  Station,  1871-3 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  1874.  Pro 
moted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1875;  flag-ship  "  Franklin,"  European 
Station,  1875-6 ;  flag-ship  "  Trenton,"  European  Station,  1876-7  ;  volun 
teered  and  served  in  Memphis  yellow-fever  epidemic  of  1878-9,  for  which 
he  was  promoted  eight  numbers  in  rank  by  the  President,  by  and  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  in  accordance  with  Section  1506,  Revised 
Statutes  ;  school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  1879-82.  Promoted  to  Surgeon,  1881 ; 
"Iroquois,"  "  Onward,"  and  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-5  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Pensacola,  1886-9  ;  volunteered  and  served  in  East  Florida  yellow- 
fever  epidemic  of  1888,  during  which  he  had  charge  at  Fernandino  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Pensacola,  1890-3  ;  "  Independence,"  Mare  Island,  1894.  Retired, 
May,  1894,  for  Retinitis  originating  in  the  line  of  duty. 

Henry  C.  Eckstein. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  Appointed 
Assistant  Surgeon,  for  duty  aboard  U  S.  army  hospital  transports,  June  20, 
1862  ;  employed  in  conveying  the  sick  and  wounded  to  hospitals  at  Fortress 
Monroe,  Baltimore  and  Philadelphia;  appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  of  Penn 
sylvania  Volunteers,  August  2,  1862  ;  afterwards  honorably  discharged,  and 
commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon  in  U.  S.  Navy,  December  24,  1862 ;  U.  S. 
Naval  Hospital  and  Laboratory,  January  to  March,  1863  ;  frigate  "  Sabine," 


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special  service,  March  to  July,  1863;  monitor  "  Passaic,"  July,  1863,  to 
January,  1864;  while  on  "Passaic"  was  in  following  battles:  attack  on 
Forts  Wagner,  Gregg,  Sumter  and  Moultrie ;  frigate  "  New  Ironsides,"  Feb 
ruary,  1864,  to  June,  1864;  monitor  "  Nahant,"  June  to  July,  1864;  moni 
tor  "  Montauk,"  July,  1864  ;  combined  army  and  naval  expedition  up  the 
Stone  River;  the  monitors  "  Passaic,"  "  Montauk  "  and  "  Nahant  "  were  fre 
quently  on  advance  and  reserve  picket  near  Forts  Sumter  and  Moultrie ; 
"  Wissahickon,"  S.  A.  Squadron,  July,  1864,  to  August,  1864 ;  Naval  Ren 
dezvous,  Philadelphia,  August,  1864,  to  March,  1865  ;  "  General  Lyon," 
Mississippi  Squadron,  March,  1865,  to  August,  1865  ;  "Memphis  "  (supply- 
ship),  September  to  November,  1865  ;  receiving-ship  "  Princeton,"  November, 
1865,  to  February,  1866;  bark  ''Purveyor,"  employed  in  conveying  naval  sup 
plies  to  store-house  at  St.  Paul  de  Loonda,  South  Africa,  special  service,  March 
to  October,  1866  ;  "  Huron,"  "  Kansas,"  and  "Pawnee,"  S.  A.  Station,  January, 
1867,  to  July,  1869;  "  Guard,"  Darien  Expedition,  November,  1870,  to  July, 
1871;  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  November,  1871;  "  Narragansett," 
Pacific  Station,  December,  1871,  to  April,  1873  ;•  visited  the  Hawaian,  Phoenix, 
Gilbert,  Marshall  and  Samoan  Islands,  and  Sidney,  Australia;  obtained 
damages  for  the  destruction  of  missionary  property  in  Gilbert  Islands  ;  Marine 
Rendezvous,  Richmond,  May  to  September,  1873;  recruiting  duty,  Baltimore, 
November,  1873,  to  January,  1874;  receiving-ship  "  St.  Louis,"  September 
to  October,  1874;  "  Shawmut,"  N  A.  Station,  December,  1874,  to  January,  • 
1877  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  April,  1877,  to  December,  1879;  "Alli 
ance,"  N.  A.  Station,  January,  1880,  to  November,  1882  ;  "  Jeanette  "  Search 
Expedition,  June  to  November,  1881  ;  steamed  north  to  the  ice  pack,  north 
of  Spitzbergen  in  80°  16'  north  latitude — the  furthest  point  north  ever 
reached  by  a  man-of-war;  left  the  coast  of  Spitzbergen  September  25  ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Philadelphia,  January,  1883,  to  January,  1884 ;  receiving-ship  "  St. 
Louis,"  January,  1884,  to  March,  1886 ;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  May, 
1886,  to  March,  1889 ;  at  Apia,  Samoa,  during  war  between  two  factions  of 
natives — on  duty  at  hospital  on  shore  near  the  English  Consulate ;  Marine 
Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  May,  1889-92.  Retired,  May  10,  1893. 

A.  F.  Magruder. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  April  21,  1871 ;  "  Iroquois,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-4  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  1875.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon  1875 ;  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  1875-6  ;  "  Saratoga,"  training-ship,  1877-9  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1880-1  ;  charge  medical  stores,  Villefranche,  1882-4.  Promoted 
to  Surgeon,  January,  1885  ;  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  1884-5  ;  "  Yantic," 
N.  A.  Station,  1885-8  ;  Marine  Headquarters,  Washington,  1888,  to  October, 
1891  ;  "Boston,"  Pacific  Station,  October,  1891,  to  November,  1893;  sick 
leave,  November,  1893,  to  1894  ;  Headquarters  Marine  Corps,  October,  1894, 
to  1896.  Retired,  November,  1896. 

Henry  Stewart. — Born  in  Louisiana.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
October,  22,  1868;  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  1868-9;  "  Sabine,"  special 
cruise,  1869-70;  "Severn,"  North  Atlantic,  1871;  "Canandaigua,"  North 
Atlantic,  1872 ;  Marine  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1872-3.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1873  ;  Naval  Station,  New  Orleans,  1873-4 ;  "Rich 
mond,"  South  Pacific,  1874-7;  "Swatara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-81.  Pro 
moted  to  Surgeon,  October  6,  1878 ;  "  Michigan,"  Northwestern  Lakes, 
1882-3.  Retired,  1884. 

James  H.  Gaines. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
December  20,  1873;  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1874;  N.  P.  Station,  1875; 
"  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-7.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon, 


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1876;  Bureau  of  Medicine,  1877-8;  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-82  ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1883-5;  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  1885-9. 
Promoted  to  Surgeon,  July,  1888 ;  Army  and  Navy  Hospital,  Hot  Springs, 
Arkansas,  1889-91.  Retired,  March,  1891. 

Howard  Smith. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July 
13  1871  ;  Naval  Hospital,  Washington,  1871-2  ;  "  Omaha."  S.  P.  Station, 
1872-5.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  1875;  Naval  Hospital,  New 
York,  1876;  "Portsmouth,"  special  service,  1877-80;  receiving-ship  "Inde 
pendence,"  1880-3 ;  "  Nipsic,"  S.  A.  Station,  March,  1883-6.  Promoted  to 
Surgeon,  December,  1883  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1886-90.  Retired, 
November,  1890. 

Homer  L.  Law. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
July  9,  1870 ;  "  Congresss,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet  and  European  Station, 
1870-4;  receiving-ship  "  Sabine,"  1874-5  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant 
Surgeon,  June  19,  1875  ;  receiving-ship  "  Sabine,"  1875-6;  "Ranger," 
Asiatic  Station,  1876-80;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1881-3.  Promoted 
to  Surgeon,  August  22,  1884;  "Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-5; 
receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1886.  Retired,  Dec.  17,  1886  Service  in  the 
Arctic:  "Congress,"  1871,  with  "Polaris;"  "Yantic,"  1883,  with  "Proteus." 

William  Martin. — Appointed  from  Louisiana  as  Acting  Assistant  Sur 
geon,  January  10,  1874;  Naval  Station,  New  Orleans,  La.,  1874-6;  "  Ca- 
nonicus,"  1876-9  ;  honorably  discharged,  June  30, 1879.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
April  14,  1882.  Surgeon,  October  1,  1890;  leave  of  absence,  1883-4; 
Naval  Rendezvous,  San  Francisco,  July,  1888,  to  December,  1891  ;  "  Thetis," 
special  service,  December,  1891,  to  December,  1892;  waiting  orders,  Decem 
ber,  1892,  until  date  of  retirement,  December  25,  1893. 

Ernest  Norfleet. — Native  of  North  Carolina.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina,  Assistant  Surgeon,  May  21,  1874  ;  June  to  December,  1874,  Naval 
Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  January  to  May,  1875,  Darien  Survey;  June 
to  September,  1875,  special  duty,  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  September,  1875,  to 
June,  1876,  U.  S.  S.  "  Gettysburg  ;  "  November,  1876,  to  July,  1877,  U.  S.  S. 
"Hartford;"  July  and  August.  1877,  U.  S.  S.  "  Powhatan  ;  "  September, 
1877,  to  February,  1878,  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.  ;  February  to  Octo 
ber,  1878,  Naval  Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.;  December  10,  1878,  Passed 
Assistant  Surgeon;  February  to  May,  1879,  receiving-ship  "Franklin;" 
May,  1879,  to  April,  1882,  U.  S  S.  "  Wachusett ;  "  June  and  July,  1882, 
receiving-ship  "  Passaic ; "  August,  1882,  to  November,  1883,  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Mare  Island,  Cal.;  November,  1883,  to  February,  1884,  U  S.  S. 
"Alert;"  March  to  July,  1884,  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama;  July,  1884, 
to  January,  1885,  U.  S.  S.  "  Monocacy ; "  January,  1885,  to  July,  1886, 
Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama;  July  to  September,  1886,  U  S.  S.  "Alert;" 
February,  1887,  to  November,  1888,  IT.  S  Naval  Hospital,  Mare  Island, 
Cal.*  December,  1888,  to  July,  1889,  U.  S.  S.  "  Trenton  ;  "  September,  1889, 
to  November,  1891,  U.  S.  S.  "  Monocacy."  Commissioned  Surgeon,  Septem 
ber  26,  1891.  Retired,  October  31,  1892. 

D.  M.  Guiteras. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Assistant  Surgeon, 
June  3,  1879;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  1879;  U.  S.  S.  "Powhatan," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-81.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  June  27,  1882  ; 
receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1881-3 ;  "  Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1883;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1883-6 ;  "Despatch,"  1887-9;  Naval  Hospi 
tal,  Philadelphia,  1890-93;  Naval  Laboratory,  New  York,  July,  1893-5. 
Promoted  to  Surgeon,  May,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Montgomery,"  August,  1895; 
sick  leave,  February,  1896.  Retired,  October,  1896. 


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Thomas  C.  Craig. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania ;  entered  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon,  July  9,  1881  ;  ordered  to  U.  S. 
receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  at  New  York  ;  detached,  1882,  and  ordered  to  U. 

5.  steamer  "  Jamestown,"  at  Mare  Island,  California ;  detached,  July,  1882, 
and  ordered  to  U.  S.  steamer  "Nantucket;"  detached,  December,  1882,  and 
ordered   to  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Colorado;"    detached,  June,  1883,   and 
ordered  to  Naval  Hospital,  New  York  ;    detached,  September,   1883,    and 
ordered  to  U.  S.  steamer  "  Minnesota."    Appointed  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon, 
May  1,  1884;  detached  and  ordered  to  "  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station  ; 
detached  and  ordered  to  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885:  detached,  1887, 
ordered   to  Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.  ;  detached,  1886,  and  ordered  to 
Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  to  1896 ;  Marine  Rendezvous,  New  York,  July, 
1896-7      Commissioned  as  Surgeon,  October,  1896.     Retired,  March,  1897. 

J.  W.  Baker. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts.     Assistant  Surgeon,  July 

6,  1882.     Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  July  30,  1885  ;  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Sta 
tion,  1883-5  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1886-7  ;  Naval  Hospital,  1887-8  ; 
"  Palos,"   Asiatic  Station,   1888-92;    school-ship   "Enterprise,"   December, 
1892-95 ;  Recorder  Examining  Board,  New  York,  November,  1893-6 ;  U. 
S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  June,  1896;  Hospital,  Mare  Island,  May,  1897.     Re 
tired,  November,  1897. 

Robert  Whiting. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Assistant  Surgeon,  June 
21,  1875.  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  December  17,  1878;  receiving-ship 
"  Potomac,"  1875-6  ;  training-ship  "  Constitution,"  1876-9  ;  training-ship 
"Constellation,"  1879-80;  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-2;  receiving-ship 
"Wabash,"  1883;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1883-4;  Naval  Hospital, 
New  York,  1884-6;  Pacific  Station,  1886-9;  receiving-ship  "Minnesota," 
1889-90  ;  school-ship  "  St.  Mary's,"  May,  1890,  to  August,  1893.  Promoted 
to  Surgeon,  December  15,  1891;  "Monterey,"  Pacific  Station,  August, 
1893-6  ;  waiting  orders,  December,  1896.  Retired,  February,  1897. 


PAY    CORPS. 


PAY   DIRECTORS   ON   THE   ACTIVE   LIST. 

Charles  H.  Eldredge. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  July  10, 1861  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached  to 
store-ship  "Supply,"  North  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Squadrons,  1861-2  ;  attached 
to  steam  sloop  "  Canandaigua,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862- 
4.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  February  6,  1862  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1864-6  ;  Navy  Yard  and  Station,  Pensacola,  Florida,  1866-8 ; 
Storekeeper,  Asiatic  Fleet,  1869-72.  Promoted  to  Pay- Inspector,  July  3, 
1871 ;  Pay-Office  at  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1872-5  ;  Fleet-Paymaster, 
South  Pacific  Station,  1875-6  ;  and  of  South  Atlantic  Station,  1876-8.  Pro 
moted  to  Pay-Director,  August  31.  1881  ;  Inspector  of  Provisions,  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  1879-82 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1884-6 ;  Pay-Office,  Philadel 
phia,  1886-9 ;  General  Store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1889-90  ;  Navy 
Pay-Office,  Norfolk,  Va.,  April,  1890,  to  May,  1893;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Bal 
timore,  May,  1893,  to  June,  1896  ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Norfolk,  November, 
1896,  to  date. 


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William  W.  Williams. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio,  July 
11,  1861,  as  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster ;  and  on  August  29, 1861,  as  Assistant 
Paymaster;  attached  to  steamer  "Louisiana,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1862-4;  at  battles  of  Roanoke  Island,  Elizabeth  City  and  New- 
bern,  in  1862 ;  on  the  "  Louisiana,"  and  at  the  three  weeks'  siege  of  Wash 
ington,  North  Carolina  ;  in  command  of  army  gunboat  l<  Eagle,"  and  on  the 
staff  of  General  J.  G.  Foster  for  that  time.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  March 
2,  1864;  steam-sloop  "  Wachusett,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1864;  was  attached  to 
"  Wachusett"  .at  the  time  of  capture  of  the  "Florida,"  at  Bahia,  Brazil,  in 
October,  1864;  Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Clothing  to  the  Mississippi 
Squadron,  1864-5;  store-ship  "Fredonia,"  at  Callao,  1866-8  ;  is  one  of  the 
three  surviving  officers  of  the  "  Fredonia,"  which  ship  was  wrecked  by  tidal 
wave  at  Arica,  Peru,  on  August  13, 1868 ;  special  duty,  South  Pacific  Squad 
ron,  1869 ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1870-3.  Promoted 
to  Pay -Inspector,  October,  1871  ;  in  1871  Paymaster  Williams  was  advanced 
ten  numbers  in  his  corps  for  gallant  and  meritorious  service  at  Wallop's 
Island,  Va.,  and  Washington,  North  Carolina,  in  1861-3;  Fleet- Pay  master, 
N.  A.  Station,  1874-5 ;  Pay-Office,  Washington,  1875-8  ;  Inspector  of  Pro 
visions,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1878-80;  Fleet-Paymaster,  European 
Station,  1881-3.  Pay-Director,  December  26,  1882  ;  Pay-Office,  San  Fran 
cisco,  1884-7;  General  Storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1889-91; 
General  Storekeeper,  Naval  Station,  New  London,  Conn.,  November,  1893- 
97  ;  Puget  Sound  Naval  Station,  April,  1897,  to  date. 

Edward  May. — Born  in  Massachusetts  Appointed  from  Massachusetts, 
September  6,  1861  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached  to 
steam  gun-boat  "Unadilla,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862. 
Promoted  to  Paymaster,  April  14,  1862;  Mississippi  Squadron,  1862-4; 
special  duty,  Washington,  1864—6  ;  steam-sloop  u  Lackawanna,"  North  Paci 
fic  Squadron,  1866-9  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1869-71  ;  in  charge  of  stores, 
Honolulu,  1871-4 ;  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  1875.  Promoted  to  Pay- 
Inspector,  September  25,  1875  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7 ; 
Inspector  of  Provisions,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1877-81  ; 
Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1883-4.  Pro 
moted  to  Pay -Director,  December  24, 1883  ;  special  duty,  1885-6  ;  Pay-Office, 
Boston,  1886-9  ;  General  Store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1890  ;  Navy 
Pay-Office,  Washington,  D.  C.,  May,  1890-91 ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Boston, 
October,  1891,  to  1894;  General  Store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N. 
H.,  1895 ;  General  Store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  April,  1895,  to  1896 ; 
Navy  Pay  Office,  Boston,  April,  1896,  to  date. 

Henry  Martyn  Dennison.  —  Born  in  New  York,  June  13,  1840. 
Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  September  9,  1861.  Promoted 
to  Paymaster,  April  14, 1862  ;  Pay -Inspector,  August  19, 1876  ;  Pay-Director, 
July  31,  1884.  Duty  as  follows:  November,  1861,  to  September,  1862,  gun 
boat  "  Winona,"  AVest  Gulf  Squadron  ;  at  bombardment  of  Forts  Jackson 
and  St.  Philip,  and  capture  of  New  Orleans  ;  December,  1862,  to  January, 
1863,  supply  steamer  u  Blackstoue ; "  March,  1863,  to  May,  1865,  steamer 
"  Ticonderoga ; "  at  both  battles  of  Fort  Fisher,  August,  1865,  to  August, 
1868  ;  store  ship  "Onward,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  and  Naval  Storekeeper, 
Rio  de  Janeiro;  October,  1868,  to  October,  187L  steamer  "Michigan,"  on 
the  lakes  ;  September,  1872,  to  September,  1874,  Fleet  Paymaster,  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  flag-ship  "Worcester;"  September,  1875,  to  January, 
1876,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia ;  January,  1876,  to  January,  1879,  Navy 
Yard,  League  Island ;  February,  1880,  to  June,  1882,  member  of  Board  of 


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Inspection ;  June,  1882,  to  July,  1884,  Fleet-Paymaster,  Pacific  Squadron, 
flag-ship  "  Hartford  ;"  October,  1884,  to  July,  1887,  Inspector  Provisions  and 
Clothing,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island;  July,  1887,  to  June,  1888,  Navy  Pay- 
Office,  San  Francisco ;  March,  1889,  to  March,  1892,  Naval  Home,  Philadel 
phia;  March,  1892,  Navy  Pay-Office,  Philadelphia;  May  1895,  to  April, 
1896,  General  Storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth. 

Rufus  Parks. — Born  in  Maine.  Captain's  Clerk,  "  Vandalia,"  Novem 
ber,  1860,  to  June,  1861 ;  Acting  Paymaster,  June  3,  1861,  to  September, 
1861;  Assistant  Paymaster,  September  12,  1861;  "Vandalia,"  Blockading 
Squadron,  1861-3  Paymaster,  April  14,  1862  ;  store-keeper,  A  spin  wall,  U. 
S.  S.  "Falmouth,"  1863;  aSan  Jacinto,"  Gulf  Squadron,  1^64-5;  "Monad- 
nock,"  iron-clad,  voyage  from  Philadelphia  to  San  Francisco,  1865-6  ;  wait 
ing  orders,  1867-73  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1873-4 ;  "  Brooklyn," 
and  as  Fleet-Paymaster,  S.  A.  Station,  1874-6 ;  Pay-Office,  Norfolk,  Va., 
1876-80.  Pay-Inspector,  February,  1877  ;  "  Pensacola,"  1880-4,  and  as  Fleet- 
Paymaster,  Pacific  Station  ;  Inspector  Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  1884-6,  and  as  general  store-keeper,  1887-8.  Pay-Director,  August 
10,  1886  ;  general  store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1889-92  ;  general  store 
keeper,  League  Island,  December,  1892,  to  June,  1893 ;  general  store-keeper, 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  June,  1893-6;  waiting  orders,  June,  1896;  Navy 
Pay  Station,  Philadelphia,  July,  1896;  general  store-keeper  at  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  March,  1898,  to  date. 

Frank  Carvill  Cosby. — Born  in  Kentucky.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky.  First  entered  the  service  as  Captain's  Clerk,  flagship  "  Cumberland," 
African  Squadron,  1857-9  ;  Captain's  Clerk,  flagship  "  Richmond,"  Mediter 
ranean  Squadron,  1860-1.  Appointed  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  August  24, 
1861 ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  Potomac  Flotilla,  1862-3.  Promoted  to  Paymaster, 
April  14,  1862 ;  store-ship  '•  Vermont,"  and  in  charge  of  stores  South  Atlan 
tic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4 ;  receiving-ship  "  Alleghany,"  Inspector 
Provisions  and  Clothing,  Baltimore,  and  Paymaster  Naval  Academy,  Annap 
olis,  1865-7  ;  in  charge  of  stores,  Honolulu,  Sandwich  Islands,  1868-9 ; 
receiving-ship  "Independence,"  San  Francisco,  1869  ;  flagships  "Pensacola" 
and  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1869-72  ;  "  Franklin  "  and  '•  Wabash,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1873-4;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1874;  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  1875-7.  Promoted  to  Pay  Inspector,  April  12,  1877  ;  special  duty, 
Navy  Department,  1874-7  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  flagship  "Trenton,"  European 
Station,  1877-81 ;  Inspector  of  Provisions,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1881-4  ; 
special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1884-5  ;  Pay-Office,  Baltimore,  1885 ;  In 
spector  Provisions,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1886 ;  general  store 
keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1887-9.  Promoted  to  Pay  Director, 
July  5,  1889 ;  general  store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  August,  1891,  to 
July,  1892  ;  duty  at  World's  Columbian  Exposition,  Chicago,  July,  1892,  to 
June  30, 1894;  Navy  Pay  Office,  Washington,  October,  1894,  to  July  15, 1897 ; 
Member  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey  of  Vessels,  Navy  Department,  July 
16,  1897,  to  March  16,  1898  ;  President  Naval  Examining  Board,  December 
1,  1897,  and  General  Inspector  Pay  Corps,  March  16,  1898,  to  date. 

Edwin  Stewart. — Born  in  New  York  City.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  September  9,  1861.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster; 
attached  to  steam-gunboat  "  Pembina,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1861-2, 
taking  part  in  the  bombardment  and  capture  of  Port  Royal.  Promoted  to 
Paymaster,  April  14,  1862  ;  attached  to  steamer  "  Richmond,"  West  Gulf 
Blockading  Squadron,  1862-5,  taking  part  in  the  engagement  at  Port  Hud 
son  and  the  capture  of  the  forts  in  Mobile  Bay  ;  steamer  %<  Michigan,"  on  the 


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lakes,  1865-8  ;  Navy  Pay-Office  at  Washington,  1869-72  ;  member  Board 
Visitors  to  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  1872  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  Asiatic 
Station,  flag-ship  "  Hartford,"  1872-5 ;  special  duty  at  New  York,  1877-9. 
Promoted  Pay- Inspector,  March  8,  1879  ;  Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Cloth 
ing,  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1880  ;  Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Clothing, 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1880-3  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  European  Station,  flag 
ship  "Lancaster,"  1883-5;  Navy  Pay-Office,  New  York,  1886-90.  Ap 
pointed  Paymaster- General  of  U.  S  Navy,  and  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Supplies 
and  Accounts  of  the  Navy,  May  16,  1890.  Promoted  Pay-Director,  Septem 
ber  12,  1891.  ~Reappointed  Paymaster- General  of  the  Navy,  May  16,  1894. 

George  Cochran. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania ;  Assistant  Paymaster,  September  27,1861.  Commissioned  by  Presi 
dent  Abraham  Lincoln,  February  7,  1862.  Promoted  Paymaster,  June  12, 
1863.  Promoted  Pay  Inspector,  December  6, 1880.  Promoted  Pay  Director, 
November  19,  1891;  was  attached  to  steam-sloop,  "Wyoming,"  in  the 
Pacific  and  East  Indies,  engaged  in  the  search  for  the  rebel  cruiser  "  Ala 
bama  ;  "  was  present  in  the  engagement  of  the  "  Wyoming"  with  the  Japan 
ese  forts  and  vessels  at  Shimono,  Seki,  Japan,  July  16,  1863  ;  United  States 
frigate  "  Wabash,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron  under  Admiral  Porter  ;  in  both 
engagements  at  Fort  Fisher,  mouth  of  the  Cape  Fear  River,  N.  C.,  Decem 
ber  24  and  25,  1864,  and  January  13,  14,  15,  1865;  U.  S.  S.  "  De  Soto," 
1865-7,  North  Atlantic  Squadron ;  this  ship  carried  Secretary  of  State 
Seward,  and  his  son,  the  Assistant  Secretary,  to  the  West  Indies  in  1866, 
when  the  treaty  for  the  acquisition  of  the  Danish  West  India  Islands  was 
said  to  have  been  made ;  U.  S.  R.  S.  u  Potomac,"  and  Naval  Asylum,  Phila 
delphia,  1868-70 ;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Congress,"  North  Atlantic  and  Mediter 
ranean  Squadrons,  was  sent  in  August,  1871,  to  Disco  Island,  Greenland, 


Paymaster,  North  Pacific  Station,  1875-8  ;  Inspector  of  Provisions,  Clothing, 
etc.,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  1878-80;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "Rich 
mond,"  Asiatic  Station,  Fleet-Paymaster,  1881-3  ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadel 
phia,  1886-9 ;  Purchasing  and  Disbursing  Paymaster  Philadelphia,  1889- 
92  ;  leave  of  absence,  April  1,  1892,  to  April  1,  1893  ;  general  store-keeper, 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Philadelphia,  April  1  to  October  1,  1893  ;  wait 
ing  orders,  December,  1893,  to  1896  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  November,  1896, 
to  date. 

Joseph  Adams  Smith. — Born  in  Machias,  Maine,  September  1,  1837. 
Appointed  from  Maine,  October  8, 1861,  as  Assistant  Paymaster  ;  steam  sloop, 
"  Kearsarge,"  1861-4  ;  commanded  powder  division  of  that  ship  in  her  battle 
with  the  rebel  cruiser  "  Alabama."  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  August  23, 
1862  ;  receiving-ship  "  Constellation,"  Norfolk,  February  6,  1865,  to  July  7, 
1*66,  having  at  same  time  charge  of  accounts  of  numbers  of  sea-going 
vessels ;  tk  New  Hampshire,"  1866 ;  Paymaster  of  Fleet,  Gulf  Squadron, 
1866-7;  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  Boston,  September  30,  1867,  to  August  1, 
1870;  Judge  Advocate  General,  Court  Martial,  March  4,  1870;  Judge 
Advocate  General,  Court  Martial,  February  8,  1871;  U.  S.  S.  flag-ship 
''California,"  through  Straits  of  Magellan  to  California  July  27,  1870,  to 
September  30,  1871  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  October  7,  1^71,  to  December  4, 
1873;  "Minnesota,"  1873;  Navy  Academy  practice-ship  "Constellation," 
April  27,  1874,  to  October  8,  1874  ;  Paymaster  of  the  Fleet,  Asiatic  Station  ; 
<'  Tennessee,"  April  17,  1875,  to  July  23,  1878.  Promoted  to  Pay  Inspector, 


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May  15,  1879  ;  Navy  Pay  Office,  Washington,  D.  C.,  November  7,  1878,  to 
December  1,  1881  ;  Paymaster-General,  U.  S.  N,  June  27,  1882-6;  Gen 
eral  Store,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  June  30,  1889,  to  April  2,  1892.  Promoted 
to  Pay  Director,  November  24,  1891  ;  General  Store,  Washington,  D.  C., 
April  2, 1892,  to  April  5, 1895 ;  Naval  Examining  Board,  Washington,  D.  C., 
January  10,  1895 ;  General  Store,  League  Island,  April  10,  1895 ;  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  temporary  duty,  May  20,  1896 ;  Naval  Examining  Board, 
New  York,  February  7,  1898. 

Thomas  T.  Caswell. — Born  in  Ehode  Island.  Appointed  from  Rhode 
Island,  September  9,  1861;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  at 
tached  to  steam-gunboat  "  Huron,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1862  ;  iron  clad  steamer  "  Sangamon,"  1863  ;  steam-sloop  "  Seminole,"  West 
Gulf  Squadron,  1863-4  ;  steamer  "  Pawtuxent,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  1864.  Pro 
moted  to  Paymaster,  September  17,  1863;  store-ship  ''Guard,"  European 
Squadron,  1865-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1868-70  ;  S.  S.  "  Tennessee,"  1871 ; 
Fleet-Paymaster,  Pacific  Station,  1872-5 ;  Inspector  of  Provisions,  Norfolk, 
1875-8 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1879-80  ;  Pay-Office,  New  York,  1881-4  ; 
"Hartford,"  1884;  Fleet- Paymaster,  Pacific  Station,  1884-6 ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1887-90 ;  sick  leave,  August,  1890,  to  September,  1891 ;  Pay  Director, 
December  25, 1892  ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Washington,  D.  C.,  September,  1891-5; 
Naval  Academy,  April,  1895,  to  date. 

Albert  S.  Kenny. — Born  in  Iowa.  Appointed  from  Vermont,  March 
19,  1862.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster;  attached  to  steamer 
"South  Carolina,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-4;  steamer 
"Santiago  de  Cuba,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5;  both 
attacks  on  Fort  Fisher.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  March  9,  1865  ;  in  charge 
of  stores  at  Loan  do,  1866 ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  at  San  Francisco,  California, 
1868-71 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Plymouth,"  1872-3  ;  "  Roanoke,"  iron-clad,  N  A  Sta 
tion,  1873-4  ;  Naval  Academy,  1875-80;  special  duty,  1881;  Fleet-Pay 
master,  N.  A.  Station,  1881-4.  Commissioned  as  Pay  Inspector,  July,  1884  ; 
special  duty,  1884 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1885-7 ;  Bureau  of  Provisions 
and  Clothing,  1887-90 ;  General  Storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Octo 
ber,  1890,  to  June,  1893;  "•  Chicago,"  European  Station,  June,  1893-95; 
leave  of  absence,  May,  1895  ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  New  York,  January,  1896 ; 
General  Storekeeper,  New  York  Navy  Yard,  June,  1896,  to  date. 

James  E.  Tolfree. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York 
as  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  September  13,  1862;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S. 
"  Vanderbilt,"  special  service,  1862-5.  Appointed  Assistant  Paymaster, 
March  3,  1865.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  May  4,  1866  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Rich 
mond,"  European  Squadron,  1869-71  ;  receiving-ship  at  New  York,  1872-6. 
Promoted  ten  (10)  numbers  in  grade  for  meritorious  service  at  Fort  Fisher 
in  February,  1875 ;  new  commission,  dated  22d  January,  1866  ;  Purchasing 
Pay-Office,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1876-7  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  European  Squadron, 
1877-8;  charge  Naval  Depot,  Villefranche  sur-Mer,  1878-9;  Pay-Office, 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1879 ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  South  Atlantic  Station, 
1879-82 ;  receiving-ship  at  New  York,  1882-5 ;  Pay-Inspector,  August, 
10,  1886  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  Asiatic  Station,  1886-9  ;  general  store-keeper, 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1889-90 ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  December, 
1890,  to  November,  1893 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  February,  1894,  to  date. 
Pay  Director,  1898. 


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PAY-INSPECTORS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

George  A.  Lyon. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  June  11,  1862.  Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached 
to  the  "  Lexington  "  and  "  Tuscumbia,"  Mississippi  Flotilla,  1862-3  ;  partici 
pated  in  the  attack  on  Haines'  Bluff,  December,  1862;  in  the  capture  of 
"Arkansas  Post,"  January  12,  1863  ;  in  several  conflicts  on  the  Cumberland 
and  Tennessee  Rivers,  during  January,  February  and  March,  1863  ;  running 
the  Vicksburg  batteries  on  the  night  of  April  16,1863;  battle  of  Grand 
Gulf,  April  29, 1863,  and  in  all  the  engagements  of  the  Mississippi  Squadron, 
during  the  siege  of  Vicksburg;  steam-sloop  "Pontoosuc,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher,  1864-5,  and  in 
the  subsequent  engagements  on  Cape  Fear  River,  which  resulted  in  the  sur 
render  of  Wilmington,  North  Carolina;  afterwards  in  the  James  River, 
Virginia,  until  the  fall  of  Richmond ;  receiving-ship  "  Potomac,"  Gulf 
Squadron,  1866-7.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  January  23,  1866  ;  store-ship 
" Idaho,"  Asiatic  Squadron.  1867-70;  "Michigan,"  1871-4;  Inspector  of 
Provisions,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1875-8 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1881-3  ;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883 ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  Asiatic  Station, 
1883-6;  Navy  Pay-Office  and  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1887-90. 
Promoted  to  Pay-Inspector,  September  15,  1888;  Navy  Pay-Office,  San 
Francisco,  September,  1890,  to  September,  1893  ;  waiting  orders,  September, 
1893  ;  Navy  Pay  Office,  Boston,  1894 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  York,"  March,  1896  ; 
settling  accounts,  July,  1897  ;  waiting  orders,  July,  1897  ;  Navy  Pay  Office, 
Philadelphia,  March,  1898,  to  date.  Promoted  to  Pay  Director,  1898. 

Edward  Bellows. — Born  April  28,  1840,  Newport,  R.  L;  private  8th 
Regiment,  N.  Y.  S.  M.,  April  20,  1861  ;  discharged,  August  2,  1861.  Assis 
tant  Paymaster,  U.  S.  Navy,  June  11,  1862.  Paymaster,  February  20,  1866. 
Pay  Inspector,  July  5,  1889  ;  with  the  8th  N.  Y.  S.  M.,  under  General  Butler, 
at  Annapolis;  Relay  House  and  Baltimore,  April  to  July,  1861;  joined 
McDowell's  Army  and  at  First  Battle  of  Bull  Run,  July  21, 1861 ;  served  on 
U.  S.  S.  "Sonoma,"  with  Admiral  Wilkes'  Flying  Squadron,  1862-3;  on  U. 
S.  S.  "  Osceola,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1863-5;  was  in  both  attacks  on 
Fort  Fisher,  December,  1864,  and  January,  1865 ;  served  on  the  James 
River  and  present  at  Fall  of  Richmond,  1865-9;  U.  S.  S.  uShamokin," 
South  Atlantic  Squadron  ;  on  duty  in  San  Francisco,  California,  1869-80  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1880-81;  U.S.  S.  "Alaska,"  1881;  U.  S.  S. 
"Shenandoah,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1883-5;  U.  S.  S.  «  Swatara,"  1888-90; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Marion  "  and  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  1890-2  ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  San 
Francisco,  September,  1893-6;  waiting  orders,  December,  1896 ;  training- 
ship  and  station,  Newport,  March,  1897 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Baltimore,"  October, 
1897,  to  date. 

George  William  Beaman. — Born  in  Vermont.  Appointed  from  Mis 
souri,  March  5,  1862  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached  to 
steam  gun-boat  "  Seneca,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3 ;  sup 
ply  steamer  "  Union,"  for  East  and  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadrons,  1863- 
64;  special  duty,  Mound  City,  Illinois,  and  Mississippi  Flotilla,  1865  ;  gunboat 
"Algonquin,"  1866.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  March  28,1866;  in  charge 
accounts  of  ships,  Naval  Academy,  1866-8  ;  store-ship  "  Cyane,"  and  Naval 
Storehouse,  Panama,  1869 ;  steam-sloop  "  Osgipee,"  North  and  South  Pacific 
Stations,  1869-72  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1872-5  ;  frigate  "  Franklin,"  1876  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1877;  steamer  "  Monongahela,"  Asiatic  Station, 


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1878-9  ;  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  1880-3  ;  steamer  "  Shenandoah,"  Pacific 
StatioD,  1885-6 ;  general  store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1887-9  ;  cruiser 
"Baltimore,"  1890;  general  store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal., 
September,  1890,  to  December,  1892.  Promoted  to  Pay- Injector,  September 
12,  1891;  flag-ship  "  New  York"  and  Fleet  Paymaster,  North  Atlantic 
Station,  August,  1893,  to  April,  1896;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  May,  1896. 

Arthur  Burtis. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York,  July 
14,  1862  ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached  to  steam-gun 
boat  "Sagamore,"  East  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862  ;  steamer  "Connec 
ticut,"  special  duty  in  Gulf  and  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadrons,  1862- 
64  ;  engaged  with  Fort  Fisher  while  chasing  blockade-rumier — the  "  Connec 
ticut  "  captured  several  valuable  prizes  ;  steamer  "  Muscoota/'  Gulf  Squadron, 
1864-6.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  May  4,  1866  ;  League  Island,  Pennsylva 
nia,  1867-9  ;  member  of  Board  of  Examiners,  1867  ;  Judge-Advocate  of 
Court-Martial,  1868  ;  steamer  "  Brooklyn,"  European  Fleet,  1870-3  ;  Fleet- 
Paymaster,  European  Station,  1871  ;  member  of  General  Court- Martial, 
1871  ;  member  of  Board  of  Examiners,  1873  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and 
Clothing,  Navy  Department,  1873  ;  Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Clothing, 
Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1874-5 ;  steamer  "  St.  Louis,"  1875-6 ;  leave  of 
absence,  1878  ;  temporary  duty,  League  Island,  1878-9 ;  practice-ship  "Con 
stellation,"  1880  ;  detached  from  U.  S.  S.  "Constellation,  '  September,  1880; 
on  duty  as  Inspector  of  Flour,  etc.,  New  York,  June,  1881 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ga 
lena,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  September,  1883,  to  May  31,  1886;  Pay 
master,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  June  30,  1886,  to  May  15,  1889 ;  U.  S  re 
ceiving-ship  "Vermont,"  May  15  to  January  25,  1890 ;  Fleet-Paymaster, 
Pacific  Station,  January,  1890,  to  December,  1892.  Promoted  to  Pay-In 
spector,  September  21,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  December,  1892-95 ; 
settling  accounts,  member  Board  Inspection  and  Survey,  January,  1896-97; 
U.  S.  S.  "  New  York  "  (Fleet-Paymaster),  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Edwin  Putnam. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  from  Maine  September 
20,1862;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached  to  iron-clad 
steamer  "  Nahant,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3;  sloop 
"  Portsmouth,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  steamer  "  Macki 
naw,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1866.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  May  4, 
1866 ;  in  charge  of  stores  at  Loando,  1867-8 ;  Paymaster  at  Portsmouth, 
New  Hampshire,  1869-72  ;  "  Benicia,"  N.  P.  Station,  1872-5  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1875-80;  "  Galena,"  Pacific  Station,  1880-3  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H  ,  1884-7  ;  "  Atlanta,"  Squadron  of  Evolution, 
1888,  to  November,  1891.  Promoted  to  Pay-Inspector,  November  19,  1891  ; 
leave  of  absence,  November,  1891,  to  June,  1892  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  June, 
1892-5;  General  Storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  April,  1895-8; 
charge  Navy  Pay-Office,  Baltimore,  March,  1898  ;  May,  1^98,  General  Store 
keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  to  date. 

Robert  P.  Lisle. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  November  2,  1863  ;  entered  the  service  as  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster ; 
special  duty,  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1863-4.  Appointed  Assist 
ant  Paymaster,  July  2, 1864  ;  iron-clad  "  Canonicus,"  South  Atlantic  Blockad 
ing  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  steam-sloop  "  Swatara,"  West  India  Squadron,  1865-6. 
Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  May  4,1866  ;  steam-sloop  "Resaca," 
North  Pacific  Squadron,  1866-9.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  December  11, 
1867;  League  Island,  1870-2;  "Alaska,"  European  Squadron,  1873-6; 
receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  1877-8;  "Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1881-3  ; 
receiving-ship  "  St.  Louis,"  1884-7  ;  "Trenton,"  special  service,  1887  ;  "  Lan- 


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caster,"  1887-9;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  1889-92.  Promoted  to  Pay- 
Inspector,  January  19,  1892  ;  general  storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Vir 
ginia,  September,  1892-5  ;  Navy  Pay -Station,  Philadelphia,  May,  1895-6  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  San  Francisco,"  September,  1896,  to  date. 

Leonard  A.  Frailey. — Born  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed 
from  District  of  Columbia,  August  20,  1864.  Entered  the  service  as  Acting 
Assistant  Paymaster;  attached  to  steamer  "Quaker  City,"  North  Atlantic 
and  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  participated  in  the  attack  on 
Fort  Fisher;  steamer  "Nyack,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1865-7.  Commissioned 
as  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  United  States  Navy,  July  23,  1866;  special 
duty,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1867-8  ;  Naval  Station,  Mound  City,  Illinois, 
1868-71.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  January  29,  1869;  "  Wachusett," 
European  Fleet,  1871-4  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1875  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1876-9;  special  duty,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1880  ;  practice-ship  "Dale,"  1880  ; 
training-ship  "  Constitution,"  1881 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk',  Va.,  1882-5 ; 
"Marion,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1885-6;  "  Ossipee,"  188H-7 ;  special  duty,  Navy 
Department,  1887-91  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  Asiatic  Station,  March,  1891,  to 
1894  ;  settling  accounts,  June,  1894.  Promoted  to  Pay  Inspector,  May,  1894  ; 
special  duty,  Washington,  October,  1894  ;  Bureau  Supplies  and  Accounts, 
December,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  July,  1895,  to  date. 

George  E.  Hendee. — Appointed  Paymaster's  Clerk,  October  10,  1861  ; 
served  as  such  on  the  U.  S.  S.  u  Brandy  wine  "  and  U.  S.  S.  "  Pinola,"  until 
February,  1864.  Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  25,  1864  ; 
served  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Don,"  flag-ship  of  the  Potomac  Flotilla,  until  January, 
1866.  Appointed  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster  in  the  regular  service,  July  23, 
1866;  on  U.  S.  S.  "Ossipee,"  from  October,  1866,  to  August  1869. 
Appointed  Paymaster,  February  27,  1869  ;  served  on  tj.  S.  S.  "  Independ 
ence,"  from  January,  1870,  to  October,  1871  ;  on  U.S. steamer  "Pensacola," 
from  October,  1871,  to  February,  1872;  on  U.  S.  S.  "Richmond,"  October, 
1872,  to  December,  1873  ;  on  U.  S  S.  "  Saranac,"  from  December,  1873,  to 
May,  1875  ;  on  duty  in  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  November  and 
December,  1875  ;  at  Navy  Pay-Office,  Norfolk,  Va.,  from  January,  1876,  to 
October,  1876;  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Independence,"  from  August,  1877,  to  May, 
1878  ;  at  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal,  from  May,  1878,  to  August,  1880  ; 
on  U.  S.  S.  "Minnesota,"  from  February,  1881, to  February,  1884;  on  U.  S. 
S.  "  Powhatan,"  from  August,  1884,  to  May,  1886 ;  on  U.  S  S.  "  Franklin," 
from  July,  1886,  to  January,  1888  ;  ordered  on  duty  as  general  store-keeper, 
at  the  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Phila.,  February  1,  1888,  to  December  2, 
1891  ;  waiting  orders,  December  2,  1891,  to  September  30,  1892  ;  "  Philadel 
phia,"  N.  A.  Station,  September  30,  1892-5.  Promoted  to  Pay  Inspector, 
January,  1895  ;  general  store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  March,  1895  ; 
general  store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  March,  1896,  to  date. 

William  W.  Woodhull. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Acting 
Assistant  Paymaster,  May  13,  1863  ;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Delaware,"  North  Atlan 
tic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5.  Commissioned  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster, 
July  23,  1866;  Naval  Academy,  practice-cruise,  1866;  "Yantic,"  special 
service,  1867-8;  Paymasters'  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  1868-9; 
"  Miantonomah."  special  cruise,  1869-70,  Peabody  funeral.  Commissioned 
Paymaster,  February  10,1870;  "Shenandoah,"  European  Station,  1870-3  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1873-6  ;  in  charge  of  Naval  Depot,  Nagasaki,  Japan, 
1877-9 ;  Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  League  Island  Navy  Yard, 
1880-1  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-4  ;  Inspector  Provisions  and 
Clothing,  League  Island  Navy  Yard,  1884-6 ;  General  Storekeeper,  League 


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Island  Navy  Yard,  1887-8;  receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  N.  Y.,  1888-9; 
Assistant  to  General  Storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1889-90  ;  "  Balti 
more,"  European  Station,  August,  1890,  to  September,  1893 ;  General  Store 
keeper,  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  September,  1893,  to  1895.  Commissioned 
Pay -Inspect  or,  March  1895  ;  General  Storekeeper,  Mare  Island,  May,  1895  ; 
Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  Paymaster  League  Island  and  receiving-ship 
(t  Richmond,"  February,  1897,  to  date. 

Henry  T.  Wright.— Born  in  New  York.  Served  one  year,  five  months, 
and  twenty  days  in  Volunteer  Army.  Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster, 
February  19,  1864 ;  Mississippi  Squadron,  1864-6.  Commissioned  Passed 
Assistant  Paymaster,  July  23,  1866;  flagship  "Estrella,"  Gulf  Squadron, 
1866;  "Peoria,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1867  ;  "Nantasket,"  North  Atlan 
tic  Station,  1869-72.  Commissioned  Paymaster,  March  10,  1870  ;  "Ossipee," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4  ;  "Benicia,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1875-6  ; 
"  Lackawanna,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1876-8;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth, 
New  Hampshire,  1878-81  ;  "  Lancaster,"  European  Station,  1881-2  ;  "Nip- 
sic,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1883-6;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1886- 
89  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Department,  1889-90  ;  Coast 
Survey  Office,  1890-3.  Commissioned  Pay  Inspector,  April  10, 1895  ;  "New 
ark,"  Fleet  Paymaster,  South  Atlantic  Station,  1893-6  ;  receiving  ship  "  Ver 
mont,"  1896-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1897. 

D.  A.  Smith. — Born  in  Rhode  Island.  Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Pay 
master,  August  31,  1863;  monitor  "  Nahant,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  September  23,  1863,  to  November  26,  1864;  Naval  Brigade, 
under  Captain  G.  H.  Preble,  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  November 
27  to  December  31,  1864  ;  "  Wyoming,"  Asiatic  Station,  February  16,  1865, 
to  March  31,  1868.  Commissioned  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  July  23, 
1866  ;  Pensacola  Navy  Yard,  Florida,  September  11, 1869,  to  November  16, 
1872.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  July  21,  1870;  store-ship  "Onward," 
South  Pacific  Station,  December  17, 1872  to  July  1,  1874  ;  flag-ship  "Wor 
cester,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  August  5,  1874,  to  June  15,  1875  ;  steamer 
"  Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Station.  June  16,  1875,  to  August  30,  1877; 
R  S.  "Franklin,"  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  September  1,  1877,  to  December  10, 
1880  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Alaska,"  Pacific  Station,  April  27,  1881,  to  April  3,  1883  ; 
U.  S.  R.  S.  "  Franklin,"  July  16,  1883,  to  August  25,  1886  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Boston,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  May  7,  1887,  to  October  31,  1889  ;  U.  S. 
R.  S.  "  Franklin,"  November  11,  1^89,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Baltimore,"  Asiatic 
Station,  August,  1893,  to  1896;  March,  1896,  Navy  Pay  Office,  Norfolk; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia"  (Fleet  Paymaster),  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Geo.  H.  Griffin. — Born  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  April  24,  1839. 
Private  4th  Connecticut  Infantry  (changed  to  1st  Connecticut  Artillery  by 
Act|  of  Congress),  May,  1861,  to  June,  1864.  Appointed  an  Acting  Assist 
ant  Paymaster,  November  18,  1864;  "Hibiscus,"  East  Gulf  Squadron, 
November,  1864.  to  August,  1865 ;  League  Island  Station,  December,  1865, 
to  January,  1867.  Commissioned  as  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  July  23, 
1866;  "Frolic,"  European  Station,  1867-9  ;  "  Narraganset,"  Pacific  Fleet, 
1870-3;  receiving-ship  "Sabine,"  1874-6.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster, 
October  3.  1874;  "Enterprise,"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-8;  receiving-ship  "St. 
Louis,"  1880-3  ;  "  Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885  ;  "  Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station 
1886  ;  special  duty,  Chester,  Penna.,  1886  ;  Assistant  to  General  Storekeeper, 
New  York,  1887  ;  receiving-ship  "Independence."  1888-90;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1890,  to  October,  1891;  "  Atlanta,"  October,  1891,  to  July, 
1893;  training-ship  "  Monongahela,"  July,  1893,  to  1894;  waiting  orders, 


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March,  1894 ;  settling  accounts,  December,  1894 ;  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  January,  1895  ;  Navy  Pay  Station,  San  Francisco,  November,  1896, 
to  date. 

Albert  "W.  Bacon. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  Captain's 
Clerk  in  the  Navy,  1861-3  ;  attached  to  3rd  Division  of  Porter's  Mortar 
Fleet,  Farragut's  Squadron,  and  in  the  different  engagements  on  the  Missis 
sippi  River,  from  the  capture  of  the  forts  below  New  Orleans  to  the  attack 
on  Vicksburg.  Appointed  an  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  November  7, 
1863  ;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Galatea,"  1863-5,  West  India  Squadron ;  U.  S. 
steamers  "  Marblehead  "  and  "  Yantic,"  1866-7.  Commissioned  Assistant 
Paymaster,  July  23, 1866,  and  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  August  1,  1866  ; 
Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1868  ;  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Portsmouth," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1869-72  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1872  ; 
Naval  Store-keeper  at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Brazil,  1873-6.  Commissioned  as 
Paymaster,  October  25,  1874 ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1876-7 ; 
Paymaster,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1877-8 ;  Naval  Store-keeper  at  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  1879-80;  Bureau  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1881;  Naval  Store 
keeper,  Nice,  1881-2  ;  U.  S.  Steamer  "  Omaha,"  1883  ;  U.  S.  steamer  "At 
lanta,"  1884-8 ;  Paymaster,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1889-93 ;  general 
store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  February  1,  1893,  to  February  28, 
1895  ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  Asiatic  Station,  flag-ship  "  Olympia,"  March  1, 1895, 
to  January  11,  1897  ;  general  store-keeper,  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  Feb 
ruary  5,  1897,  to  date.  Promoted  to  Pay- Inspector,  February  12,  1898. 

Charles  W.  Slamm. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  an  Acting  As 
sistant  Paymaster,  November  4,  1862  ;  Mississippi  Squadron,  1862-5.  Com 
missioned  as  Past  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  22,  1867;  Bureau  of  Provis 
ions,  1869  ;  S.  S.  "  Frolic,"  1869-70;  "  Canandaigua,"  North  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1872;  leave  in  Europe,  1873-4;  "Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-8. 
Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  Ib77;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1878-81  ;  "  Kear- 
sarge,"  European  Station,  1884-6  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  1887;  receiving- 
ship  "Minnesota,"  1887;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1888,  to  November, 
1891;  waiting  orders,  November,  1891,  to  January,  1892;  "Charleston," 
special  service  squadron,  January,  1892-95  ;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1895  ; 
U.  S  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  October,  1895,  to  May,  1898;  U.  S.  receiv 
ing-ship  "Franklin,"  May,  1898. 

PAYMASTERS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

Joseph  Foster. — Born  in  Gloucester,  Mass.,  June  17,  1841.  Residence, 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.  Appointed  from  New  Hampshire.  Entered  the  service 
as  Captain's  Clerk,  October  3,  1862;  attached  to  the  steamer  "Augusta," 
Commander  E.  G.  Parrott,  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ; 
was  present  at  the  attack  of  the  rebel  iron-clads  on  the  Blockading  Squadron 
at  Charleston,  S.  C.,  January  31,  1863,  and  at  Admiral  Dupont's  first  attack 
on  Charleston,  April  7, 1863.  Apppointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  Octo 
ber  19,  1863  ;  attached  to  the  steamer  "  Acacia,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1863-5,  which  was  stationed  most  of  the  time  off  Charleston, 
S.  C.,  was  ashore  under  fire  of  Battery  Marshall,  Sullivan's  Island,  Septem 
ber  14,  1864,  and  captured  the  British  blockade-running  steamer  "Julia," 
December  23,  1864 ;  was  present  at  the  fall  of  Charleston,  February  10, 
1865,  and  at  the  re-raising  of  the  United  States  flag  on  Fort  Sumter,  April 
14,  1865  ;  attached  to  the  steamer  "  Commodore  McDonough,"  South  Atlan 
tic  Blockading  Squadron,  1865,  and  the  steamer  "  Tallapoosa,"  Gulf  Squad- 


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ron,  1865-6;  while  attached  to  the  steamer  "Commodore  McDonough,"  he 
saved  his  official  books  and  papers  from  the  wreck  of  that  vessel,  which 
foundered  at  sea,  August  23,  1865,  on  the  passage  from  Port  Royal,  South 
Carolina,  to  New  York,  nothing  else  being  saved  from  the  ship  ;  transferred 
to  the  regular  navy  and  commissioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  July  23,  1866. 
Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  May  10  1867  ;  attached  to  the 
steamer  "  Aroostook,"  Asiatic  Station,  1866-9;  steamer  "Shawmut,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1871-5  ;  Torpedo  Station,  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  1876-9. 
Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  February  23,  1877  ;  attached  to  the  steamer 
"  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-82  ;  acting  as  Fleet  Paymaster  for  ten 
months  of  that  time,  when  he  negotiated  a  large  amount  of  exchange  in  a 
satisfactory  manner,  for  which  he  was  specially  mentioned  in  the  Annual 
Report  of  the  Fourth  Auditor  of  the  Treasury,  for  the  year  1882  ;  attached 
to  the  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1883-6  ;  special  duty  and  assistant  to 
General  Storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1887-8  ;  attached  to 
the  steamer  "  Pensacola,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1888  ;  General  Store 
keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Virginia,  1889.  Paymaster  of  the  Navy  Yard 
and  Purchasing  Pay-Officer,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1890-3 ;  attached  to  the 
cruiser  "  San  Francisco,"  North  Atlantic,  South  Atlantic  and  European  Sta 
tions,  1893-6,  during  which  time  the"  San  Francisco  "  bore  the  flags  of  Rear- 
Admirals  A.  E  K,  JBenham,  Oscar  F.  Stanton,  William  A.  Kirkland,  and 
Thomas  O.  Selfridge  ;  was  present  at  Rio  Janeiro,  Brazil,  January  29,  1894, 
when  Admiral  Beuham  cleared  his  fleet  for  action  in  defence  of  American 
interests  endangered  by  the  Brazilian  men-of-war  in  revolt  against  the  gov 
ernment  of  that  Republic ;  Fleet-Paymaster  of  the  European  Station,  1895- 
96 ;  Paymaster  of  the  Navy  Yard  and  Purchasing  Pay-Officer,  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  1896,  to  date. 

Theodore  S  Thompson. — Entered,  October  9,  1863,  as  Acting  Assist 
ant  Paymaster;  same  month,  attached  to  steamer  "  Rachel  Seaman,"  supply- 
vessel,  doing  duty  in  all  the  blockading-squadrons ;  detached,  June,  1865; 
discharged,  August,  1865.  Commissioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  July  23, 
1866 ;  attached  to  steamer  "  Tahoma,"  West  Indies  and  Gulf  Squadron, 
August,  1866  ;  detached  duty,  August,  1867.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant 
Paymaster,  February  1,  1868;  waiting  orders  till  he  joined  the  "  Narragan- 
sett,"  at  New  York,  January  15,  1869  ;  served  on  her  in  the  West  Indies ; 
vessel  put  out  of  commission,  and  he  was  detached  in  December,  1869; 
relieved  Paymaster  Mead,  in  charge  of  stores,  April  8,  1870,  at  Key  West, 
Florida,  remaining  on  that  duty  until  May,  1871,  when  he  exchanged  duties 
with  Paymaster  Gerrard,  of  the  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Bibb;"  detached, 
from  "  Bibb,"  June  25,  1872  ;  waiting  orders  till  January  15,  1873,  when  he 
was  ordered  to  the  steamer  "  Juniata,"  doing  duty  on  the  "  Polaris  "  Search 
Expedition,  then  at  Santiago  de  Cuba,  bringing  home  the  "  Virginius' "  pris 
oners  ;  participated  in  Naval  Drill  at  Key  West,  and  sailed  thence,  April  8, 
1874,  to  join  European  Station  ;  returned  to  the  United  States,  and  placed  on 
special  duty  at  Baltimore,  February  6,  1876,  officers  and  crew  being  trans 
ferred  to  the  "  Monongahela,"  September  1, 1876  ;  detached  after  nearly  four 
years' sea  service,  December  28,1877;  "New  Hampshire,"  Port  Royal,  South 
Carolina,  January  1,  1878-9.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  January  25,  1878 ; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1880-3  ;  practice-ship  "  Constellation,"  1884  ;  "  Swa- 
tara,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1884-6;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  1887-90 ; 
waiting  orders,  August,  1890,  to  February,  1891  ;  "Newark,"  special  service, 
February,  1891,  to  July,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  July,  1893,  to  1896; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Massachusetts,"  June,  1896,  to  date. 


280        RECORDS   OF   LIVING   OFFICERS  OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

William  J.  Thomson. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  an 
Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  29,  1865.  Commissioned  as  Assistant 
Paymaster,  July  23,  1866;  «  Unadilla,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-9.  Pro 
moted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  20,  1868;  S.  S.  "  Pawnee," 
1870-1;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1871-4;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1875; 
"  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-8.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  March, 
1878  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  special  service,  1878-80  ;  special  duty,  Coast  Survey, 
1881-4  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  1884 ;  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station, 
1885-7;  Smithsonian  Institute,  1887-8;  receiving-ship  "Dale,"  1889-92; 
Naval  Station,  Port  Royal,  September,  1892,  to  February,  1893  ;  "Monterey," 
Pacific  Station,  February,  1893-5;  Philadelphia,  July,  1895-7;  settling 
accounts,  December,  1897  ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  Washington,  March,  1898 ; 
May,  1898,  "Illinois,"  to  date. 

Henry  G.  Colby. — Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  June  22, 1863. 
Commissioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  July  23,  1866;  Passed  Assistant  Pay 
master,  August  9,  1868  ;  Paymaster,  September,  6,  1878 ;  ship  "  Gem  of  the 
Seas,"  E.  G.  B.  Squadron,  July,  1863,  to  April,  1865  ;  ironclad  "  Essex," 
Mississippi  Squadron,  April,  1865,  to  September,  1865;  steamer  "Don," 
Home  Station,  September,  1866,  to  April,  1868;  sloop  "  Cyane,"  Pacific 
Station,  August,  1869,  to  September.  1871;  receiving-ship  "Independence," 
Mare  Island,  September,  1871,  to  September,  1874;  sloop  "Portsmouth," 
training-ship  Mare  Island,  July,  1875,  to  September,  1876  ;  Inspector  of 
Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Yard,  Maie  Island,  March,  1878,  to  Decem 
ber,  1878  ;  steamer  "  Tuscarora,"  surveying  duty,  April,  1879,  to  July,  1880; 
Paymaster  of  the  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  August,  1880,  to  August,  1883; 
store-ship  "  Monongahela,"  Pacific  Station,  March,  1884,  to  May,  1887  ; 
General  Storekeeper,  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  July,  1887,  to  July,  1889; 
Paymaster  of  the  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  July,  1889-90;  "Marion,' 
Asiatic  Station,  April,  1891,  to  March,  1893;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash," 
October,  1893,  to  1895;  "Indiana,"  November,  1895-8;  Assistant  Chief 
Bureau  S.  and  A.  Navy  Department,  April,  1898,  to  date. 

J.  Bayard  Redfield.— Born  at  Sacket's  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  1842.  Pay 
master's  Clerk,  IT.  S.  S.  "Circassian,"  1862-64.  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster, 
January  16,  1865;  Mound  City  Naval  Station,  1865.  Commissioned  Assist 
ant  Paymaster,  February  21, 1867  ;  practice-ship  "Dale,"  1867.  Promoted 
Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  June  11,  1868  ;  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1869- 
72  ;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1873-75  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler," 
1875-78.  Promoted  Paymaster,  March  8,  1879  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin," 
1880-83  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1883-86  ;  "  Monocacy,"  A.  S.,  1886-9  ; 
receiving-ship  "Independence,"  1890-93  ;  "Atlanta,"  North  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1894-95  ;  "  Minneapolis, '  European  Station,  1^95-97  ;  League  Island 
Navy  Yard ;  receiving-ship  "  Richmond  "  and  Reserve  Fleet,  September, 
1897. 

I.  Goodwin  Hobbs. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  Acting  Assistant 
Paymaster,  August  31,  1864;  "Unadilla,"  N.  A.  Station,  1864-5.  Com 
missioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  February  27,  1867 ;  "Ascutney,"  special 
service,  1867-8  ;  and  "  Tallapoosa,"  special  service,  1868-70.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  September  16,  1868 ;  Bureau  of  Provisions, 
1871-2;  "Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-5;  "  Despatch,"  European  Sta 
tion,  1875-8.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  May  15,  1879  ;  Torpedo  Station, 
1879-82;  "  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-6;  receiving-ship  "New  Hamp 
shire,"  1886-90;  waiting  orders,  October,  1890,  to  January,  1891  ;  "Bos 
ton,"  Pacific  Station,  January,  1891,  to  December,  1893 ;  Naval  Station, 


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Newport,  R.  I.,  March,  1894,  to  November,  1896 ;  armored  cruiser  "  Brook 
lyn,"  December,  1896,  to  May,  1898. 

J.  Porter  Loomis. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Paymaster's  Yeoman,  U- 
S.  S.  "  Brandy  wine,"  from  November  11,  1861,  to  April  10,  1862  ;  Paymas 
ter's  Clerk,  U.  S.  S.  "  Brandywine,"  from  April  11,  1862,  to  October  26, 
1863 ;  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  from  October  27, 1863,  to  February  20, 
1867  ;  Assistant  Paymaster,  from  February  21,  1867,  to  January  28,  1869  ; 
Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  from  January  29,  1869,  to  November  30,  1880  ; 
Paymaster,  December  1,  1880 ;  N.  A.  Squadron,  service  on  board  "  Brandy- 
wine,"  November,  1861,  to  October,  1863;  Potomac  Flotilla,  service  on 
board  "Wyandank,"  "  Western  World"  and  "King  Philip,"  December, 
1863,  to  August,  1865;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N-  H.,  September,  1865, 
to  May,  1868;  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  U.  S.  S.  "Nipsic,"  October,  1868, 
to  December,  1870;  Pacific  Squadron,  U.  S.  S.  "  Ossipee,"  February,  1872, 
to  December,  1872;  Naval  Station,  New  London,  Conn.,  April,  1873,  to 
September,  1875 ;  European  Station,  U.  S.  S.  "  Vandalia,"  and  U.  S.  S. 
11  Trenton,"  January,  1876,  to  February,  1879;  Northwestern  lakes,  U.S. 
S.  ''  Michigan,"  November,  1880,  to  December,  1883  ;  Commissary,  Naval 
Academy,  September,  1884,  to  May,  1888;  General  Storekeeper,  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  May,  1888,  to  August,  1889  ;  "Pensacola,"  June,  1890,  to 
May,  1892;  'Constellation,"  October,  1892,  to  June,  1893;  Special  Court- 
Martial  duty,  July,  1893,  to  December,  1893  ;  U.  S.  receiving-e-hip  "  Minne 
sota,"  December  10,  1893,  to  December  12,1894;  U.  S.  S.  "Minneapo 
lis,"  December  13,  1894,  to  October  18,  1895  ;  U.  S  receiving-ship  "Ver 
mont,"  November  15,  1895,  to  August  17,  1896  ;  U.  S.  Naval-  Academy, 
Commissary  and  Cadet  Storekeeper,  September  15,  1896,  to  date. 

Henry  T.  B.  Harris. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  Acting  A ssist- 
ant  Paymaster,  November  1,  1864.  Commissioned  Assistant  Paymaster,  Feb 
ruary  27,  1867  ;  "  Nyack,"  South  Pacific  Station,  1867-9.  Promoted  Passed 
Assistant  Paymaster,  February  17,  1869;  "Supply,"  Europe  and  Brazil, 
1870-1;  "Frolic"  and  "  Roanoke,"  1873-5;  charge  of  stores,  Honolulu, 
1875-7  ;  charge  of  stores,  Rio  de  Janeiro,  1878-9.  Commissioned  Paymaster, 
January  18,  1881;  "Swatara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880-3;  training-ship 
"  Minnesota,"  1884-6 ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1886;  "Ga 
lena,"  N.  A.  Station,  and  Naval  Academy,  1886-9  ;  "  Boston,"  Squadron  of 
Evolution,  October,  1889,  to  January,  1891  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Jan 
uary,  1891,  to  December,  1892 ;  "  Miantonomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  December, 
1892-4;  settling  accounts,  November,  1894;  general  store-keeper,  Navy 
Yard,  Norfolk,  May,  1895 ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  August,  1897  ; 
also  has  accounts  of  "  Dolphin  "  and  Torpedo  Boats,  to  May,  1898. 

Stephen  Rand,  Jr. — Left  Dartmouth  College — Sophomore  year — aged 
seventeen  years  ;  enrolled  August  15,  1861,  with  Berdan  United  States  Sharp 
shooters  ;  honorably  discharged  April  5,  1863,  and  for  meritorious  and  faith 
ful  service  was  graduated  with  his  class,  1863.  Participated  in  all  the  follow 
ing  engagements  :  Peninsula,  landed  in  March ;  evacuation  of  Yorktown, 
April  5,  1862;  battle  of  Williamsburg,  Va.,  May  5, 1862  ;  battle  of  Hanover 
Court-House,  Va.,  May  27,  1862  ;  battle  of  Seven  Pines  and  Fair  Oaks,  Va., 
May  31  and  June  1.  Seven  days'  battles  in  Virginia,  June  26  to  July  1 ; 
Mechanicsville,  June  26,  1862  ;  Games'  Mills,  June  27, 1862  ;  Chickahominy, 
June  28,  1862  ;  Savage  Station,  June  29,  1862 ;  White  Oak  Swamp,  June 
29  and  30,  1862;  Glendale,  June  30,  1862;  Malvern  Hill,  July  1,  1862. 
Pope's  battles  between  Manassas  and  Washington,  August  26  to  September 
1,  1862 ;  Groventon,  Bull's  Run.  In  December,  1864,  was  appointed  Third 


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Assistant  Engineer,  U.  S.  Navy ;  ordered  to  duty  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  Merri- 
mac,"  at  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  sailed  for  Charleston,  S.  C.  ;  was 
wrecked  at  sea  February  11,  1865,  off  Fenian dina,  Fla.,  on  way  to  blockade 
the  Port  of  Galveston  immediately  after  the  surrender  of  Charleston  ;  served 
continuously  in  Engineer  Corps  until  in  August,  1869,  transferred  to  Pay 
Corps  ;  was  appointed  Assistant  Paymaster,  U.  S.  Navy,  stationed  at  Navy 
Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  Paymaster,  in  charge  of  accounts,  etc.,  of  the 
Tehuantepec  Surveying  Expedition  in  Mexico  for  oceanic  canal,  1870-2  ; 
charge  of  iron-clad  "New  Orleans,"  1872.  In  1873  promoted  to  Passed 
Assistant  Paymaster  and  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Kearsarge,"  East  Indies  ; 
ordered  to  act  as  Judge- Advocate  of  Asiatic  Squadron  and  ordered  to  Japan  ; 
was  at  Vladivostock,  Siberia,  with  Transit  of  Venus  party,  1875  ;  ordered  on 
special  duty  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  1878  to  1881 ;  on  European  Station,  1881 
to  1883;  Navy  Department,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1883  to  1885,  at  Torpedo 
Station.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  July,  1884 ;  April,  1885,  in  charge  of 
accounts  and  stores  of  Naval  and  Marine  force;  ordered  to  Aspinwall,  Sep 
tember  21 ;  1885,  afterwards  ordered  to  take  special  course  in  Analytical 
Chemistry,  which  duty  continued  till  May,  1887 ;  to  U.  S.  S.  u  Mohican," 
1887  to  1891  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1891  to  1893  ;  Paymaster, 
U.  S  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1893,  to  1895 ;  ordered  August,  1895, 
to  U.  S.  battle-ship  "Texas;"  put  out  of  commission  in  January,  1896 ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Columbia,"  February.  1896,  to  June,  1897,  when  put  in  reserve  at 
League  Island ;  July  15,  ordered  in  charge  of  Navy  Pay-Office,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C.,  to  date. 

Lawrence  G.  Boggs. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  As 
sistant  Paymaster,  September  24,  1869  ;  temporary  duty,  Navy  Department, 
1869-70;  "Tallapoosa"  and  "  Frolic,"  special  service,  1870-3  ;  "Despatch," 
special  service,  1873-5.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  October 
25, 1874  ;  "  Marion,"  European  Station,  1875-9  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1879  ; 
Naval  Station,  New  London,  1880 ;  Bureau  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1881  ; 
training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1881.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  January  28, 1886  ; 
receiving-ship  "  Dale,"  1886-9  ;  training-ship  "  Richmond,"  July,  1889,  to 
January,  1891  ;  "Benningtou,"  S.  A.  Station,  January,  1891,  to  1894;  leave 
of  absence,  November,  1894  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  December,  1895-7  ; 
Torpedo  Station,  September,  1897-8;  May,  1898,  "  Columbia,"  to  date. 

Samuel  R.  Colhoun. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Assistant 
Paymaster,  September  28,  1869 ;  Assistant  to  Paymaster,  Navy  Yard,  Phila 
delphia,  and  Recorder  to  Board  of  Paymasters,  1869-71  ;  "  Canonicus  "  and 
"  Saugus  "  (iron-clads),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872-3  ;  Assistant  to  Pay 
master  at  Villefranche,  France,  1874-6.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Pay 
master,  January  15,  1875;  leave  in  Europe,  1877;  "Marion,"  North  At 
lantic  and  South  Atlantic  Stations,  1879-82 ;  training-ship  "  New  Hamp 
shire,"  1884-5  (service  lasted  less  than  one  year).  Promoted  to  Paymaster, 
July  16,  1886 ;  special  duty  in  office  of  General  Store-keeper,  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1887-8 ;  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1889 ;  special 
duty  in  office  of  General  Store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C., 
1890-1;  "  Monongahela,"  Training  Squadron,  March,  1891,  to  August, 
1893  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August,  1893-6;  "  Monadnock,"  February, 
1896  ;  "  Oregon,"  July,  1896,  to  date. 

William  W.  Barry. — Born  in  Fall  River,  Massachusetts.  Acting 
Assistant  Paymaster,  July  30, 1863,  to  September,  1865,  Mississippi  Squadron. 
Appointed  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  15,  1870  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
May,  1870,  to  December,  1872;  U.  S.  S.  "Supply,"  January,  1873,  to  De- 


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cember,  1873,  Vienna  Exposition;  U.  S.  S.  " Mayflower,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  May,  1874,  to  October,  1874  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Canonicus,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  November,  1874,  to  April,  1875  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Alert,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  May,  1875,  to  August,  1875;  store-ship  "Onward,"  Callao,  Peru, 
September,  1875,  to  November,  1877;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  July,  1878,  to 
October,  1878  ;  Naval  Depot,  Nagasaki,  Japan,  February,  1879,  to  December, 
1881  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  December,  1882,  to  De 
cember,  1884;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  Mare  Island,  Califor 
nia,  October,  1885,  to  November,  1888  ;  "  Essex,"  S.  A.  Station,  April,  1890, 
to  April,  1893 ;  leave  of  absence,  April,  1893,  to  July,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  July,  1893,  to  August,  1896;  Navy  Yard,^VIare  Island,  Cal., 
October,  1896,  to  date. 

J.  R.  Stanton. — Appointed  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  25,  1870.  Pro 
moted  to  Parsed  Assistant  Paymaster,  November  24,  1878,  and  promoted  to 
Paymaster,  March  26,  18*9  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  August  30.  1870,  to 
September  23, 1871  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler,"  September  8,  1872,  to 
January  1,  1876;  special  service,  April  17,  1876,  to  July  24,  1876;  U.  S. 
S.  "  Dictator,"  N.  A.  Station,  August  11,  1876,  to  June  5,  1877  ;  "  Canoni 
cus,"  N.  A.  Station,  November  24, 1877,  to  April  10, 1878  ;  New  York  Navy 
Yard,  November  1,  1878,  to  May  9,  1879;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station, 
May  15,  1*79,  to  May  2,  1882 ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  November  1,  1883,  to 
December  31,  ^86;  "  Juniata,"  Pacific  Station,  June  13,  1887,  to  March 
26, 1889  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  April  30,  1889,  to  December  22, 1890  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  December,  1890,  to  December,  1892;  "Mo 
hican,"  Pacific  Station,  February,  1893,  to  1*95;  U.  S.  S.  "Monterey," 
1^95;  U.  S.  R  S.  ''Independence,"  December,  1895,  to  date. 

James  A.  Ring. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  Assistant  Pay 
master,  January  24,  1870 ;  receiving.ship  "  Ohio,"  1870-2  ;  Darien  Survey 
ing  Expedition,  1873  ;  store-ship  "  Onward,"  Callao,  1874-5  ;  "  Wyandotte," 
iron-clad,  N.  A.  Station,  1876.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster, 
February  23,  1877;  "  Fortune,"  special  service,  1877-8;  "Jamestown," 
special  service  in  Alaska,  1879-81;  "Enterprise,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882-4; 
training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1886-7  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1887  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  1888-9.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  August 
20,  1889 ;  assistant  to  General  Storekeeper,  Norfolk,  1890  ;  special  duty, 
New  York,  November,  1890,  to  February,  1891 ;  "  Concord,"  N.  A.  Station, 
February,  1891,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A  Station,  June,  1893- 
94;  practice-ship  "  Monongahela,"  May,  1894 ;  Naval  Station,  Port  Royal, 
November,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Iowa,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

James  E.  Cann. — Born  in  Nova  Scotia.  Appointed  from  Pennsylvania, 
July  14,  1870;  Assistant  to  Inspector,  New  York,  1871-2;  "Fortune," 
1873-4;  Paymaster-General's  Office,  1875:  "Tallapoosa,"  special  service, 
1875-8.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant,  October  12,  1878 ;  receiving-ship 
"Passaic,"  1879-82;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5;  general  store 
keeper,  Key  West,  1886-9;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to 
June,  1893.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  September  21,  1891 ;  receiving-ship 
"Franklin,"  June,  1893,  to  1896;  settling  accounts,  July,  1896;  U.  S.  S. 
"Newark,"  July,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Marion,"  1897;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"  Independence,"  December,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Mohican,"  February,  1898. 

John  N.  Speel. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Minnesota. 
'•  Rio  Bravo,"  July,  1875,  to  April,  1877 ;  Bureau  Provisions  and  Clothing, 
June  to  October,  1877;  U.S.  S.  "Saratoga,"  October,  1877,  to  October, 
1879;  Naval  Station,  New  London,  October,  1879,  to  April,  1880;  Bureau 


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Provisions  and  Clothing,  1880-1  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  1882-4 ;  Navy  Department, 
1884-6;  Coast  Survey/December,  1886,  to  November,  1889;  "  Petrel," 
1889-91.  Commissioned  Paymaster,  November,  1891 ;  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  February,  1892,  to  January,  1893;  receiving-ship  "St.  Louis," 
January  to  September,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  January,  1894;  "Michi 
gan,"  June,  1894  ;  "  Amphitrite,"  April,  1895-8  ;  May,  1898,  Naval  Home, 
Philadelphia,  to  date. 

Reah  Frazer. —  Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Captain's  Clerk,  flag-ship 
"Hartford"  and  "  Lackawanna,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5.  Appointed  from 
Pennsylvania,  July  15,  1875;  "Intrepid,"  1875;  "  Catskill,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1876  ;*  "  Rio  Bravo,"  1877-9  Promoted  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  Octo 
ber  27,  1879;  Assistant  to  Paymaster,  New  York,  1879-80;  "Alliance," 
N.  A.  Station,  and  "  Jeannette,"  Search  Expedition,  1880-2  ;  "  Wachusett," 
Pacific  Station,  1882-5;  "  Alliance,"  S.  A.  Station,  1888-9;  "Alliance," 
Asiatic  Station,  January,  1890,  to  July,  1893  Promoted  Paymaster,  Janu 
ary  19,  1892 ;  receiving-ships  "  St.  Louis "  and  "  Richmond,"  September, 
1893,  to  November,  1896;  "Puritan."  N.  A.  Station,  1897;  "Indiana,"  N. 
A.  Station,  from  January  15,  1898,  to  date. 

Hiram  E.  Drury. — Born  in  Massachusetts  Appointed  from  Massachu 
setts,  September  8,  1876  ;  Assistant  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1876-8 ;  Naval 
Hospital,  Yokohama,  1878-82  ;  training-ship  "  Portsmouth, '  1882-5  ;  Gen 
eral  Storekeeper,  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola.  1886-9  ;  "  Ranger,"  special  service, 
1889-91 ;  waiting  orders  December,  1891,  to  March,  1892.  Promoted  Pay 
master,  February  25,  1892 ;  charge  of  Naval  Clothing  Factory,  New  York, 
March,  1892-95;  "Cincinnati,"  July,  1895-98  ;  Clothing  Factory,  January, 
1898,  Navy  Yard,  N.  Y.,  to  May,  1898. 

Charles  W.  Littlefield. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from 
Maine.  "  Wabash,"  Boston,  October,  1876,  to  February,  1877;  "  Palos," 
Asiatic  Station,  1877-80;  Assistant  to  Inspector,  Boston,  1880-1  ;  "  Ajax," 
and  monitors,  1881-4  ;  training-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1884-6  ;  Naval  Station, 
New  London,  1887-9  ;  Yorktown  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889,  to  October, 
1891.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  December  25,  1892  ;  R.  S.  "Dale,"  Wash 
ington,  February,  1892,  to  December,  1894;  "  Charlestown,"  Asiatic  Station, 
February,  1895,  to  July,  1896  ;  "  Maine,"  September,  1896,  to  February, 
1898;  detached  from  "Maine"  in  Havana  ten  days  before  the  explosion ; 
U.  S.  S.  "St.  Paul,"  May,  1898. 

Arthur  Peterson. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  April  13,  1877  ;  Office  of  Paymaster,  League  Island,  1877  ;  "  Canoni- 
cua,"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-8 ;  '•  Palos,"  1879-83  ;  Inspector  and  Paymaster, 
Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1883-6;  "Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1887-8; 
"  Monongahela,"  store-ship,  1888-90 ;  Assistant  General  Storekeeper,  Navy 
Yards,  New  York,  October,  1890,  to  July,  1892;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic 
Station,  July,  1892,  to  1894.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  August  15,  1893. 
Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  May,  1894,  to  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "Monocacy," 
April,  1897,  to  date. 

A.  K.  Michler.— Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Assistant  Paymaster 
from  District  of  Columbia,  October  31,  1877  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  end 
Clothing,  1877-9;  Expedition  for  Determination  of  Longitudes,  1879-80; 
training-ship  "Portsmouth,"  1880-3.  Promoted  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster, 
September  1,1881;  "Tallapoosa,"  S.  A.  Station,  1885-9;  Bureau  of  Sup 
plies  and  Accounts,  1889-94.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  September  12,  1893  ; 
Assistant  Chief  of  Bureau,  1894-98. 


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William  W.  Gait. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
January  25,  1871;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1878-80.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  October  15,  1881 ;  "  Despatch,"  special  duty, 
1881-4  ;special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1885-6  ;  "  Michigan,"  Northwestern 
Lakes,  1886-9;  "Thetis,"  special  service,  February,  1890,  to  July,  1893  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  July,  1893,  to  1896.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  Septem 
ber  25,  1893 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Raleigh,"  November,  1896,  to  1898  ;  sick  leave, 
March,  1898,  to  date. 

John  R.  Martin. — Born  in  Strasburg,  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Assist 
ant  Paymaster,  from  Ohio,  June,  1878;  Bureau, of  Provisions  and  Clothing, 
1878;  U.  S.  steamer  "Rio  Bravo,"  on  the  Rio  Grange,  1879-80;  U.  S. 
practice-ship  "  Dale,"  1881  ;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-2  ; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1882-3;  temporarily  in  charge  Inspection  of  Pro 
visions  and  Clothing,  1883 ;  charge  of  stores  at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  1884;  U.  S. 
steamer  "Alliance,"  N.  Atlantic  and  S.  Atlantic  Stations,  1885-8;  detailed 
as  commissary  ashore  at  Aspinwall,  in  Colombian  Revolution,  in  summer  of 
1885  ;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Galena,"  N.  A.  Station,  1888-90.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Assistant  Paymaster,  January,  1882;  "Yorktowu,"  Pacific  Station,  October, 
1891-4.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  February,  1894  ;  Puget  Sound  Naval  Sta 
tion,  April,  1894-5  ;  settling  accounts,  January,  1895 ;  Naval  Station,  Key 
West,  May,  1895;  "Boston,"  November,  1895,  to  date. 

Charles  M.  Ray.— Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appoint- d  from  Dis 
trict  of  Columbia,  March  3, 1879  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1879-80  ;  "  Yantic," 
N.  A.  Station,  1880-3  ;  special  duty,  N.  O.  Exposition,  1884-5;  "  Ranger," 
North  Pacific  Station,  1886-9.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster, 
April  21,  1862  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1889-91 ;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Yokohama,  Japan,  May,  1891,  to  1894.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster, 
February,  1894  ;  waiting  orders,  December,  1894 ;  member  of  Naval  Ex 
change  Board,  February.  1895 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster,"  September,  1895; 
settling  accounts,  January,  1898  ;  Coast  Survey  and  U.  S.  S.  "  Michigan  ;  " 
also  Chief  of  Pay-Office,  Baltimore,  Md.,  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Mitchell  C.  McDonald. — Bom  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from 
Pennsylvania,  March  3,  1879  ;  "  Ranger,"  North  Pacific,  1883-5  ;  Assistant 
Navy  Pay-Office,  San  Francisco,  1886-7 ;  Assistant  to  Government  Store 
keeper,  Naval  Academy,  1887-8 ;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama,  1888-91, 
Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  May  29,  1882;  "Adams,"  Pacific 
Station,  Maich,  1892-94.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  April  1894  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  December,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Monougahela,"  May,  1895;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  September,  1895-96;  "Texas,"  July,  1896;  Naval  Hos 
pital,  Yokohama,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

Eustace  B.  Rogers. — Born  in  California.  Appointed  from  California, 
March  3,  1879 ;  Navy  Department,  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing, 
1879;  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-81;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1882; 
Naval  Academy,  practice-ship  "Dale,"  1883-4;  Naval  Hospital,  Yokohama, 
Japan,  1885-7;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1888;  "Kearsarge,"  1888-91.  Pro 
moted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  November  2,  1884;  Bureau  of  Supplies 
and  Accounts,  1891-4.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  May  24,  1894;  "Cincin 
nati,"  N.  A.  Station,  1894-5 ;  in  charge  of  Naval  Clothing  Factory,  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  1895-7;  "Minneapolis,"  European  Station,  1897;  "Mon 
terey,"  Pacific  Station,  November,  1897,  to  date. 

Leeds  C.  Kerr. — Born  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  July  21,  1855.  Appointed 
from  Maryland,  June  16,  1880;  Bureau  of  Provision  and  Clothing,  1880; 
"Wyoming,"  North  Atlantic  Station-,  1881-2;  "Pawnee,"  store-ship  North 


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Atlantic  Station,  at  Port  Royal,  S.  C.,  1883-4;  "Dolphin,"  special  duty, 
1884-5 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Assistant  to  Inspector  of  Provisions  and 
Clothing,  1885;  "Dolphin,"  special  duty,  North  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Sta 
tions,  1885-8.  Promoted  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  February  25,  1887  ; 
Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1889;  Naval  Station,  New  London,  Conn., 
1889  ;  "  Yantic,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1889-91  ;  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station, 
February,  1892,  to  October,  1893;  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  October,  1893,  to  May,  1895,  also  on  addi 
tional  duty  as  assistant  general  store-keeper,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal., 
from  October,  1893,  to  May,  1895.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  March  30, 1895  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Concord,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1895,  to  April,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"Yorktown,"  Asiatic  Station,  April,  1896,  to  November,  1897;  U.  S.  S. 
"Alert,"  Pacific  Station,  December,  1897  ;  U.S.  Navy  Pay  Office,  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  February,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Minneapolis,"  March  15,  1898. 

R.  T.  Mason  Ball. — Born  in  Virginia,  and  appointed  Assistant  Pay 
master,  June  16,  1880;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1880-1;  "May 
flower,"  practice  cruise  from  Naval  Academy,  summer  of  1881 ;  Monitor 
Fleet,  January,  1882,  to  January,  1884;  U.  S.  S.  "  Nantucket,"  June,  1884, 
special  duty  ;  January,  1885,  Naval  Station,  Key  West ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic," 
October  1,  1886  ;  left  her  October  1,  1889.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant 
Paymaster,  June  19,  1888 ;  ordered  to  Naval  Station,  New  London,  October, 
1889,  and  detached  February,  1891,  with  orders  to  duty  on  the  Asiatic 
Station  ;  attached  to  U.  S  S.  "  Palos,"  until  her  sale,  and  then  to  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Petrel,"  to  1894  ;  leave  of  absence,  October,  1894.  Promoted  to  Paymaster, 
April,  1895;  "Michigan,"  April,  1895;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Franklin," 
June,  1896;  U.S.  receiving-ship  "  Kichmond,"  November,  1896;  "Detroit," 
"  Cincinnati,"  July,  1897,  to  date. 

C.  S.  Williams. — Cadet  at  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  June,  1873 ; 
resigned,  May,  1876;  Assistant  Paymaster.  June  16,  1880;  Passed  Assistant 
Paymaster,  August  20, 1889  ;  Paymaster,  June  13, 1895  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"Wabash,"  Boston,  August,  1880,  to  September,  1881;  U.  S.  store-ship 
"  Onward,"  west  coast  of  South  America,  October,  1881,  to  December,  1884; 
Fi»h  Commission  steamer  "  Albatross,"  North  and  South  Atlantic,  North 
and  South  Pacific,  Behring  Sea,  October,  1887,  to  July,  1891  ;  Torpedo 
Station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  Purchasing  Pay-Officer  and  General  Storekeeper, 
October,  1891,  to  April,  1894  ;  same  duties  at  New  London  Naval  Station 
in  addition,  from  October,  1891,  to  November,  1893;  U.  S.  S.  "  Detroit," 
cruise  to  China  Station  and  return,  via  Suez  Canal,  May,  1894,  to  July,  1897  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  General  Storekeeper,  September,  1897,  to  date 

Thomas  J.  Cowie. — Appointed  from  Iowa.  Assistant  Paymaster,  June 
16,  1880  ;  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  26,  1889  ;  Paymaster,  Septem 
ber  11, 1895  ;  "  Monocacy,"  February,  1894-97  ;  waiting  orders,  June,  1897  ; 
training-ship  and  station  "Newport,"  August,  1897,  to  date. 

John  S.  Carpenter.  —  Appointed  from  Kentucky  as  Assistant  Paymaster, 
October  29,  1881  ;  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  November  19,  1891  ;  Pay 
master,  August  14,  1896  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  December,  1893  ;  Bureau 
Supplies  and  Accounts,  June,  1894-98  ;  Texas,  January,  1898,  to  date. 

Livingston  Hunt. — Appointed  from  New  York  as  Assistant  Paymaster, 
October  29,  1881  ;  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  November,  24,  1891  ;  Pay 
master,  October  10,  1896  ;  Coast  Survey  Office,  May,  1893,  to  1895;  "  Dol 
phin,"  February,  1895,  to  1897  ;  Recorder  of  Examining  Board,  December, 
1897,  to  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  Orleans/'  April,  1898,  to  date. 


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John  A.  Mudd. —  Appointed  from  Missouri  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  Oc 
tober  29,  1881  ;  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  January  19,  1892  ;  Paymaster, 
November  1,  1896;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  March,  1893-4;  "Montgom 
ery,"  June,  1894-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  April,  1896  to  date. 

Willis  B.  Wilcox. — Appointed  from  Iowa  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  Octo 
ber  29,  1881 ;  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  February  19,  1892 ;  Paymaster, 
July  9,  1897 ;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  November,  1892-6 ;  "  Monadnock," 
June,  1896,  to  date. 


master 
master, 

May,  1894,  to  1896 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  October,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ter 
ror,"  April,  1896,  to  date. 

PAY-DIRECTORS  ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    COMMODORE. 

James  H.  Watmough. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Entered  service  as 
Acting  Midshipman,  November,  1843.  Appointed  from  Pennsylvania,  De 
cember  12,  1844 ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Portsmouth,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1844- 
48  ;  during  the  Mexican  War  was  in  most  of  the  operations  in  California, 
including  the  bombardment  of  Guaymas ;  brig  "Perry,"  coast  of  Africa, 
1849-51  ;  frigate  •' Constitution,"  coast  of  Africa,  1852-5;  steamer  "Michi 
gan,"  on  the  Lakes,  1857-8  ;  sloop  "  Saratoga,"  Gulf  of  Mexico,  1859-60; 
in  action  with  two  Spanish  steamers,  which  were  captured  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Philadelphia,  1861-3;  steam-frigate  "Niagara,"  special  service,  1863-4; 
Fleet-Paymaster,  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5  ;  was  in  most 
of  the  operations  of  the  squadron,  including  seven  or  eight  days'  operations 
on  Stono  River,  and  the  subsequent  operations  on  James' and  John's  Islands, 
previous  to  the  evacuation  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina  ;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1866-8;  Inspector,  etc.,  Navy  Yard.  New  York,  1868-70;  Acting 
Chief  of  Bureau  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1873-4 ;  Chief  of  Bureau  Provi 
sions  and  Clothing,  1874-7.  Retired,  July  30,  1884. 

Thomas  H.  Looker. — Born  in  Ohio.  Now,  and  for  many  years,  a 
citizen  and  resident  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  Entered  the  Navy  origi 
nally  as  a  Midshipman,  November  6,  1846,  and  served  through  the  Mexican 
War,  in  actions  and  expeditions  on  shore,  and  in  small  vessels  and  boats  up 
the  rivers ;  resigned,  November  24,  1852,  because  of  protracted  illness, — 
chronic  disease,  incident  to  line  of  duty,  exposure,  etc. ;  was  reappointed  as 
Purser  in  the  Navy,  August  31,  1853 ;  served  through  the  Civil  War,  and 
was  promoted  to  Pay-Director,  March  3,  1871  ;  service  in  Pay-Corps,  as  fol 
lows:  Brig  "  Bainbridge,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1853-6 ;  sloop-of-war  "Ports 
mouth,"  East  India  Squadron,  1857-8  ;  steamer  "  Brooklyn,"  Home  Squad 
ron,  1858-60 ;  steamer  "  Brooklyn,"  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Squadrons,  1861  ; 
conveyed  troops  and  assisted  in  saving  Fort  Pickens,  and  instituting  blockade 
at  mouth  of  Mississippi  River  ;  Paymaster  in  charge  of  supplies,  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-3  ;  was  in  the  memorable  action  (as  a 
volunteer)  between  the  "Merrimac"  and  squadron  at  Hampton  Roads, 
Virginia,  May  18,  1862;  duties  at  Baltimore,  1864;  steamer  "  Powhatan," 
South  Pacific  Station,  1865-6;  Fleet-Paymaster,  then,  to  1868;  Pay-Office 
at  Baltimore,  1869-72;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1872-5;  Pay-Office  at 
Baltimore,  1875-7  ;  Assistant  to  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  1877 ;  General  In- 


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spector  Pay-Corps,  1878-82;  Pay-Office  at  Washington,  1883-8;  General 
Inspector  Pay-Corps,  1889-91.  Appointed,  in  March,  1890,  as  Chief  of 
Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  with  the  relative  rank  of  Commodore. 
Retired,  November  23,  1891. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    ON    CAPTAIN. 

Charles  W.  Abbot. — Bom  in  Rhode  Island.  Appointed  from  Rhode 
Island,  September  2,  1856  ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Falmouth,"  Brazil  Squadron, 
1856-8;  frigate  "St.  Lawrence,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1859;  steam-sloop 
"Mohican,"  coast  of  Africa,  1859-60;  steam-sloop  "Pawnee,"  Atlantic 
Coast,  1861,  had  several  engagements  with  Acquia  Creek  and  Mathias  Point 
Batteries  in  the  Potomac  River,  and  participated  in  the  capture  of  the  forts 
at  Hatteras  Inlet;  steam-sloop  "Brooklyn,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1862-3  ;  capture  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip  and  City  of  New  Or 
leans,  and  first  attack  on  Vicksburg  batteries;  special  duty,  New  York, 
1864  ;  Naval  Academy,  1864-6  ;  Board  of  Examiners  at  Philadelphia,  1866  ; 
Fleet-Paymaster,  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867-8  ;  Pay-Office  at  Boston, 
1869-71.  Promoted  to  Pay-Ispector,  May  23,  1871,  and  to  Pay-Director.  De 
cember  19,  1871  ;  Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  New  Hampshire,  1872-4  ;  Pay-Office  at  Boston,  1875-6  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  1878-9  ;  Inspector  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Yard,  Boston, 
1880-1  ;  Navy  Pay-Officer,  Boston,  1883-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1888-91. 
Retired,  November  18,  1891,  with  relative  rank  of  Captain. 

James  D.  Murray. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from  Minnesota, 
June  3,  1858  ;  attached  to  sloop  "  Cyane,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1858-9  ;  frigate 
"  Potomac,"  Atlantic  Coast,  1861  ;  store-ship  "  Potomac,"  West  Gulf  Squad 
ron,  1862;  iron-clad  "Roanoke,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1863-4 ;  receiving-ship  and  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1865-7  ;  Fleet- 
Paymaster,  North  Atlantic  Squadron/  1868-9 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1870.  Promoted  to  Pay -Inspector,  March  3,  1871  ;  Paymaster,  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1871-4  Promoted  to  Pay-Director,  September  25,  1875 ;  Fleet-Pay 
master,  European  Squadron,  1875-6  ;  Naval  Asylum,  Philadelphia,  1877-8  ; 
Naval  Academy,  18*80-4 ;  Pay-Office,  Baltimore,  1885-9  ;  special  duty,  1889- 
90;  Naval  Academy,  August,  1890,  to  September  20.  Retired,  September 
20,  1891,  with  relative  rank  of  Captain. 

Alexander  W.  Russell. — Born  in  Maryland.  Served  in  the  sloop-of- 
war  "  Saratoga,"  coast  of  Africa,  1842-4,  as  Captain's  Clerk,  and  in  the 
operations  against  Bereby  and  the  adjacent  towns  on  that  station,  under 
Commodore  M.  C.  Perry,  December,  1843 ;  also  served  in  Company  C 
(Captain  Samuel  H.  Walker,  Texas  Ranger),  Mounted  Rifle  Regiment,  in 
the  Mexican  War;  was  Clerk  to  the  Committee  of  Naval  Affairs,  United 
States  Senate,  1858-61.  Nominated  Paymaster  in  the  navy  from  the  District 
of  Columbia  on  the  14th  and  confirmed  28th  February,  1861  ;  attached 
to  steamer  "  Pocohontas,"  Potomac  River  and  Chesapeake  Bay,  April  and 
May,  1861 ;  to  sloop  "  Savannah,"  N.  and  S.  A.  Blockading  Squadron,  and 
in  Savannah  River  at  capture  of  Tybee  Island,  in  command  of  the  powder 
division;  April  1,  to  steam-frigate  "  Colorado,"  capture  of  the  forts  in  the 
Mississippi  River  and  New  Orleans ;  to  the  iron-clad  steamer  "  New  Iron 
sides,"  special  service,  1862  ;  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1863-4,  when  he  was 
specially  thanked  by  Commodore  (Vice-Admiral)  Rowan,  commanding  the 
"  New  Ironsides,"  in  his  official  dispatches,  "  for  great  zeal  and  ability  in  com 
mand  of  the  powder  and  shell  division  "  during  the  various  (27)  engagements 
with  the  forts  and  batteries  of  Charleston  harbor,  in  which,  as  Rear- Admiral 


RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY.         289 

Belknap,  recently  writes  to  Pay  Director  Russell :  "  Do  you  know  that  you 
supplied  to  the  guns  of  the  '  Ironsides,'  in  face  of  the  enemy,  4,439  charges 
of  powder,  together  with  a  like  number  of  shells?  That  the  aggregate 
weight  of  the  shells  was  258 2  tons  ?  The  Cramps  might  build  and  equip  a  gun 
boat  with  that  amount  of  iron."  To  the  receiving-ship  "  North  Carolina,"  New 
York,  1864-5  ;  suggested,  and  under  the  orders  of  Admiral  Paulding  and 
Captain  McKinstry,  inaugurated  the  lasting  reform  of  issuing  to  all  recruits 
their  needed  outfit  of  clothing  and  small  stores,  and  furnishing  each  with  an 
itemized  bill  of  the  cost  of  the  same  at  the  government  rates,  instead  of  the 
scant  and  ununiform  supplies  furnished  them  by  the  shipper,  at  the  most  ex 
orbitant  cost ;  to  steamer  "  Chattanooga,"  special  service,  18o6  ;  to  steam-sloop 
"  Sacramento,"  special  service,  1866-7,  till  wrecked  in  the  Bay  of  Bengal, 
coast  of  India  ;  when  it  was  found  that  the  "  Sacramento  "  was  hard  and  fast 
and  sinking  gradually,  with  the  seas  breaking  over  her  starboard  quarter, 
two  rafts  were  ordered  to  be  constructed,  as  it  was  found  that  boats  could 
not  live  amid  the  breakers.  On  the  smaller  of  them,  on  which  the  Pay 
master  was  ordered  to  go  to  procure  relief,  he  had  secured  his  most  important 
books  and  vouchers  carefully  packed  in  a  tarpaulin  bag,  and  then  inserted  in 
another  to  protect  it  as  much  as  possible  from  water.  The  Paymaster  then, 
on  his  own  motion,  provided  each  of  the  officers,  petty  officers  and  leading 
men  of  the  crew  with  a  liberal  amount  of  money  in  the  event  of  their  being 
separated  after  escaping  from  the  wreck.  The  raft  was  then  launched  under 
the  lee  bow,  and  he  with  others  boarded  and  lashed  themselves  with 
ropes  to  the  logs  composing  it,  when  Lieutenant  Frederick  Rodgers,  in  the 
whale  boat,  took  it  in  tow,  and  after  hours  of  hard  and  skillful  towing,  with 
each  sea  breaking  over  the  raft,  succeeded  in  getting  it  safely  through  the 
breakers  and  surf  to  the  shore.  After  spreading  his  books  in  the  sun  to  dry, 
the  Paymaster,  taking  with  him  a  fireman  and  marine,  started  on  foot  for 
relief — their  clothing  drying  upon  their  bodies.  At  the  end  of  some  four 
miles  the  Paymaster  fell  from  sun  stroke,  but  after  free  applications  of  water, 
revived  sufficiently  to  enable  him,  with  the  aid  of  his  two  men,  to  reach  a 
small  village  a  mile  further  on.  Then,  after  a  brief  rest  and  drinking  freely 
of  boiled  goat's  milk,  the  only  food  obtainable,  he  hired  a  large  canoe,  two 
leading  natives  and  four  others  to  pole,  row  and  sail  the  canoe  (none  speak 
ing  English)  ;  started  on  one  of  the  branches  of  the  Godavery  River,  for  the 
town  of  Coringa,  arriving  there  after  midnight,  engaged  three  large  wrecking 
boats  and  sent  them  to  the  ship.  Then  proceeding  to  Cocanada,  the  head 
quarters  of  the  English  officials,  chartered  a  small  steamer  under  Captain 
Thompson,  in  the  customs  service ;  proceeded  at  once  to  the  wreck,  leaving 
orders  at  Cocanada  for  ample  provision  to  be  made  for  quartering  and  sub 
sisting  the  officers  and  crew.  Reaching  the  scene  of  the  wreck  and  finding, 
the  sea  having  abated,  that  the  officers  and  crew  had  gone  to  Yanaon 
(French),  he  followed  them — aroused  them  after  midnight  and  con 
ducted  them  to  Cocanada,  where  they  found  everything  provided  as  ordered. 
The  safe  with  some  $30,000  was  saved,  and  the  accounts  settled  without  the 
loss  of  a  cent  to  either  the  Paymaster  or  the  government.  Inspector  Pro 
visions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1868-70  ;  Navy  Pay-Office, 
Philadelphia,  1870-3.  Promoted  to  Pay  Inspector,  March  3,  1871 ;  Inspector 
Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  October,  1873,  to  Janu 
ary  15,  1874;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Philadelphia,  1874;  promoted  to  Pay- 
Director,  February  23,  1877;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Baltimore,  March,  1877,  to 
January,  1882  ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Philadelphia,  May,  1882,  to  February, 
1886  ;  retired  February  4,  1886. 
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290        RECORDS   OF   LIVING   OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

Caspar  Schenck. — Born  at  Nissequague,  Smithtown,  Suffolk  County, 
Long  Island,  September  26,  1835. 

Army  Record. — On  the  breaking  out  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  Company  G,  Ninth  Indiana  Volunteers,  and  served  for  three 
months  in  Western  Virginia,  taking  part  in  the  battles  of  Philippi  and  Car- 
nack's  Ford. 

Navy  Record. — Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster ,  July  9, 1861.  Com 
missioned  Assistant  Paymaster,  September  14,  1861  ;  served  on  U.  S.  steamer 
"  Portsmouth,*"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1861-4;  taking  part  in  the  capture  of 
Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  April,  1862.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  Janu 
ary  6,  1864  ;  attached  to  U.  S.  steamer  "  Juniata,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
in  1864,  and  while  serving  on  her  as  a  volunteer  on  deck  at  the  bombardment 
of  Fort  Fisher,  on  December  24,  1864,  was  severely  wounded,  for  which  he 
was  promoted  twelve  numbers  in  his  grade  for  eminent  and  conspicuous  con 
duct  in  battle  ;  attached  to  apprentice-ship  "  Savannah,"  1865  ;  U.  S.  receiv 
ing-ship  "  Independence,"  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  1866-9  ;  U.  S.  steamer 
"  Congress,"  West  Indies,  1870-1.  Promoted  to  Pay-Inspector,  March  3, 
1871  ;  attached  to  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  California,"  as  Fleet-Paymaster  of  the 
Pacific  Station,  1872-3 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  1874-8  ;  U.  S.  flag 
ship  "  Pensacola,  '  as  Fleet-Paymaster  of  the  Pacific  Station,  1878-80.  Pro 
moted  to  Pay-Director,  December  6,  1880  ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  1881-4;  special  duty,  1885;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1886-9; 
Navy  Pay-Office,  Boston,  Mass.,  December,  1889,  to  June,  1890  ;  General 
Storekeeper,  Naval  Academy,  June,  1890,  to  December,  1893  ;  settling  ac 
counts,  December  1,  1893  ;  General  Inspector  Pay  Corps,  July  31,  1894,  to 
September,  1897.  Retired,  September,  1897. 

Arthur  J.  Pritchard. — Entered  the  U.  S.  Navy,  October  7,  1861,  as  an 
Assistant  Paymaster,  regular  service  ;  sailed  from  Philadelphia  in  December, 
1861,  in  the  gunboat  "  Itasca,"  commanded  by  C.  H.  B.  Caldwell,  and  joined 
the  East  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  at  that  time  under  the  command  of 
Flag-Officer  McKean,  but  who  was  soon  afterwards  relieved  by  Rear- 
Admiral  Farragut ;  was  attached  to  the  "  Itasca  "  for  two  years,  during 
which  time  that  vessel  was  engaged  in  all  the  lights  on  the  Mississippi  River, 
prominent  among  which  were  those  at  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  Vicks- 
burg,  Grand  Gulf,  Manshac  Bend,  etc.,  etc. ;  previous  to  the  first-named 
engagement,  the  "  Itasca  "  succeeded  in  cutting  the  chain  extending  across 
the  river,  by  means  of  a  number  of  small  vessels,  for  the  purpose  of  obstruct 
ing  and  preventing  the  passage  of  the  Federal  fleet  on  its  way  to  the  city  of 
New  Orleans ;  was  wounded  in  the  fall  of  1862,  and  sent  to  a  hospital  in  New 
Orleans,  where  remained  for  about  two  months,  but  so  serious  was  the  injury, 
and  so  tardy  the  recovery,  that  he  was  sent  North  for  treatment,  and  was  alto 
gether  incapacitated  from  duty  for  seven  months;  at  the  expiration  of  that 
time,  rejoined  vessel,  and  remained  with  her  until  her  return  North  for  repairs, 
in  September,  1863,  when  was  detached  and  ordered  at  once  to  the  U.  S. 
steamer  "  Wyalusing ;  "  the  "  Wyalusing  "  proceeded  to  the  Sounds  of  North 
Carolina,  for  the  purpose  of  attempting  to  capture  or  destroy  the  Confederate 
ram  "  Albemarle,"  but  engaging  that  vessel,  after  a  few  hours'  hot  fighting, 
the  ram  retreated  up  the  Roanoke  River,  where  she  remained  until  destroyed 
by  Lieutenant  Gushing  ;  the  "  Wyalusing"  afterwards  assisted  at  the  capture 
of  Plymouth  in  1864 ;  in  this  same  year  was  promoted  to  the  full  rank  of 
Paymaster ;  in  the  summer  of  1865  was  detached,  and  after  settling  accounts, 
was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Ticonderoga,"  Captain  Charles  Steadman, 
and  sailed  the  following  autumn  from  Philadelphia,  to  join  the  European 


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Squadron  ;  stopping  for  a  few  days  at  the  Azores,  the  vessel  arrived  at  Lisbon 
in  December,  and  during  forty  months  that  she  remained  on  the  station,  vis 
ited  almost  every  sea-port  town  from  Cronstadt,  Russia,  which  place  she 
visited  with  Admiral  Farragut,  to  St.  Paul  de  Loando,  on  the  coast  of  Africa, 
including  all  the  Mediterranean  Ports,  not  excepting  Constantinople;  in  the 
autumn  of  1869  joined  the  U.  S.  steamer  "Benicia,"  Captain  S.  Nicholson, 
and  sailing  from  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  bound  for  China,  touched  at 
Rio  de  Janeiro,  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  Anger  Point,  in  Java,  and  Singa 
pore,  arriving  at  Hong  Kong,  China,  in  July  or  August  of  1870  ;  after  visit 
ing  several  Chinese  and  Japanese  ports,  arrived  at  Yokohama,  Japan,  in  1871 ; 
there  his  health  became  so  much  impaired,  that  he  was  sent  home,  by  recom 
mendation  of  a  medical  board  of  survey ;  after  recovering  his  health  in  1872, 
joined  the  U.  S.  steamer  "Saranac,"  Captain  Thomas  S.  Phelps,  at  Panama, 
which  vessel,  soon  after  he  joined  her,  became  the  flag-ship  of  Rear- Admiral 
A.  M.  Pennock,  commanding  the  North  Pacific  Squadron ;  in  her  visited  all 
the  sea-ports  from  Panama  northward  to  Sitka,  Alaska  Territory,  the  beautiful 
sheet  of  water,  Puget's  Sound,  and  the  Sandwich  Islands ;  after  leaving  the 
"  Saranac,"  and  settling  accounts,  was  ordered,  January,  1875,  to  the  U.  S. 
steamer  "  Powhatan,"  Captain  James  E.  Jouett,  and  sailed  that  same  month  for 
Europe,  having  on  board  Rear- Admiral  John  L.  Worden,  the  relief  of  Rear- 
Admiral  Case,  then  commanding  the  European  Squadron,  the  latter  officer 
returning  to  the  United  States  in  the  "  Powhatan,"  which  touched  at  the  West 
India  Islands  on  her  homeward  voyage ;  was  detached  from  the  "  Powhatan," 
July  26, 1877,  and  joined  the  U.  S.  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  at  New  York, 
January  28, 1878 ;  was  detached,  February  1,  1881 ;  was  ordered  to  the  Navy 
Pay-Office,  Baltimore,  Md.,  January  4, 1882  ;  was  promoted  to  Pay  Inspector, 
December  24,  1883;  was  detached  from  the  Pay-Office,  February  2,  1885, 
and  joined  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Pensacola  ;  "  became  flag-ship  of  the  European 
Squadron,  Rear- Admiral  S.  R.  Franklin,  commanding ;  the  "  Pensacola  " 
arrived  at  home  from  Europe  in  February,  1888,  and  the  following  month 
was  detached  ;  in  April,  1889,  was  ordered  to  the  Baltimore  Pay-Office,  and 
remained  until  April,  1893  ;  Navy  Pay-Office,  Norfolk,  Va,,  April,  1893-6  ; 
Navy  Pay-Office,  Baltimore,  June,  1896.  Retired,  February,  1898. 

Luther  G.  Billings. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
October  24,  1862  ;  entered  the  service  as  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached 
to  steamer  "Water- Witch,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-4 ; 
while  attached  to  the  "  Water- Witch,"  took  part  in  a  number  of  minor 
engagements  and  expeditions,  the  most  important  of  which  were  St.  John's 
Bluff,  Florida;  Charleston,  Pocataligo,  North  Edisto  and  GeorgetoAvn,  South 
Carolina  ;  and  Ossabaw  Sound,  Georgia  ;  on  June  4,  1864,  the  "  Water- 
Witch  "  was  attacked,  while  at  anchor  in  Ossabaw  Sound,  by  a  large  boarding 
party  of  rebels,  and  after  a  desperate  hand  to-hand  conflict  was  captured  ; 
Paymaster  Billings  took  an  active  part  in  this  engagement,  being  the  first  man 
on  deck,  killed  the  commanding  officer  of  the  Confederates,  and  several  men 
in  hand-to-hand  conflict ;  saved  the  life  of  his  commanding  officer  by  killing 
the  man  who  had  cut  him  down,  and  while  in  the  act  of  despatching  him, 
received  a  severe  wound  which  disabled  him.  The  Confederates  suffered  a  loss 
of  eight  killed,  twenty-two  wounded,  and  four  missing  ;  was  taken  to  the  C  S. 
Naval  Hospital,  Savannah,  the  same  day,  remaining  under  treatment  until 
June  12,  when,  having  incurred  the  displeasure  of  Commodore  Hunter,  was 
sent  to  prison  camp  Oglethorpe,  Macon,  Georgia,  before  his  wounds  had  healed. 
On  July  20,  in  company  with  fifteen  hundred  officers,  was  removed  to  Charles 
ton,  South  Carolina ;  shortly  after  crossed  the  North  Edisto  River  with  four 


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comrades,  jumping  from  the  train  while  in  rapid  motion,  and,  aided  by  the 
darkness,  succeeded  in  reaching  the  woods  ;  after  almost  unendurable  suffering 
from  fatigue  and  hunger,  and  after  escaping  the  bloodhounds  by  crossing  a 
large  marsh,  was  recaptured  on  July  25.  when  about  four  miles  from  the  sea- 
coast,  by  a  detachment  of  the  Second  South  Carolina  Cavalry,  aided  by  a 
pack  of  thirty-four  bloodhounds ;  only  escaped  being  torn  to  pieces  by  the 
proximity  of  the  troopers  ;  was  then  taken  to  Charleston,  where  he  arrived  on 
July  27  ;  on  September  1  all  the  naval  officers  and  men  were  started  for 
Richmond,  Virginia,  arriving  at  Libby  Prison  on  the  5th,  having  had  but 
one  ration  served  out  to  them  while  in  transition,  which  caused  the  death  of 
a  number  of  prisoners  from  starvation,  among  whom  were  four  of  the  "  Water- 
Witch."  Paymaster  Billings  received  commendatory  letters  from  Rear- 
Admiral  H.  Paulding  and  Commander  Austin  Pendergrast  for  his  meritori 
ous  conduct  during  the  defence  of  the  "  Water-Witch  ;  "  steamer  "  Connecti 
cut,"  special  cruise,  1864-5 ;  visited  all  the  forts  in  the  West  Indies  and 
Laguayra,  Carthagena,  Cumana,  and  Aspinwall  on  the  mainland.  Appointed 
Assistant- Pay  master,  March  3, 1865  ;  steamer  "  Wateree,"  South  Pacific  Squad 
ron,  1866-8  ;  witnessed  the  bombardment  of  Callao  by  the  Spanish  fleet,  and 
visited  all  the  ports  of  the  South  Pacific  Squadron,  until  August  14,  1868, 
when  the  cruise  was  brought  to  a  sudden  end  by  the  terrible  earthquake  at 
Arica,  Peru,  which  left  the  ship  some  five  hundred  yards  inland,  utterly  de 
stroyed  the  town  and  the  remaining  ships  in  the  harbor,  and  caused  immense 
loss  of  life  ;  Paymaster  Billings  received  a  commendatory  letter  from  Com 
mander  Gillis  for  his  cool  and  courageous  bearing  during  the  trying  circum 
stances  in  which  the  officers  of  that  vessel  were  placed.  Commissioned  as 
Paymaster,  U.  S.  Navy,  May  4,  1866 ;  receiving-ship  "Norfolk,"  Virginia, 
1869-72 ;  S.  S.  "  Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872-5;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1876-8;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1878;  special  duty,  New 
York,  1879;  Naval  Academy,  1880;  ''Constellation,"  1881  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1881  ;  "  Constellation."  1882  ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-3  ;  practice-ship  "  Con 
stellation,"  1883  ;  Naval  Academy,  1883-4  ;  'special  duty,  Chester,  Pennsyl 
vania,  1885-6;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1887;  "  Pensacola," 
1889-90;  Fleet  Paymaster,  N.  A.  Station,  July,  1890,  to  December,  1892; 
Navy  Pay  Office,  New  York,  January,  1893,  to  1897  ;  General  Inspector, 
Pay  Corps,  September,  1897.  Retired,  March,  1898. 

PAY  INSPECTORS  ON  THE  RETIRED  LIST. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    COMMANDER. 

Worthington  Goldsborough. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from 
Maryland,  September  30,  1862  ;  entered  the  service  as  Acting  Assistant  Pay 
master ;  attached  to  steamer  "  Southfield,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1862  ;  store-ship  "  St.  Lawrence,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron, 
1863-4.  Appointed  Assistant  Paymaster,  U.  S.  Navy,  July  2,  1864  ;  steamer 
'  Shamrock,"  European  Squadron,  1866-7.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster, 
May  4,  1866;  frigate  "Constitution  "  (school-ship),  1869-71  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1871-2;  "Omaha,"  S.  P.  Station,  1872-5;  Naval  Academy, 
1876;  Coast  Survey,  1876-8;  "Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1881-3;  Navy 
Yard,  League  Island,  1885-8  ;  Pay  Office,  San  Francisco,  1888-90;  Pacific 
Station  and  Special  Service  Squadron,  November,  1890,  to  December,  1893. 
Promoted  to  Pay -Inspector,  November  24,  1891  ;  General  Storekeeper,  Naval 
Academy,  December,  1893,  to  October,  1896.  Retired  with  relative  rank  of 
Commander,  October  9,  1896. 


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Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  incident  of  service. 

James  Hoy. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  from  New  York,  Octo 
ber  11,  1861 ;  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster ;  attached  to  steam- 
sloop  "  Mohican,"  special  service,  1863-4.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  October 
8,1864;  special  service,  New  York,  1865;  steam-sloop  "  Monongahela," 
West  India  Squadron,  1866,  and  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1867-8  ;  school- 
ship  "  Constitution,"  1869  ;  Naval  Storekeeper.  Naval  Academy,  1870-1  ; 
Naval  Storekeeper,  Villefranche,  1871-4;  receiving-ship  "  "VVabash,"  1876- 
79 ;  Fleet-Paymaster,  N.  A.  Station,  1880-2 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1883-6  ;  "  Richmond,"  1887-90.  Retired,  January  IS,  i^92. 

Francis  H.  Swan. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  Massa 
chusetts,  December  9,  1861 ;  entered  the  service  as  Acting  Assistant  Pay 
master,  U.  S.  N.  ;  U.  S.  S  "  Potomska,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  December,  1861,  to  March,  1864;  U.  S.  S.  "  Otsego,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  May  to  October,  1864  ;  taken  prisoner  at  the  destruc 
tion  of  the  "Albemarle,"  October  27,  1864 ;  prisoner  of  war  (Salisbury, 
N.  C,  Danville,  Va.,  Richmond,  Va.)  until  February,  1865.  Promoted  to 
Assistant  Paymaster,  U.  S.  N  ,  March  9,  1865;  U.  S.  S  "Frolic,"  European 
Squadron,  June,  1865,  to  August,  1867.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Pay 
master,  U.  S.  N.,  May  4,  1866.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  U.  S.  N.,  March  5, 
1867;  U.  S.  S.  "Saranac,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  November,  1867,  to 
November,  1868  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Macedonian,"  practice  cruise,  April  to  Septem 
ber,  1869;  ships  "Macedonian"  and  "Savannah,"  U.  S  Naval  Academy, 
October,  1869,  to  June,  1870;  U.  S  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  Boston  Navy 
Yard,  October,  1870,  to  October,  1873 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Plymouth,"  North  Atlan 
tic  Station,  October,  1874,  to  June,  1875  ;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Worcester," 
North  Atlantic  Station  (Fleet-Paymaster),  June  to  December,  1875  ;  Pay 
master  of  the  Boston  Navy  Yard,  September,  1876,  to  June,  1878;  store 
keeper,  U.  S.  Naval  Academy  and  IT.  S.  S.  "  Santee,"  August,  1878,  to  June, 
1881 ;  special  duty,  Washington,  January  to  March,  1883  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Pow- 
hatan,"  special  service,  December,  1883,  to  August,  1884.  Promoted  to 
Pay-Inspector,  U.  S.  N.,  February  6,  1881;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Tennessee  " 
(Fleet-Paymaster),  North  Atlantic  Station,  March  to  May,  1886.  Retired 
from  sickness  incident  to  the  service,  July  15,  1886. 

Retired  under  First  Section  of  Act  of  April,  21,  1864. 

John  H.  Stevenson. — Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  September 
19,  1862  ;  attached  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Satellite,"  1862-3,  and  was  in  the  first 
battle  of  Fredericksburg  (on  land),  with  Hooker's  division. 

In  December,  1862,  it  was  observed,  from  the  deck  of  the  "  Satellite,"  that 
the  enemy  was  making  signals  across  the  Rappahannock.  The  commanding 
officer  of  the  "  Satellite  "  was  about  to  shell  the  party,  but  refrained  from 
doing  so  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  Paymaster  Stevenson,  who  stated  he 
would  capture  the  whole  party,  apparatus,  etc.,  on  the  succeeding  night,  which 
was  done  as  follows :  Two  boats'  crews  left  the  vessel  under  command  of 
Paymaster  Stevenson,  went  ashore,  captured  the  party,  and  broke  up  the 
station.  While  ashore,  Paymaster  Stevenson  ascertained  that  Captain  Charles 
Lawson,  of  the  55th  Virginia  rebel  Cavalry,  had  opened  a  recruiting  station 
about  ten  or  twelve  miles  back  from  the  river.  The  party,  after  anchoring 
the  boats  a  short  distance  from  shore,  and  leaving  two  boat  keepers  in  each, 
started  for  the  recruiting  station.  The  enemy  had  cavalry  pickets  out,  but 
the  party  got  safely  through,  broke  up  the  station,  captured  Captain  Lawson, 


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and  brought  him  safely  on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Satellite,"  from  whence  he 
was  sent  to  the  old  Capitol  Prison  at  Washington. 

The  commanding  officer  of  the  "Satellite"  states  as  follows:  "To  the 
bravery  and  energy  of  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster  Stevenson  the  success  of 
the  expedition  was  due.  Mr.  Stevenson  frequently  volunteered  his  services 
for  other  hazardous  duty,  and  always  performed  it  to  my  entire  satisfac 
tion." 

On  the  night  of  July  9,  1863,  the  IT.  S.  S.  "  New  London  "  was  sent  down 
the  river  by  Captain  Woolsey,  U.  S  N.,  senior  officer  present,  with  important 
dispatches  for  Admiral  Farragut,  at  New  Orleans,  and  orders  to  force  her 
way  through,  if  possible.  In  regard  to  this  case,  Captain  Woolsey  states  as 
follows:  "On  the  morning  of  the  10th  July,  1863,  I  received  a  message  that 
the  U.  S.  S  '  New  London  '  which  had  been  sent  down  the  river  during  the 
night,  with  important  dispatches  for  Admiral  Farragut,  wras  aground  near 
College  Point,  some  twelve  miles  below  ;  that  she  was  disabled,  and  under  the 
enemy's  fire,  and  her  officers  and  crew  behind  the  levee.  I  sent  to  the  tele 
graph  station,  but  found  that  the  wires  had  been  cut ;  then,  before  going  down 
to  the  assistance  of  the  '  New  London  '  I  landed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster 
Stevenson,  with  orders  to  go  down  behind  the  levee  to  the  '  New  London,' 
get  the  dispatches  from  Lieutenant-Commander  Perkins,  fasten  a  bit  of  lead 
around  them,  and,  if  possible,  to  proceed  down  to  New  Orleans  with  them, 
to  seize  horses  as  he  wanted  them,  and  to  dash  through  the  enemy's  pickets 
and  suspicious  places  with  all  speed  ;  but,  if  surrounded  by  the  enemy,  to 
pitch  the  dispatches  into  the  river. 

"  The  cheerfulness  with  which  Mr.  Stevenson  volunteered  to  perform  this 
hazardous  duty,  and  the  energetic  and  successful  manner  in  which  he  per 
formed  it,  would  certainly  have  been  noticed  by  the  Government  had  my 
report,  in  which  the  circumstances  were  stated,  been  received.  The  distance 
performed  by  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster  Stevenson  was  eighty-five  miles, 
and  through  the  enemy's  country." 

Admiral  D.  G.  Farragut,  U.  S.  N.,  also  testifies  as  follows :  "  I  distinctly 
remember  that  this  officer  was  very  active  and  energetic  in  conveying  dis 
patches  on  the  Mississippi  River  in  1863,  and  I  therefore  cheerfully  endorse 
his  conduct  during  that  period,  as  set  forth  by  his  commanding  officer,  and 
consider  him  well  entitled  to  Government  recognition." 

Admiral  David  D.  Porter  testifies :  "  General  Sherman  had  not  heard  of 
the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  and  I  supposed  he  might  march  down  on  Fort 
Fisher  and  leave  the  main  road,  when  he  ought  to  connect  with  General 
Grant's  army.  I  called  for  volunteers  to  carry  dispatches  through  the 
enemy's  country.  Mr.  Stevenson  volunteered,  and  carried  the  dispatches 
safely  to  General  Sherman,  through  the  enemy's  country,  at  the  risk  of  his 
neck  ;  for,  had  they  caught  him,  they  would  have  hung  him." 

He  was,  also,  in  all  the  battles  and  skirmishes  on  the  Potomac  and  Rap- 
pahannock  Rivers,  from  November,  1862,  to  April,  1863  ;  on  the  Mississippi 
River,  from  June,  1863,  to  September,  1863  ;  all  the  fights  on  the  James 
River  during  the  last  year  of  the  war,  and  at  the  capture  of  Petersburg  and 
Richmond. 

In  June,  1870,  the  President  of  the  United  States,  by  and  with  the  advice 
and  consent  of  the  Senate,  advanced  Paymaster  John  H.  Stevenson  fifteen 
numbers  in  his  grade,  for  "  extraordinary  heroism." 

Not  deeming  him  sufficiently  rewarded  for  all  his  services,  the  President 
of  the  United  States,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  on 
April  30,  1879,  again  advanced  Paymaster  John  H.  Stevenson  fifteen  num- 


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bers  in  his  grade,  for  "gallant  and  conspicuous  conduct  in  battle,  and  extra 
ordinary  heroism." 

Paymaster  Stevenson  served  on  the  "Pawnee,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1866-9.  He  was  commissioned  as  Paymaster  in  1869  ;  receiving-ship  "Ver 
mont,"  1869-72  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-5  ;  special  duty  at  the 
Centennial  Exhibition,  1876 ;  in  charge  of  stores,  Nagasaki,  Japan,  1876-7  ; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1877-80.  Pay-Inspector,  January  18,  1881  ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  1883-7;  Naval  Academy,  1889-90.  Retired,  September 
25,  1893. 

PAYMASTERS  ON  THE   RETIREp  LIST. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER. 

Henry  T.  Skelding. — Entered  Volunteer  Navy  as  Acting  Assistant 
Paymaster,  December  31,  1862 ;  engaged  in  the  Yazoo  Pass  Expedition, 
siege  of  Vicksburg,  batteries  at  Liverpool  Bluffs  and  Yazoo  City,  and  Yazoo 
River  with  General  Dick  Taylor ;  vessel  captured  and  destroyed  April  22, 
1863;  attached  to  the  "  Pontiac,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron;  engagements 
with  Battery  Marshall,  off  Charleston,  6  killed  and  7  wounded ;  Honey  Hill 
fight,  near  Pocataligo ;  entered  regular  service  July  23,  1866 ;  attached  to 
Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Corwin,"  February,  1867.  Promoted  Passed  Assist 
ant  Paymaster,  March  5,  1867 ;  special  duty  State  Department,  1866  ;  bearer 
dispatches  to  Asiatic  Squadron,  December  18,  1867 ;  store-ship  "  Supply," 
1869  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Swatara,"  December,  1869,  to  January,  1871  ;  Samana  Bay  ; 
Vienna  Exposition,  U.  S.  S.  "Guard,"  1873-4;  store-keeper  Nagasaki, 
Japan,  1874-6.  Promoted  Paymaster,  August  19,  1876;  U.  S.  S.  "Wy 
oming,"  European  Squadron,  March,  1877,  to  June,  1881 ;  Paymaster, 
League  Island  Yard,  1882-4  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Galena,"  N.  A.  Squadron,  1886-7  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1889-92 ;  Paymaster,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
Cal.,  1892-6.  Retired  with  relative  rank  of  Lieutenant-  Commnder,  Octo 
ber  31, 1896. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  incident  of  service. 

George  A.  Sawyer. — Born  in  Vermont.  Appointed  from  Vermont. 
Entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  August,  1861 ;  ordered  to  join 
sloop-of-war  "  Marion,"  blockading  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico ;  served  in  her  till 
she  was  put  out  of  commission,  in  July,  1862  ;  attached  to  the  Potomac 
Flotilla  until  October,  1862,  when  ordered  to  the  double-ender  "  Port 
Royal,"  and  sailed  again  for  the  West  Gulf  Squadron  ;  blockaded  the  rebel 
steamer  "  Chattahoochee,"  in  the  Appalachicola  River,  for  a  year  and  a  day, 
at  the  end  of  which  period  the  "  Chattahoochee  "  exploded  her  boilers  while 
looking  for  a  boat  expedition  from  the  "  Port  Royal,"  and  was  totally 
destroyed  ;  the  "  Port  Royal "  was  off  Mobile  during  the  winter  of  1863-4, 
and  participated  in  Admiral  Farragut's  attack  on  Fort  Powell,  Mobile  Bay. 
Retired,  June,  1869. 

Charles  P.  Thompson. —  Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  January  19, 
1865,  as  an  Actitig  Assistant  Paymaster.  Appointed  an  Assistant  Paymaster, 
from  New  York,  March  3,  1865  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1865-8. 
Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  August  1,  1866  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Ply 
mouth,"  European  Squadron,  1869-72 ;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1872-4 ; 
"  Congress,"  European  Squadron,  1874-6  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1876-84  ; 
"  Lancaster,"  European  and  South  Atlantic  Stations,  1884-7;  "Trenton," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1887;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1888-9;  waiting  orders, 


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November,  1889,  to  January,  1890  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing, 
January,  1890,  to  date  of  retirement,  February  24,  1892. 

John  Furey. — Born  in  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Appointed  as  Acting 
Assistant  Paymaster,  October  6,  1863 ;  on  duty  on  IT.  S.  S.  "  Monticello, ' 
from  October,  1863,  to  July,  1865 ;  Lieutenant  W.  B.  Gushing  was  in  com 
mand  of  the  "  Monticello  "  most  of  the  time,  and  while  under  his  command 
participated  in  several  expeditions  in  boats  passing  inside  the  line  of  fortifi 
cations  at  mouth  of  Cape  Fear  River  (Fort  Caswell  and  Smith's  Island 
battery)  up  as^far  as  Smithville,  N.  C.  ;  was  in  both  engagements  at  Fort 
Fisher,  and  after  the  capture  of  that  fort,  with  Lieutenant  Gushing,  in  his 
gig,  landed  at  Fort  Caswell  ;  took  possession  of  that  place  and  Battery  Gamp- 
bell  ;  then  went  to  Smithville ;  sent  to  ship  for  reinforcements,  and  estab 
lished  a  force  of  occupation,  picket  lines,  etc. ;  remained  in  possession  till  the 
army  took  charge  ;  A.  V.  Lieutenant  H.  H.  Gorringe  afterwards  was  in 
command,  and  ship  was  one  of  the  squadron  sent  to  cruise  for  the  Confeder 
ate  ram  "  Stonewall,"  which  was  found  in  Havana  in  charge  of  the  Spanish 
authorities;  the  "Monticello"  was  provided  with  a  spar  torpedo  on  the  bow, 
and  it  was  the  duty  of  the  commanding  officer,  in  case  of  falling  in  with  the 
"  Stonewall,"  to  ram  her  and  explode  the  torpedo ;  many  exciting  incidents 
occurred  during  the  cruise  of  the  "  Monticello,"  and  during  a  considerable 
portion  of  the  time  A.  A.  Paymaster  Furey  was  in  charge  of  the  powder 
division,  and  during  the  two  engagements  at  Fort  Fisher  he  was  Signal-Officer. 
Commissioned  as  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  July  23,  1866  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"Yucca,"  Gulf  Squadron,  1866-7;  U.  S.  S.  " Quinnebaug,"  South  Atlantic 
Station,  1867-70 ;  Naval  Academy,  1871-4 ;  originally  ordered  for  duty  in 
charge  of  accounts,  etc.,  of  ships ;  afterwards  ordered,  in  addition  to  such 
duties,  as  Naval  Storekeeper.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  October  24, 
1871  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Monongahela,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1874-6  ;  ordered  to 
take  up  accounts  of  "  Shawmut,"  in  addition  to  "  Monongahela,"  at  Pensa- 
cola,  Fla.,  March  10,  1876,  until  relieved  of  that  duty,  April  14,  1876; 
special  duty  as  inspector  of  flour  and  baking  bread  at  New  York,  January 
10,  1877  ;  relieved,  May  1,  1877  ;  special  duty  at  inspection  of  provisions 
and  clothing,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  July  2,  1877,  to  December  1,  1880 ; 
training-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  1881-4  ;  U.S.  S.  "Quinnebaufr,"  European 
Station,  1885-9 ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
December  16,  1889,  to  September,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  September, 
1893,  to  July,  1894;  sick  leave,  July  22,  1894.  Retired,  September  10,  1895. 

John  Randolph  Carmody. — Born  in  Mohawk,  N.  Y.,  June  9,  1843. 
Enlisted  as  landsman,  July,  1862,  "  North  Carolina."  Appointed  Paymaster's 
Writer  and  Cleric;  "Com.  Morris,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron  in  opera 
tions  and  blockade  on  James  and  York  Rivers.  Resigned,  February,  1863. 
Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  August  27,  1864 ;  "  Cincinnati," 
Mississippi  and  West  Gulf  Squadrons ;  in  operations  and  engagements  on 
Tennessee  and  Cumberland  Rivers  against  Hood's  forces,  December,  1864 ; 
at  siege  and  capture  of  Mobile,  and  final  surrender  of  Confederate  fleet  on 
Tombigbee  River,  April,  1865;  "  Fearnot,"  Gulf  Squadron,  1865-6.  Com 
missioned  Assistant  Paymaster,  in  regular  service,  July,  23, 1866  ;  "  Ghocura," 
Gulf  Squadron,  1866-7 ;  "  Yantic,"  West  Indies,  1868-9.  Promoted  to 
Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  June  5,  1868  ;  store-ship  "  Relief,"  special  cruise 
to  Europe,  1871 ;  Naval  Station,  New  London,  1872-3  ;  Naval  Station,  New 
Orleans,  1873-4  ;  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1874-6 ;  in  charge  of  naval 
depot,  Honolulu,  Sandwich  Islands,  1877-9.  Promoted  to  Paymaster,  with 
relative  rank  of  Lieutenant-Commander,  October  22,  1878 ;  receiving-ship 


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"Independence,"  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  1879-82  ;  special  duty  (Secretary  and 
Treasurer  Navy  Mutual  Aid  Association),  Bureau  Navigation,  1883-6  ; 
"  Vandalia,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1886  ;  special  duty,  Assistant  to  Paymaster-Gen 
eral,  Navy  Department,  1886-7;  "  Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1887-8. 
Retired,  April  9,  1889,  on  account  of  physical  disability,  contracted  in  the 
line  of  duty.  Since  his  retirement  Paymaster  Carmody  has  resided  in  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  where  he  has  become  extensively  identified  with  the  business 
and  social  interests  of  that  city.  He  is  a  director  and  the  treasurer  of  the 
Washington  Loan  and  Trust  Company  ;  vice-president  and  a  director  of  the 
West  End  National  Bank  ;  member  of  the  Board  of  Governors  of  the  Army 
and  Navy  Club  ;  a  director  of  the  Navy  Mutual  Aid  Association  ;  treasurer 
of  the  Naval  Order  of  the  U.  S.  Dis.  Col.  Comd'ry ;  treasurer  of  the  Public 
Art  League  of  the  United  States,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Military  Order  of 
the  Loyal  Legion  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  is  connected 
with  various  other  business,  social,  and  patriotic  associations. 

John  F.  Tarbell. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  A  ding  A  ssistant 
Paymaster,  January  28,  1862;  served  onboard  steamer  "Kensington,"  in 
West  Gulf  Squadron,  1862-4;  steamer  "  Neptune,"  West  India  Squadron, 
1864-5.  Commissioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  February  27,  1867;  "  Mar- 
blehead,"  N  A.  Station,  1867-9.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster, 
September  16,  1868;  «  Wasp,"  S.  A.  Station,  1869-72;  Torpedo  Station, 
1874-6  ;  "  Gettysburg,"  special  service,  1876-8.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster, 
April  3,  1879;  "Gettysburg,"  special  service,  1879-80;  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  N.  H.,  1881-2;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Mass.,  1882;  "  Juniata," 
Asiatic  Station,  1885-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Mass.,  1887  ;  receiving-ship 
"  Wabash,  1888-90  ;  sick  leave,  June,  1890,  until  date  of  retirement,  Feb 
ruary  18,  1892. 

Henry  C.  Machette.— Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  October  27, 
1842.  Entered  the  service,  May,  1861  ;  steamer  "  Flag/'  1861-3  ;  steamer 
"  General  Buckingham,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1863-4,  as  Paymaster's 
Clerk.  Appointed,  April  16,  1864,  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster;  steamer 
"Undine,"  Mississippi  Squadron,  1864;  upon  the  destruction  and  capture  of 
the  latter  vessel,  in  the  Tennessee  River,  by  Hood's  Army,  October,  1864 ; 
succeeded  in  effecting  an  escape  and  saving  the  public  funds,  the  attention  of 
the  Department  being  called  to  the  circumstances  by  Rear-Admiral  Lee  ; 
commissioned  in  the  regular  service  in  1867  ;  steamer  "  Wasp,"  Rio  de  la 
Plata,  1867-70.  Commissioned  as  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  February  26, 
1869  ;  iron-clad  duty,  New  Orleans,  1871-2  ;  iron-clad  «  Terror,"  1873,  North 
Atlantic  Station;  steam-sloop  "  Canandaigua,"  1873-4,  West  Indies;  iron 
clad  "  Canonicus,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-6  ;  in  charge  of  stores,  Key  West 
Naval  Depot,  1877-8.  Commissioned  Paymaster,  June  16,  1881  ;  in  charge 
of  stores,  "  New  Hampshire,"  1879-81  ;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882- 
4;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1885-8;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  1888; 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1889;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1889-92; 
receiving-ship  "St.  Louis,"  August,  1892,  to  February,  1893 ;  Naval  Station, 
Key  West,  February,  1893-95  ;  receiving-ship  "  Independence,"  Mare  Island, 
1895-6.  Retired  from  active  service,  August  13,  1896,  for  disability  con 
tracted  in  line  of  duty. 

Henry  Trumbull  Stancliff. — Appointed  an  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster, 
January  20,  1865;  attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "Agawam,"  North  Atlantic  Squad 
ron,  service  in  James  River,  North  Carolina  Sounds,  off  Newbern,  N.  C.,  at 
close  of  war  (no  important  engagements).  Commissioned  Assistant  Paymas 
ter,  February  21,  1867,  Commissioned  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  May  19, 


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1869.  Commissioned  Paymaster,  April  2,  1882;  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  N.  H.,  1867-9  ;  Navy  Department,  winter,  1869-70  ;  attached  to  IT . 
S.  S.  "  St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Station,  March,  1870,  to  June,  1873  ;  "  Narragan- 
set"  and  "  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Station,  1875-6  (the  latter  vessel  ran  line  of 
deep  sea  soundings  from  Honolulu,  H.  I.,  to  Brisbane,  Australia,  touching  at 
Fiji  Islands  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  in  1877  ;  attached  to  "  Essex,"  South 
Atlantic  Station,  1877-9;  attached  to  "  Ticonderoga,"  special  cruise,  1880-1  ; 
attached  to  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  Mare  Island,  California,  Novem 
ber,  1882,  to  November,  1885  ;  Navy  Department,  December,  1885,  to  May, 
1889 ;  attached  to  "  Marion  "  and  "  Swatara,"  June,  1889,  to  February,  1891  ; 
duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  October,  1891,  to  date.  From  May  22, 
1861,  to  September,  1861,  served  in  Company  A,  4th  Regiment  Connecticut 
Volunteers.  Retired,  April  6,  1894. 

Jonathan  Q.  Barton. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  Acting  Assistant 
Paymaster,  January  30,  1864  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Relief,"  East  Indies,  1864-6.  Com 
missioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  2,  1867  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Saco,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1867-8;  U.  S.  S.  "  Nipsic,"  Darien  Expedition,  1870-2; 
Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  PaymaMer,  February  10, 1870  ;  U  S.  receiving- 
ship  "Relief,"  Washington  Navy  Yard,  1873-4;  leave  of  absence  (in  ser 
vice  of  Japanese  Government),  1874-7;  member  of  Board  of  Inspection, 
1878-9;  U.  S.  S.  "Nipsic,"  European  Station,  1879-83.  Commissioned  as 
Paymaster,  May  29,  1882  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  Navy  De 
partment,  1883-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1886-9  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Pensacola,". 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1889-90;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  December,  1890, 
to  October,  1891  ;  "  Miantonomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  October,  1891,  to  Novem 
ber,  1892.  Retired,  August,  1893. 

Robert  Burton  Rodney,  U.  S.  N.  ;  of  Delaware.  At  nearly  22,  ap 
pointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster,  United  States  Navy,  October  25,  1862  ; 
was  Paymaster  of  ordnance-ship  "  Dale,"  Key  West,  1862-3  ;  blockader  "  J. 
S.  Chambers,"  1863-4  ;  "  Donegal  "  and  "  Massachusetts,"  1864-5  ;  double- 
ender  "  Conemaugh,"  1865-6  ;  training-frigates  "  Constitution  "  and  "  San- 
tee,"  Annapolis,  1867  ;  store-ship  "  Cyane,"  Panama  Bay,  1868-9  ;  iron-clad 
"  Terror,"  Cuban  waters,  1870-1.  Placed  on  retired  list,  1871.  His  life, 
during  the  War,  was  one  of  patient,  humble  suffering  In  August  and  Sep 
tember,  1864,  was  on  the  aforesaid  blockader  while  that  gunboat  was  stricken 
by  the  yellow  fever  with  greater  virulence  and  rate  of  mortality  than  ever 
were  known  elsewhere  in  the  Navy.  Moored  alone  off  Indian  River  Inlet, 
Fla.,  almost  all  of  the  ship's  complement  of  seventy  lay  ill  simultaneously ; 
and  the  deaths  were  about  one-fourth  of  the  crew  and  one-half  of  the  officers, 
and  including  the  commander.  The  only  medical  officer,  from  severity  of 
strain  upon  him,  became  helpless,  and  had  to  be  kept  under  close  care. 
The  vessel  resounded  night  and  day  with  the  delirious  shrieks  of  the  sick  and 
dying ;  and  an  officer,  although  well,  was  so  distracted  by  the  incessant  hor 
rors  that  he  sprang  overboard  and  was  drowned.  All  the  burials,  except  the 
first,  were  in  the  sea.  Rodney,  in  addition  to  personally-performed  duties  in 
charge  of  provisions,  clothing  and  stores  (both  his  clerk  and  steward  being 
among  the  dead),  served  as  watch-officer,  chaplain  and  nurse  ;  was  the  last 
seized  by  the  disease ;  nearly  dying  therewith  at  the  Philadelphia  lazaretto, 
to  which  the  ship  at  length  managed  to  sail.  His  frame  never  altogether 
renewed  its  former  exuberant  vigor.  July  23,  1866,  was  one  of  the  few 
selected  (from  some  four  hundred  Acting  Assistant  Paymasters)  as  highly 
meriting  promotion  to  the  regular  navy,  and  that  at  the  advanced  grade  of 
Passed  Assistant ;  the  Board  recording  in  this  sole  instance,  and  in  red  ink 


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as  emphasis,  "  Examination  especially  complimentary  to  Rodney."  Again 
promoted,  viz.,  to  Paymaster,  having  the  relative  rank  of  Lieutenant-Com 
mander,  June  30,  1869.  When  24,  and  under  surety  bond  for  only  $5,000, 
he  was  entrusted  with  a  Sub-Treasury  account,  and  his  checks  were  cashed 
to  the  extent  of  $150,000  and  $175,000  each.  Commended  by  Navy  De 
partment,  February  19,  1878,  as  "  Of  exemplary  character,  whose  conduct, 
in  relation  to  Government  funds  and  property  entrusted  to  his  custody,  has 
been  irreproachably  honest  and  accurate ;  "  and,  by  Treasury  Department, 
February  7,  1876,  as  "Always  one  of  the  most  dutiful  and  efficient  of  Pay 
masters."  Never  sought,  nor  suggested,  a  particular  detail,  nor  to  have  one 
changed,  however  disagreeable.  Author  of  "Alboin  and'  Rosamond,"  and 
lesser  poems,  and  "  Pay-day  at  Babel."  His  family's  name  borne  on  the  rolls 
of  former  United  States  Senate  and  House ;  Attorney-Generals  United 
States,  and  Governors  of  Delaware ;  the  Declaration  of  Independence ;  and 
English  naval  history  and  peerage. 

Edward  N.  Whitehouse. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  as  Acting 
Assistant  Paymaster,  December  4, 1862  ;  "  Choctaw  "  (iron-clad),  Mississippi 
Squadron,  1862-4;  steamer  "James  Adger,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1865-6.  Commissioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster  in  1866,  and  pro 
moted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  September  6,  1867  ;  "  Dale  "  (fourth- 
rate),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1867-8;  "Sabine,"  special  cruise,  1869-70  ; 
"  Portsmouth  "  (training-ship),  Mare  Island,  1872-5 ;  S.  S.  "  Supply,"  1875-6 ; 
"Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1876-9.  Commissioned  as  Paymaster,  1877 ; 
special  duty,  New  York,  1880 ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4 ;  Inspector 
Provisions,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1884  ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  1885-9; 
"  Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889  to  June,  1893  ;  leave  of  absence, 
June,  1893,  to  December,  1894  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  ''Minnesota,"  Decem 
ber,  18&4-5;  U.  S.  S.  "Maine,"  September,  1895-6;  leave  of  absence,  De 
cember,  1896.  Retired,  April,  1898. 

George  H.  Read. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Acting  Assistant 
Paymaster,  January  14,  1865.  Commissioned  as  Assistant  Paymaster,  Feb 
ruary  27,1867;  "Nipsic"  (fourth-rate),  1867;  "Saginaw,"  Pacific  Fleet, 
1868-71.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Paymaster,  March  12,1869;  Tor 
pedo  Station,  1871-4 ;  "Intrepid"  (torpedo-boat),  1874-5;  "  Swatara,"  N. 
A.  Station,  1875-7  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions,  1877.  Commissioned  Paymaster, 
August  31,  1881  ;  Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  1877-9  ;  Fish  Com 
mission,  steamers  "Fishhawk"  and  "Albatross,"  1880-3;  Naval  Clothing 
Factory,  1883-7  ;  detached,  March,  1877  (not  assistant  to  general  store 
keeper  then)  ;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1887-9  ;  assistant  to  general  store 
keeper,  New  York,  1887-8  ;  Paymaster  of  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1888-90  ; 
charge  of  Naval  Clothing  Factory,  New  York,  November,  1890,  to  Decem 
ber,  1892  ;  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  December,  1892,  to  1894;  U.  S.  S. 
"Columbia,''  December,  1894;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  June,  1896;  sick 
leave,  December,  1897.  Retired,  March,  1898. 


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ENGINEER  CORPS. 


CHIEF  ENGINEERS  ON  THE  ACTIVE  LIST. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    CAPTAIN. 

Philip  Inch. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  from  District 
of  Columbia,  November  21,  1857  ;  entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant 
Engineer ;  steam-frigate  "  Roauoke,"  Home  Squadron,  1858-60.  Promoted 
to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1860;  steam-sloop  "Wyoming,"  East  India 
Squadron,  1861-4.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1861. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November  10,  1863;  special  duty,  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  1865-8;  steam  sloop  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1869-72; 
special  duty,  Hartford,  Conn,  1873-5;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1875-6; 
"Adams,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1876-8  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  1877—81  ;  Fleet-Engineer,  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4  ;  Bureau  of  Steam- 
Engineering,  1884-5;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  1885-9;  Vulcan  Iron- 
Works,  1889-90  ;  Fleet-Engineer,  Pacific  Station,  April,  1890,  to  September, 
1892;  waiting  orders,  September,  1892,  to  January,  1893;  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  January,  1^93,  to  November,  1893 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
November,  1893,  to  May,  1898.— On  steam  Frigates  "'Colorado"  and  "  Roa- 
noke."  Promoted  and  ordered  to  Pensacola  Navy  Yard,  and  then  to  "  Semi- 
nole,"  1858-60 ;  from  1860-1,  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Pawnee  ; "  was  present  when 
the  first  gun  was  fired  on  Fort  Sumter;  saw  Anderson  surrender;  took  part 
in  destruction  of  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  detailed  to  destroy  guns  ;  Matthias 
Point  when  Captain  Ward,  U.  S.  N.,  was  killed ;  Aquia  Creek,  under  fire  of 
batteries;  at  landing  of  Ellsworth,  and  when  killed  at  Alexandria,  Va.  ;  at 
first  Battle  of  Bull  Run.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  and  ordered 
to  "  Wyoming  ; "  in  this  latter  vessel  had  a  fight  with  Japanese  forces  at 
Samor  Sakia  Straits;  chased  the  "Alabama"  out  of  China  seas  to  Cape  of 
Good  Hope. 

William  G.  Buehler. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Third  As 
sistant  Engineer  in  1857  ;  frigate  "  Niagara,"  special  service,  1858-9  ;  steamer 
"  Michigan,"  1859-60.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer  in  1861  ;  and 
to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1862  ;  steamer  "  Aroostook,"  N.  A.  and  W.  G. 
Squadron,  1861-3.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1863  ;  steamer  "  Galena," 
West  Gulf  Squadron,  1863-5;  steamer  "Suwanee,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1865-7; 
Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1868  ;  League  Island,  1869-70  ;  "  Terror," 
(iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1870-2;  "Franklin,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873; 
"  Ticonderoga,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874;  "Brooklyn,"  flag-ship,  S.  A.  Station, 
1874-5  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  18^5-6;  President  Board  of  Examiners, 
1876-7  ;  "Plymouth,"  N.  A.  Station,  1877-80;  special  duty,  Philadelphia, 
1880-5;  "Pensacola,"  European  Station,  1885-8;  member  Board  of  In 
spection  and  Survey,  1888  to  October,  1893  ;  member  Naval  Examining 
Board,  October,  1893,  to  date.  Was  a  member  of  the  Naval  Training  Board 
to  December,  1894,  and  since  then  to  date  has  been  on  duty  as  the  Chief 
Engineer  of  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

Louis  J.  Allen. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  En 
gineer,  1859;  steam-sloop  "  Dacotah,"  1858-60.  Promoted  Second  Assistant 
Engineer,  1861 ;  special  duty  at  Novelty  and  Morgan  Iron  Works,  1861  • 


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steam-sloop  "  Adirondack,"  until  wrecked ;  South  Atlantic  Station,  Senior 
Engineer  of  double  ender  "Conemaugh;"  participated  in  attacks  of  forts 
around  Charleston  and  other  places.  Promoted  to  first  Assistant  Engineer, 
1863  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  1864 ;  special  duty,  Baltimore,  1865-6 ; 
double-ender  "  Monocacy,"  as  Senior  Engineer,  en  route  to  China,  1866  ;  left 
at  hospital,  Barbadoes,  with  yellow  fever,  1866  ;  Naval  Rendezvous,  Phila 
delphia,  1867;  Naval  Academy,  1867-8;  ironclad  "Dictator,"  1869-70. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1871  ;  U.  S.  sloop  "  Resaca,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1871-2 ;  Inspector  of  Machinery  Afloat,  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  1872 ; 
steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1873-4  ;  Navv  Yard,  Pensacola, 
1875-7;  steam-sloop  "Marion,"  European,  North  American  and  South 
American  Squadrons,  1878-80 ;  waiting  orders  and  temporary  duty,  New 
York  and  Bristol,  Rhode  Island,  1880-3  ;  receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  1884  ; 
steam-sloop  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  and  African  Stations,  1884-7  ;  waiting 
orders  and  New  York  Navy  Yard,  1887-8  ;  League  Island  Navy  Yard, 
1889-90;  "Chicago,"  S.  A.  Station,  November,  1891-5  ;  member  of  Experi 
menting  Board,  New  York,  May,  1895-7  ;  Continental  Iron  Works,  August, 
1897  ;  Union  Iron  Works,  San  Francisco,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

George  W.  Melville. — It  is  rare  to  find  high  professional  ability  and 
the  capacity  to  attend  scrupulously  to  office-work  and  details  combined  in 
the  same  individual  with  the  daring  spirit  and  dauntless  courage  which  lead 
to  gallant  deeds  in  the  face  of  the  most  distressing  conditions  under  which 
men  can  be  placed.  The  "sound  body  "  enabled  the  "sound  mind"  to  do 
such  things  as  Melville  has  accomplished, — for  his  life  has  been  one  of  strange 
and  stirring  adventure.  Although  his  name  will  ever  be  associated  with  the 
"  Jeaunette"  Expedition,  he  was  a  volunteer  for  two  other  well  known  simi 
lar  ventures  to  the  far  North,  each  of  which  accomplishes  its  mission  ft  tuto, 
cito,  jucunde" — owing,  in  great  measure,  to  the  knowledge  which  he  had  of 
the  things  to  be  provided, — a  complete  outfit  being  the  necessary  adjunct  of 
success  in  undertakings  of  this  nature.  De  Long,  in  his  journals,  bears  full 
testimony  to  his  cheerful  and  steady  co-operation  during  that  trying  drift 
through  entirely  unknown  seas.  When  the  supreme  moment  came,  and 
with  their  own  resources  cut  down  to  the  lowest  amount,  the  party  had  to 
make  for  un  unknown  shore,  over  a  vast  extent  of  ice  and  water,  Melville 
was  equal  to  the  occasion.  He  commanded  one  of  the  three  boats  engaged 
in  the  retreat,  and  accomplished  the  feat  of  bringing  that  whole  boat's  crew 
out  alive, — while  the  others  perished,  either  in  the  icy  waters  of  the  Arctic  or 
the  equally  inhospitable  waste  about  the  Lena  delta.  Most  men  would  have 
thought  that  they  had  done  enough ;  but,  after  a  few  days  of  rest  to  recu 
perate  his  forces,  he  again  took  his  life  in  his  hands  and  led  a  party  which 
discovered,  far  down  in  that  lonely,  wintry  waste,  the  bodies  of  De  Long, 
Dr.  Ambler,  and  their  ill-starred  companions.  One  boat,  he  rightly  judged, 
had  been  lost  during  a  night  of  storm,' as  they  were  approaching  the  land.  In 
searching  for  the  other  boat's  crew  "he  fought  his  perilous  and  painful  way, 
mile  by  mile,  through  the  rigors  of  perpetual  winter  and  floating  archipela 
goes  of  ice  along  the  Arctic  coast  for  over  five  hundred  miles,  surviving  the 
privations  which  had  been  fatal  to  so  many,  and  persevered  until  his  search 
was  rewarded  by  the  recovery  of  all  the  records  of  the  '  Jeannette '  Expedi 
tion."  In  the  face  of  obstacles  presented  by  the  worst  season,  he  penetrated 
to  the  mouth  of  the  Lena  in  his  search,  and  left  no  doubt  that  the  unfortu 
nate  crew  of  the  third  boat  had  not  succeeded  in  reaching  the  shore.  As  it 
was,  he  contributed  to  the  geography  of  the  world  a  new  and  important 
chart  of  that  region.  It  was  under  his  charge  that  the  rude  but  massive 


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tomb  was  built  which  sheltered  the  poor  remains  of  the  lost,  ''  and  the  rites 
of  Christian  burial  were  performed  over  these  martyrs  to  science  and 
humanity,  where  perpetual  winter  had  embalmed  them."  They  were,  how 
ever,  subsequently  exhumed  by  order  of  the  United  States  government  and 
brought  home,  to  be  laid  among  the  dust  of  their  kin,  with  impressive  cere 
monies.  The  Russian  government  offered  every  assistance  to  the  officers  who 
accomplished  this  pious  mission,  while  our  own  government  conferred  sub 
stantial  rewards  upon  those  who  had  aided  Melville  in  his  extremity.  For 
his  Arctic  services  Engineer  Melville  afterwards  received  special  promotion, 
with  the  approbation  of  the  whole  navy  and  of  the  country  at  large.  En- 
gineer-iu-chief  Melville  was  born  in  New  York,  of  Scottish  lineage,  on  Janu 
ary  10,  1841,  and  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools,  the 
school  of  the  Christian  Brothers,  and  the  Brooklyn  Polytechnic  School,  He 
entered  the  navy  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  and  served  well  and 
faithfully,  both  during  that  trying  period  and  afterwards, — when  peace 
came, — on  our  own  coast,  in  the  West  Indies,  in  Brazil,  and  on  the  East 
India  Station  ;  besides  duty  at  navy-yards.  He  was  everywhere  a  favorite, 
on  account  of  his  cheetful,  modest  and  unostentatious  deportment,  as  well  as 
for  the  zeal,  bravery  and  endurance  which  he  showed  on  all  occasions  which 
were  calculated  to  bring  forth  those  qualities, — and  there  are  not  few,  even 
in  the  ordinary  course  of  service.  Melville  was  made  engineer-in-chief  of 
the  navy  and  chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering  in  August,  1887, 
and  in  January,  1892,  was  recommissioned  in  the  same  office,  with  the  entire 
approbation  of  the  whole  navy,  as  well  as  that  of  the  great  industrial  estab 
lishments  with  which  he  necessarily  comes  in  contact  in  conducting  a  vast 
business.  As  an  instance  of  his  ability  to  accomplish  unusual  feats,  and  his 
capacity  for  extraordinary  effort,  we  may  mention  the  fact  that  in  the  sum 
mer  of  1887  he  himself  prepared  the  general  designs  of  the  machinery  of 
five  vessels  of  the  new  navy.  January,  1896,  reappointed  for  the  third  term 
as  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  where  he  is  still  on  duty. 

Joseph  Trilley.  — Born  in  Ireland.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer, 
August,  1860;  ordered  to  the  "Pawnee,"  September,  1860,  and  joined  the 
Gulf  Squadron  at  Vera  Cruz;  returned  to  the  United  States  in  December, 
and  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion,  the  vessel  joined  the  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  and  took  part  in  the  following  engagements  while 
attached  to  her :  Fort  Sumter,  burning  of  the  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  Aquia 
Creek,  and  several  other  engagements  on  board,  and  in  boat  expedition  on 
the  Potomac  River ;  capture  of  the  forts  at  Hatteras  Inlet ;  capture  of  the 
forts  at  Hilton  Head ;  capture  of  Fernandina,  Fla.,  besides  a  number  of 
engagements  in  Stono  Inlet  and  other  places,  from  Charleston  to  Fernandina 
Fla. ;  detached  from  the  "  Pawnee,"  ordered  home,  and  promoted  to  Second 
Assistant  Engineer,  July,  1862,  and  ordered  to  the  "  Monongahela  ;  "  joined 
the  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  and  took  part  in  the  following  engage 
ments:  Port  Hudson,  Donaldsonville,  and  constant  fighting  on  the  river, 
keeping  communication  open  between  New  Orleans  and  Port  Hudson  ;  con 
voyed  Banks'  expedition  to  the  Rio  Grande ;  capture  of  the  forts  on  Mobile 
Bay.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  July,  1864  ;  detached  from  the 
"Monongahela,"  April,  1865;  steam  trials  of  the  "Algonquin,"  1865-6; 
steam  trials  of  the  "Idaho,"  1866;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  and  Naval  Rendez 
vous,  Boston,  1866-8;  experimental  duty,  South  Boston,  1868-9;  "  Semi- 
nole,"  N.  A.  Station,  1869-70;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1871;  "Shawmut," 
N.  A.  Station,  1872-3.  Promoted  to* Chief  Engineer,  1873,  but  to  take  rank 
from  1871  ;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873-4 ;  "  Vandalia,"  European  and 


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N.  A  Station,  1876-9;  receiving  ship  "  Wabash,"  1879-83;  flag-ship 
"  Trenton,"  and  as  Fleet-Engineer  of  the  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6  ;  special 
duty,  New  York,  1887  ;  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  1887-8  ;  Chief  Engineer 
of  the  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1888-91;  Inspector  of  Machinery  of 
"  Monterey,"  December,  1891,  to  February,  1893;  "Monterey,"  Pacific 
Station,  February,  1893-5;  U.  S.  S.  "Olympia"  and  U.  S.  S.  "  Philadel 
phia,"  1895  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  March,  1896 ;  to  present  date,  May, 
1898. 

P.  A.  Rearick. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer, 
1860  ;  steamer  "  Crusader,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1861 ;  "  Housatonic," 
West  Gulf  Squadron,  1862,  and  South  Atlantic  Station,  1*63.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863 ;  "  Britannia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1864. 
Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1864  ;  iron-clad  "  Dictator,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1865  ;  special  duty,  Washington,  1866  ;  flag-ship  "  Pow- 
hatan,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1867-9  ;  "  Saco,"  European  Fleet,  1870-2  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1873  ;  "  Colorado,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1874  ;  "  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1875- 
6  ;  "  Essex,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1877,  and  South  Atlantic  Station,  1878- 
81  ;  R.  S.  "  Franklin,"  1881-2  ;  «  Juniata,"  Asiatic  Station,  1882-6  ;  charge 
of  stores,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1886-9;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1889- 
92  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery  of  the  "  Texas,"  August,  1892,  to  November, 
1893;  member  Steel  Inspection  Board,  November,  1893,  to  1894;  Navy 
Yard,  Norfolk,  June,  1894,  to  1895  ;  U.  S.  R.  S.  "  Franklin,"  March,  1895  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Indiana,"  November,  1895 ;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  Newport 
News,  May,  1896,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

A.  H.  Able. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  En 
gineer,  1861  ;  steamer  "  Water-Witch,"  S.  A.  Station,  1861 ;  gunboat  "  Tioga," 
West  India  Station,  1862-3.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1862  ; 
"Pensacola,"  W.  G.  S.,  1863-4.  Promoted  to  first  Assistant  Engineer, 
1864;  "Powhatan,"  N.  A.  Station,  1864-5 ;  special  duty  on  board  "Chat 
tanooga,"  1866  ;  "Plymouth,"  European  Station,  1868-70;  "Terror,"  iron 
clad,  N.  A.  Station,  1871 ;  Navy  Yard,  1872-4.  Promoted  to  Chief  En 
gineer,  1874  ;  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1875-8  ;  rendezvous  duty,  1879-81  ; 
Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1881-3;  "Shenandoah,"  Pacific  Station, 
1884_7  |  Inspector  of  Machinery,  new  cruisers,  Philadelphia,  1887-9  ;  "Balti 
more,"  special  service,  1890;  Inspector  Machinery  of  the  "Newark,"  1890, 
to  February,  1891  ;  "  Newark,"  special  service,  February,  1891,  to  August, 
1893  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  September,  1893-4  ;  Member  of  Naval 
Engineer  Examining  Board,  August,  1894  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island, 
January,  1895  ;  President  of  Engineer  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
July,  1897,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

Alfred  Adamson. — Born  in  New  York.  Entered  the  Navy  as  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  May  13,  1861.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer, 
December  17,  1862 ;  joined  the  "  Pawnee  "  about  June  5,  1861,  and  partici 
pated  in  numerous  actions  on  the  Potomac  River  during  the  summer  of  1861 ; 
also  at  the  capture  of  Hatteras  Inlet  and  Port  Royal,  besides  a  number  of 
engagements  at  Stono  Inlet,  South  Carolina,  and  other  places  on  the  coast, 
from  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  to  Fernandiua,  Florida  ;  was  engineer  in 
charge  of  the  ship  from  January  1,  1862,  until  ordered  to  the  "  Moutauk," 
in  August,  1864,  also  as  engineer  in  charge  ;  was  in  numerous  actions  in 
Charleston  harbor,  in  the  "  Montauk,"  brought  on  usually  by  the  attempt  of 
blockade-runners  to  enter  the  port ;  on  the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher  the 
"  Montauk  "  was  ordered  to  the  Cape  Fear  River,  and  assisted  in  the  capture 


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of  Fort  Strong  and  other  fortifications  on  that  river ;  on  the  capture  of  Wil 
mington,  the  "  Moutauk  "  was  ordered  to  Washington,  where  he  was  detached 
March  29,  1865.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  January  1,  1865; 
on  waiting  orders  until  September,  1865,  when  he  was  ordered  to  the  Euro 
pean  Squadron  in  the  "  Ticonderoga  ; "  returned  in  the  "  Franklin,"  Novem 
ber,  1*68;  waiting  orders  from  that  time  until  January  1,  1H69,  when  he 
ordered  to  the  Philadelphia  Navy  Yard  ;  detached,  February,  1871,  and  on 
waiting  orders  until  April,  1872,  when  ordered  to  the  Pacific  Squadron  in  the 
"  Tuscarora ;  '2  detached  on  arriving  at  San  Francisco,  in  September,  1873, 
and  ordered  to  the  "  Monocacy,"  in  the  Asiatic  Squadron  ;  ordered  home  in 
May,  1875,  and  on  waiting  orders  until  October  12,  of  the  same  year,  when 
he  was  ordered  to  duty  at  League  Island  ;  detached  from  League  Island, 
October  10,  1878.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  May  17, 1879  ;  "  Swatara," 
Asiatic  Station,  1879-82;  "Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-8;  receiving- 
ship  "  Wabash,"  1888-91  ;  "  Yorktown,"  Pacific  Station,  September,  1891, 
to  October,  1892  ;  "  Miantonornah,"  N.  A.  Station,  August,  1893,  to  1894; 
leave  of  absence,  November,  1894  ;  U-  S.  receiving-ship  "  Wabash,"  Febru 
ary,  1895-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  May,  1897,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

George  J.  Burnap. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed  Third  As 
sistant  Engineer  in  1861  ;  "  Roanoke,"  N.  A.  Station,  1861  ;  steam-gunboat 
"Cimerone,"  N.  A.  Station,  1861-3.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer, 
1863;  steam-gunboat  "  Aroostook,"  W.  G.  S.,  1863-4;  "Quaker  City,"  W. 
G.  S.,  1864-5.  Promoted  to  Find  Assistant  Engineer,  1865  ;  Naval  Acad 
emy,  1867-8;  "  Miantonomah  "  (iron-clad),  special  cruise,  1869-70 ;  iron 
clad  duty,  New  Orleans,  1871-2 ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1872-5 ; 
training-ship  "  Monongahela,"  1876-7;  special  duty,  Chester,  Pa.,  1877-9. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November  1,  1879  ;  "Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1879-83 ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1884-6  ;  "  Vandalia,"  Paci 
fic  Station,  1886-9  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1889-94  ;  U.  S. 
S.  "  Baltimore,"  July,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia,"  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  York," 
1897  ;  Cramp's  Ship  Yard,  November,  1897,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

Cipriano  Andrade. — Born  in  Tampico,  Mexico,  September  1,  1840. 
Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  18(51  ;  steam-sloop  "  Lan 
caster,"  the  flag-ship  of  the  Pacific  Squadron,  1861-2,  engaged  protecting 
Isthmus  of  Panama  and  cruising  for  rebel  commerce  destroyers.  Promoted 
to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  December  18, 1862  ;  steam-gunboat  "  Pontiac," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Station,  1863-5  ;  while  attached  to  the  Blockad 
ing  Squadron  participated  in  the  attack  on  Battery  Marshall,  at  Charleston, 
and  in  the  Broad  Kiver  campaign  at  Honey  Hill,  to  open  communication 
with  General  Sherman,  resulting  in  the  battles  at  Tulifiuny  cross-roads ;  on 
General  Sherman  leaving  Savannah,  with  much  difficulty,  the  "Pontiac" 
was  taken  up  the  Savannah  River  to  Sisters'  Ferry,  about  forty-five  miles 
above  the  city  and  guarded  the  pontoon  bridge  from  molestation  by  the 
rebels,  while  General  Slocum's  wing  passed  into  South  Carolina  ;  while  in  the 
Savannah  River  the  blockade-runner  "Amazon  "  was  captured,  which  after 
ward  became  a  serviceable  transport  for  the  Union  Army.  Promoted  to 
First  Assistant  Engineer,  January  30,  1865 ;  naval  title  changed  from  First 
Assistant  Engineer  to  Pasted  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24,  1874;  steam- 
sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Squadron,  August  28,  1865,  to  December  13, 
1867  ;  witnessed  bombardment  of  Valparaiso,  March  31,  1866,  and  attack 
on  Callao  by  the  Spanish  fleet  under  Admiral  Nunez,  May  2,  1866  ;  special 
duty  connected  with  contract  trials  of  machinery  of  the  "Ammonoosuc  "  and 
"  Neshaminy,"  March  5,  to  November  27, 1868  ;  monitor  "  Saugus"  (Centaur), 


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North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70 ;  League  Island,  on  duty  in  connection  with 
preservation  of  monitors,  September  1870,  to  August,  1872;  "Benicia," 
Pacific  Squadron,  September,  1872,  to  April,  1873  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
Cal.,  May,  1873,  to  September,  1874;  "  Tuscarora,"  North  Pacific  Squadron, 
October,  1874,  to  September,  1876;  engaged  in  running  aline  of  deep-sea 
soundings  from  San  Francisco  to  Honolulu,  and  from  Honolulu  to  Brisbane, 
Australia;  the  commanding  officer  (Commodore  J.  N.  Miller,  U.  S.  N.)  in 
formed  the  Department,  under  date  of  August  8,  1876,  "  that  it  was  greatly 
owing  to  the  care  and  attention  of  Passed  Assistant  Engineer  Cipriano 
Andrade  that  enabled  him  to  complete  the  line  of  soundings  from  Honolulu 
to  Australia,  with  boilers  and  engines  which  were  not  in  go/)d  condition,  and 
by  an  unusually  economical  use  of  coal  in  making  long  passages  under  steam, 
being  prompt  in  expedients  to  overcome  difficulties,  aod  repairs  were  quickly 
and  economically  made."  Served  as  President  of  a  Court  of  Inquiry  con 
vened  at  Apia,  Island  of  Upola,  Samoa,  to  investigate  certain  claims  pending 
between  American  citizens  and  native  Samoans  ;  special  duty,  U-  S.  S.  "  Tren 
ton,"  November,  1876,  to  February,  1877  ;  special  duty  at  Providence,  R.  I., 
March,  1877,  to  May,  1878 ;  experimental  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
June  to  August,  1878 ;  Senior  Assistant  Engineer,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
September,  1878,  to  December,  1879;  U.  S.  S.  "Benicia,"  to  the  Asiatic 
Station,  January  to  July,  1880;  U.  S.  S.  "Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  August, 
1880,  to  November,  1881.  Promoted  to  Chief ^  Engineer,  September  11, 
1881  ;  special  duty,  Inspector  of  coal,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1882,  to  February, 
1884;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  N.  A.  Station,  March,  1884,  to  October  6,  1885  ; 
U.S.  S  "Swatara,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  October  7,  1885,  to  October, 
1886;  Superintendent  Engineer  "  Yorktown,"  and  "  Vesuvius  "  building  at 
Cramps'  ship-yard,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1887  to  May,  1889;  during  this  duty 
served  on  various  Boards,  including  dock  trials  of  the  "  Terror  "  and  "Amphi- 
trite ;  "  U.  S.  S.  "  Yorktown,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  April,  1889,  to  Sep 
tember,  1891  ;  while  in  charge  of  the  machinery  of  the  "Yorktown  "  on  the 
measured  mile  trials  at  Newport,  R.  I ,  exceeded  the  contractors'  record  of 
the  official  acceptance  trial  by  262.75  I.  H.  P. ;  as  the  premium  offered  was 
$100  per  unit  in  excess  the  Government  was  $26,175  in  pocket.  The  con 
tractors  earned  $39,825,  but  the  trials  at  Newport  under  Government  super 
vision  demonstrated  that  $66,000  could  have  been  earned.  Superintendent 
Inspecting  Engineer  "  Columbia,"  building  at  Cramps'  ship-yard,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.,  September  25,  1891,  to  April  8,  1894;  in  connection  with  this 
duty  inspected  tubes  for  other  ships  building  and  was  member  of  various 
Boards.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer  with  relative  rank  of  Commander, 
September  12,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "Columbia,"  N.  A.  Station,  April  9,  1894,  to 
January  19,  1895  ;  reported  January  19,  1895,  on  board  the  flag-ship  "  New 
York,"  as  Engineer-of-the-Fleet,  North  Atlantic  Station  ;  serving  on  the  Gen 
eral  Staff  of  Admirals  Mead  and  Bunce,  U.  S.  N.,  until  his  detachment  April 
14,  1897  ;  during  this  duty  was  on  several  Boards  and  Courts  of  Inquiry, 
besides  having  the  honor  of  assisting  in  conducting  and  explaining  the  details 
of  the  machinery  to  Emperor  William  and  Prince  Henry  of  Germany,  while 
the  "  New  York"  was  officiating  at  the  Kiel  celebration  of  the  opening  of  the 
North  Sea  Canal ;  selected,  by  permission  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  as 
the  Representative  Engineer  of  the  Wm.  Cramp  &  Sons'  Ship  and  Engine 
Building  Works  on  the  final  acceptance  Government  trial  of  the  "Minne 
apolis  ; "  Naval  Engineers'  Examining  Board,  May  28,  1897,  to  date  Com 
panion  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States  ; 
member  American  Society  of  Naval  Engineers  ;  charter  member  Society  of 

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306        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

Naval  Architects  and  Marine  Engineers.     Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer  with 
relative  rank  of  Captain,  February  7,  1898. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    COMMANDER. 

John  Lowe. — Born  in  Liverpool,  England,  December  11,  1838.  En 
rolled  in  Second  Ohio  Regiment,  United  States  Volunteers,  April  17  to  July 
31,  1861  Wounded  at  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run.  Appointed  Third  As 
sistant  Engineer,  August  12,  1861,  through  the  influence  of  the  Hon.  S.  S. 
Cox;  gunboat  ''Huron,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  October, 
1861,  to  December,  1866 ;  gunboat  "  Shawmut,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  October,  1861,  to  December,  1866  ;  and  iron-clad  duty,  torpedo- 
boat  "  Picket,"  scout,  and  such  semi-detached  duty,  October,  1861,  to  Decem 
ber,  1866.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  April  21, 1863  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Madawaska,"  December  22,  1866,  to  February  1,  1867;  special  duty  on 
board  "  Richmond  "  and  "  Maumee,"  February  14,  1867,  to  December  19, 
1867  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  December  19,  1867,  to  November  24,  1868  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Tallapoosa,"  November  24,  1868,  to  February  10,  1870;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Palos,"  February  10,  1870,  to  October  21, 1872.  Promoted  to  First  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  July  25,  1866;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  March  15,  1873,  to 
November  11,  1873;  monitor  "Manhattan,"  November  11,  1873,  to  Febru 
ary  11,  1874;  torpedo-boat  "Intrepid,"  February  10,  1874,  to  July  5,  1876; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Despatch,"  special  service  in  Europe,  November  22,  1876,  to  July 
2,  1879  ;  monitor  "  Passaic,"  December  31,  1879,  to  October  22, 1880  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  October  22,  1880,  to  October  27,  1883.  Promoted  to 
Chief  Engineer,  June  16,  1883  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  October  27,  1883,  to 
February  27,  1884 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Bear,"  Greely  Relief  Expedition,  February 
27  to  November  17,  1884;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  January  13,  1885,  to 
December  7,  1885;  U.  S.  S.  "  Dolphin,"  December  7,1885,  to  February 
8,  1887  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Thetis,"  January  7,  1887,  to  January  10,  1889  ;  special 
duty  at  Chicago,  111.,  May  1,  1889,  to  October  21,  1889 ;  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  December  27,  1889,  to  January,  1892  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery  of  the 
"New  York,"  January  12,  1892,  to  August  1,  1893;  "New  York,"  S.  A. 
Station,  August,  1893,  to  January  15,  1895 ;  removal  of  the  Monitor  Fleet 
from  Richmond,  Va.,  and  upon  the  General  Standardization  Board,  until 
January  10,  1896 ;  Fleet  Engineer  Pacific  Station,  January  10,  1896,  to 
December  18,  1897  ;  Naval  Inspector  at  the  Continental  Iron  Works,  Brook 
lyn,  February  5, 1898,  to  date. 

Lewis  Wood  Robinson. — Born  near  Haddonfield,  New  Jersey,  March 
7,  1840.  Entered  the  Navy  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  September  21, 1861 
(from  the  profession  of  Civil  Engineering),  and  was  ordered  to  the  "  Kenne- 
bec,"  October,  27,  1861,  which  vessel  soon  after  joined  the  West  Gulf  Block 
ading  Squadron,  under  Commander  Farragut ;  participated  in  the  capture  of 
Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  and  the  city  of  New  Orleans,  in  April,  1862, 
and  other  minor  engagements  in  the  Mississippi  River,  including  the  attack 
on  Vicksburg,  by  Farragut's  Fleet,  June  28,  of  the  same  year,  resulting  in 
forming  a  junction  with  the  upper  fleet ;  left  the  Mississippi  in  August,  1862, 
and  after  a  short  cruise  down  the  coast  of  Texas,  engaging  on  the  way  the 
batteries  at  Valasco,  returned,  joined  the  Blockading  Fleet  off  Mobile,  and 
participated  in  the  capture  of  the  schooners  "Juniper,"  "Sea  Lion,"  "Hun 
ter,"  "Marshall  J.  Smith,"  and  "John  Scott,"  and  steamers  "Eugenia," 
"  William  Bagaly,"  and  "  Gray  Jacket."  Promoted  to  the  grade  of  /Second 
Assistant  Engineer  (rank  of  Master),  July  30,  1863 ;  was  Chief  Engineer  of 
the  "Kennebec,"  from  July,  1864,  to  June  9,  1865,  during  which  time  par- 


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ticipated  in  the  engagement  with  Forts  Morgan  and  Gaines,  entering  Mobile 
Bay  with  Farragut's  fleet,  August  5, 1864 ;  was  present  at  the  second  surren 
der  of  Galveston,  Texas;  was  detached  from  the  "  Kennebec,"  June  9,  1865, 
and  ordered  to  the  "  R.  S.  Cuyler,"  for  passage  North  ;  from  November, 
1865,  to  December,  1869,  was  attached  to  the  "  Shamokin  "  on  the  east  coast 
of  South  America.  Promoted  to  the  grade  of  First  Assistant  Engineer  (rank 
of  Lieutenant),  October  11, 1866  (title  changed  to  Passed  Assistant  Engineer, 
February  24,  1874) ;  after  two  years'  duty  at  the  Philadelphia  Navy  Yard, 
made  another  cruise  to  the  S.  A.  Station,  from  January,  1871,  to  February, 
1874,  on  the  <;  Ticonderoga; "  was  then  placed  on  special  duty  until  August 
1,  1875,  when,  obtaining  leave  of  absence,  occupied  the  position  of  General 
Superintendent  of  the  Bureau  of  Machinery,  U.  S.  Centennial  Exhibition, 
under  Chief  Engineer  John  S.  Albert,  U.  8.  N.,  Chief  of  Bureau,  which 
position  he  held  until  January  1,  1877,  when  he  was  ordered  to  duty  at  the 
Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Maryland,  as  Senior  Instructor  in  the  Depart 
ment  of  Steam-Engineering  ;  detached  from  the  Naval  Academy  in  June, 
18bO,  and  ordered,  August  24, 1880,  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Minnesota,"  flag-ship  of 
the  Training-Fleet;  detached  from  the  "Minnesota,"  in  August,  1882,  and 
ordered  to  the  U.  S  S.  "  Tennessee,"  flag-ship  of  the  Home  and  North  Atlan 
tic  Fleet ;  detached  from  the  "Tennessee  "  in  August,  1883,  and  promoted  to 
Chief  Engineer  (rank  of  Lieutenant- Commander),  from  August  19, 1883  ;  or 
dered  to  special  duty  at  the  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in 
November,  1883,  in  connection  with  the  fitting  out  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Ossipee;  " 
ordered  to  the  "  Ossipee,"  January,  1884  ;  made  a  cruise  on  the  Asiatic  Sta 
tion  ;  detached  from  the  "  Ossipee  ;  "  at  the  Norfolk  (Va.)  Navy  Yard,  March 
12,  1887,  and  in  April  was  ordered  as  member  of  the  Naval  Examining 
Board,  P.  O.  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pa., and  served  until  September,  1891, 
when  he  was  detached  and  accepted  the  position  of  Chief  of  Department  of 
Machinery,  World's  Columbian  Exposition  ;  on  the  completion  of  services  in 
connection  with  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  at  Chicago,  in  March, 
1894,  he  was  ordered  to  report  April  1,  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  as  Chief  Engineer 
of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Atlanta ; "  detailed  from  the  "  Atlanta,"  October  25,  1894, 
and  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Newark,"  flag-ship  of  the  South  Atlantic 
Station,  and  on  the  arrival  of  Rear- Admiral  Charles  S.  Norton,  he  was  placed 
on  the  staff  of  the  Admiral  as  Engineer  of  the  Fleet  by  orders  dated  Feb 
ruary  11,  1895.  Promoted  to  the  grade  of  Commander,  March  21,  1895. 
Detached  from  the  "  Indiana,"  on  the  completion  of  a  three  years' cruise, 
April  2,  1897,  and  granted  leave  of  absence;  ordered  to  the  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May  1,  1897,  as  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Yard,  which  is  his  present  duty. 

Wm.  H.  Harris. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  in  1861 ;  steam-gunboat  "Sagamore,"  East  Gulf  Squadron,  1861- 
3.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ;  steam  frigate  "  Niagara," 
special  service,  1863-5  ;  Naval  Academy,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  First  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1866 ;  "  Piscataqua,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1867-70  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  1871-2  ;  "  Despatch,"  special  service,  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873- 
6  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1878-9  ;  special  duty,  1879-80 ;  "  Galena,"  European 
Station,  1881-3;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1884-9.  Promoted  to  Chief 
Engineer,  December  27,  1883;  steamer  "Atlanta,"  Squadron  of  Evolution, 
1889-91;  receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  November,  1891,  to  September,  1892 ; 
Naval  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  September,  1892,  to  June,  1893 ; 
receiving-ship  "Wabash,"  June,  1893,  to  1895;  "Columbia,"  January,  1895 
-97  ;  San  Francisco,  July,  1897-98  ;  Iron  Works,  Bath,  Me.,  March,  1898, 
to  present  date,  May,  1898. 


808        RECORDS  OF  LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

Charles  J.  MacConnell.  Born  in  Pennsylvania,  December  14,  1837. 
Served  an  apprenticeship  as  a  mechanical  engineer,  studied  and  practised 
civil  engineering,  graduate  of  State  Normal  School  at  Trenton,  New  Jersey. 
Was  a  member  of  Company  A,  National  Guard  of  that  State.  In  1861 
volunteered  for  three  months,  was  detailed  for  special  service  at  the  Arsenal 
at  Trenton  during  most  of  the  time.  Was  appointed  Third  Assistant  En 
gineer  in  regular  service  on  the  29th  of  October,  1861,  ordered  to  gunboat 
"Kineo"  on  November  2,  1861;  joined  the  fleet  of  Admiral  Farragut  in 
Gulf  of  Mexico  in  February,  1862,  participated  in  the  fighting  which  occurred 
between  the  Passes  and  Fort  Jackson,  was  present  during  the  battle  at  this 
place  and  its  capture,  and  the  capture  of  New  Orleans ;  was  actively  engaged 
in  all  the  various  battles  in  the  Mississippi  at  Donaldson ville,  Plaquemine, 
Baton  Rouge,  Port  Hudson,  and  Vicksburg,  the  destruction  of  the  ram 
"  Arkansas "  and  various  skirmishes  up  and  down  the  Mississippi  and  the 
Texan  coast;  detached  from  "Kineo"  at  Baltimore,  October  31,  1863. 
Promoted  to  grade  of  Second  Assistant  Engineer  in  September,  1863  ;  ordered 
to  "Pontusuc,"  March  31,  1864;  was  detached  from  this  ship  and  reported 
for  duty  on  board  the  "  Mattabesett,"  on  blockade  duty,  and  in  the  Sounds  of 
North  Carolina  ;  fought .  the  ram  "Albemarle"  off  Edenton,  N.  C.  and  did 
guard  duty  at  Plymouth  in  the  Roanoke  River  ;  remained  on  this  ship  until 
after  the  surrender  of  General  Johnson  at  Goldsboro ;  was  then  ordered  to 
New  York  and  detached  on  May  31,  1865  ;  after  a  short  leave  was  ordered 
to  duty  at  League  Island,  assisted  in  establishing  the  Navy  Yard  at  that 
place  ;  was  detached  from  this  duty  and  ordered  to  the  "  Lackawanna," 
April  27,  1866,  made  a  cruise  on  her  in  the  Pacific ;  was  promoted  to  First 
Assistant  Engineer  in  October,  1866  ;  returned  from  Pacific  and  ordered  to 
Boston  Navy  Yard  in  April,  1869 ;  December  27,  1870,  ordered  to  "Tennes 
see  ;  "  from  January  9,  1872,  to  October  8,  1872,  on  duty  on  ironclad 
"  Canonicus ; "  on  November  4,  1872,  joined  the  "  Pensacola,"  flagship,  in 
South  Pacific  at  Valparaiso,  detached  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard  on  October 
12,  1874,  and  ordered  to  this  Yard  ;  served  here  until  April,  1876  ;  waiting 
orders  until  August  11,  1877,  when  was  ordered  to  New  York  to  serve  on  the 
"  Monongahela ; "  cruised  in  the  East  Indies,  went  around  the  world  in  this 
ship,  and  was  detached  in  California  and  ordered  East  to  duty  in  New  York 
Navy  Yard  in  December,  1879  ;  July,  1882,  ordered  to  ironclad  "  Nantucket," 
served  in  her  six  months,  was  then  attached  to  the  "Swatara"  in  January, 
1883,  cruising  in  West  Indies  and  Home  Squadron  ;  detached  in  August, 
1885.  Commissioned  as  Chief  Engineer,  December  5,  1885,  and  ordered  to 
"  Vermont,"  receiving-ship,  at  New  York.  Detached  March  9,  1888,  and 
went  on  leave,  March,  1889,  ordered  to  "  Mohican,"  joined  her  at  Panama, 
cruised  in  the  Pacific  and  Behring  Sea  ;  detached  at  Port  Townsend  in  April, 
1892;  August,  1892,  ordered  to  training-ship  "Richmond,"  Newport,  R.  L, 
and  to  additional  duty  in  charge  of  Station  at  Coaster's  Harbor  Island  ; 
February,  1893,  transferred  to  "  Minnesota  "  at  New  York  ;  July  8,  1895, 
detached  from  "Minnesota,"  and  ordered  to  San  Francisco  to  "Olympia," 
flagship  of  Asiatic  Fleet;  cruised  to  Yokohama,  Japan,  and  was  then  trans 
ferred  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Charleston  "  at  Nagasaki ;  this  ship  was  disabled  by  broken 
pistons.  Promoted  to  grade  of  Commander,  June  5, 1896  ;  fitted  up  "  Charles 
ton,"  made  a  short  cruise  to  China  and  Corea,  after  which  returned  to  Naga 
saki,  docked  ship,  and  sailed  for  San  Francisco,  where  ship  went  out  of  com 
mission  July  27 ;  same  day  received  orders  to  join  the  "  Lancaster  "  (flagship) 
at  Montevideo,  Uraguay,  South  America,  via  New  York  and  Rio  Janeiro ; 
brought  the  "  Lancaster  "  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  was  detached  No- 


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vember  20,  1897,  and  ordered  to  the  flagship  "  New  York  "  as  fleet  engineer 
of  North  Atlantic  Station,  where  he  is  at  present  on  duty. 

George  W.  Stivers. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  1861;  steam-sloop  "  Oneida,"  W.  G.  S.,  1861-3.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ;  steamer  "  Union,"  E.  G.  S.,  1864-5  ;  spec 
ial  duty.  New  York',  1865-6.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1866  ; 
"Franklin,"  European  Station,  1867-9;  "Dictator,"  iron-clad,  N.  A.  Sta 
tion,  1869-70 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1871-4 ;  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Fleet, 
1875-7  ;  torpedo-boat  "  Intrepid,"  1877-9  ;  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station, 
1879-82  ;  special  duty,  1883-4 ;  special  duty,  Experimental  Board,  1884-6. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  December  18,  1888  ;  "Esspx,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1886-9;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1889-93;  "Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station, 
May,  1893;  U.  S  S  "Concord,"  May,  1893-96;  leave  of  absence,  June, 
1896 ;  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  July,  1896  ;  IT-  S.  receiving-ship 
"Vermont,"  Apri  ,  1897,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

James  Entwistle. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  1861  ;  steam-gunboat  "Aroostook,"  N.  A.  and  W.  G.  Squadrons, 
1861-5.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ;  "  Mohongo,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1865-7.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1866 ;  "  Wam- 
panoag"  (second-rate),  1867-8;  "Michigan,"  1869-70;  "  Canonicus  "  (iron 
clad),  N.  A  S.,  1871-2  ;  "  Powhatan,"  N.  A.  S.,  1873  ;  "  Franklin,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1873-6 ;  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  1877-8  ;  special  duty, 
New  York,  1877-8;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1878-80;  "Ashuelot,"  Asi 
atic  Station,  1881-3  ;  special  duty,  Morgan  Iron  Works,  1885-7  Promoted 
to  Chief  Engineer,  July  1,  1887;  "Enterprise,"  European  Squadron,  1887- 
90  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery  of  Gunboats  Nos.  5  and  6,  June,  1890,  to  1895  ; 
"  Boston,"  Dec.,  1895-7  ;  "  Olympia,"  July,  1897,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

Ralph  Aston. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  1861  ;  steam-gunboat  "  Cayuga,"  W.  G.  Station,  18(51-5  ;  at  the  capture 
of  New  Orleans  the  i(  Cayuga,"  was  the  first  vessel  to  pass  the  lower  forts  ; 
she  took  part  in  many  minor  affairs  on  the  Mississippi  River,  at  the  defences 
of  Mobile,  and  on  the  coast  of  Texas.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  1863  ;  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1866  ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1867-9.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  October,  1869  ;  "  Terror" 
(iron-clad-,  N.  A.  Station,  1870-1  ;  "Omaha,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1872-3;  Naval 
Rendezvous,  New  York,  1875-6 ;  experimental  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1877-9  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler,"  1880-3  ;  inspection  duty, 
1883-5;  "Pensacola"  and  "  Kearsarge,"  European  Station,  1885-6  ;  "  Os- 
sipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1886-7.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  July  28,  1888  ; 
special  duty,  1888-90;  "  Bennington,"  S.  A.  Station,  June,  1891,  to  1894; 
Continental  Iron  Works,  November,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Cincinnati,"  February, 
1898,  to  present  date,  May,  1898 

James  H.  Chasmar. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  1862;  gunboat  "Paul  Jones,"  S.  A.  Station,  1862  to  1864.  Pro- 
moteed  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863;  "Muscoota,"  Gulf  Squadron,  1865 
to  1866.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1866;  "  Suwanee,"  N.  P. 
Station,  1867-70;  iron-clad  duty,  Key  West,  1870-71,  "  Mahopac,"  iron 
clad,  N.  A.  Station,  1872-3;  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1874-8  ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  1878-81;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1881-84; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York.  1884-9  ;  promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  January  27, 
1889;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  1889-94;  "Cincinnati,"  N.  A.  Station  and 
European  Station,  1894  to  1897  ;  « Wabash,"  1897  to  1898;  "Vulcan," 
repair  ship,  1898. 


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William  A.  "Windsor. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  1862  ;  "  Miami,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1862-4  ;  New  York  Navy 
Yard,  1864.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1864  ;  "  Nyack,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1864-5;  Rhode  Island,  North  Atlantic  Station,  1865-6 ; 
League  Island  Navy  Yard,  1867  ;  "  Franklin,"  European  Squadron,  1867- 
8  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  European  Squadron,  1868-9.  Promoted  to  First  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1868  ;  iron-clad  "  Dictator,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70  ; 
waiting  orders,  1871  ;  sick  leave,  1872-3  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Hartford  "  and  "  Mon- 
ocacy,"  Asiatic. Station,"  1873-4  ;  sick  leave,  1874  ;  torpedo-boats  "Intrepid  " 
and  "  Alarm,"  1874-6  ;  "  Ranger,"  1876-7  ;  iron-clad  duty  up  James  River, 
Va.,  1877-8;  ''Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1878-9;  "  Kearsarge," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-80 ;  Naval  Academy,  1880-3 ;  "  Tennessee," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-6 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1887-9.  Promoted 
to  Chief  Engineer,  June  17,  1889  ;  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  North  Atlan 
tic  Station,  1889-91;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  1892-94;  U.  S.  S.  "Min 
neapolis,"  June,  1894;  "  San  Francisco,"  July,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Minne 
apolis,"  July,  1897-98  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  February,  1898,  to  present 
date,  May,  1898. 

H.  Schuyler  Ross. — Born  in  the  city  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Appointed 
Third  Assistant  Engineer  in  November,  1862  ;  served  in  West  Indian  Flying 
Squadron,  U.  S.  S.  "  Tioga  ;  "  sent  home  as  one  of  the  prize  crew  of  cap 
tured  blockade-runner  "  Granite  State,"  1863  ;  special  experimental  duty  at 
New  York  Navy  Yard,  1863  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Mendota,"  James  River  Flotilla, 
1864-5,  in  action  with  forts  above  "  Hewlett's ; "  took  charge  of  captured 
torpedo-boat  and  delivered  her  to  Commodore  Radford  at  City  Point,  return 
ing  with  crew  to  ship  at  Dutch  Gap ;  several  actions  with  shore  batteries. 
Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  March,  1864;  "  Tullahoma,"  and 
special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1865-6  ;  U.  S  S.  "  Peoria,"  West  India 
Station,  1867  ;  "  Penobscot,"  West  Indies,  1867-9 ;  iron-clad  "  Terror," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1869-70.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer, 
1868;  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  European  Station,  1872-4;  Naval  Station,  New 
London,  1874-5;  iron-clad  "  Wyandotte,"  1875;  "  Vandalia,"  European 
Station,  1875-7;  Coast  Survey,  "  Gedney,"  1878-9;  Michigan  Lakes, 
1880-1 ;  "Alert  "  and  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6  ;  special  duty, 
Board  Merchant- Vessel  Inspection,  1887-9 ;  Cramp's  ship-yard,  "  Balti 
more,"  1889.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1890;  "  Essex,"  S.  A.  Station, 
April,  1890,  to  August,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August,  1893,  to 
1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Massachusetts,"  June,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "San  Francisco," 
February,  1898,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

Charles  R.  Roelker. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  1862  ;  "Sonoma,"  N.  A.  S.,  1863-5.  Promoted  to  Second 
Assistant  Engineer,  1864  ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1865-70.  Pro 
moted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1868;  "  Tallapoosa,"  special  service, 
1871-2;  "Shenandoah,"  European  Squadron,  1872-3;  "  Congress,"  European 
Station,  1873-6 ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1876-7;  Advisory  Board, 
1882-6;  Fish  Commission  steamer  "Albatross,"  1887-91  ;  special  duty  in 
connection  with  "  Raleigh,"  July,  1891-7.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer, 
November,  1890;  member  Board  Inspection  and  Survey,  April,  1897,  to 
present  date,  May,  1898. 

John  D.  Ford. — Born  in  Maryland.  Entered  the  Maryland  Institute 
School  of  Design,  class  of  1857  ;  graduated,  June,  1861,  receiving  the  first 
Peabody  prize.  Entered  the  United  States  Navy  as  a  Third  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  July  30,  1862;  took  passage  on  the  naval  transport  "Rhode  Island," 


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and  joined  the  West  Gulf  Squadron,  October  11,  being  assigned  to  duty  on 
board  the  "  Richmond ; "  in  February,  1863,  took  part  in  the  recapture  of 
Baton  Rouge,  La.,  and  the  passage  of  Port  Hudson  batteries  in  March  ; 
June,  1863,  was  detailed  for  duty  with  the  left  wing  of  the  army  at  the 
siege  of  Port  Hudson  ;  after  the  surrender,  was  engaged  on  blockade  duty 
off  the  entrance  to  Mobile  Bay.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer, 
February  16,  1864  ;  June  7, 1864,  was  ordered  in  charge  of  the  prize-steamer 
"  Donegal "  to  Philadelphia ;  rejoined  the  "  Richmond,"  off  Mobile  Bay, 
June  30 ;  August  5,  1864,  passed  the  forts  at  the  entrance  to  Mobile  Bay  ; 
after  the  engagement,  was  detailed  as  one  of  the  prize-crew  for  the  ram 
"  Tennessee ;"  August  11,  detached  from  the  "  Tennessee  f  and  ordered  in 
charge  of  the  machinery  of  the  prize-steamer  "Selma,"  on  duty  at  the 
obstructions  below  the  city  of  Mobile ;  February  5,  1865,  detached  from  the 
"  Selma,"  and  order  to  the  "Arizona,"  which  vessel  was  destroyed  by  fire  off 
Poverty  Point,  on  the  Mississippi  River,  February  27, 1865,  when  officers  and 
crew  had  to  take  to  the  water  to  save  their  lives ;  March  9,  1865,  ordered  to 
the  flag-ship  "  Estrella,"  fitting  out  at  New  Orleans;  afterwards  on  duty  in 
Mobile  Bay ;  July  1, 1865,  detached  from  the  "  Estrella,"  and  ordered  to  the 
"Sebago  ; "  returned  to  New  York,  and  was  detached,  July  25,  1865 ;  Octo 
ber  25,  1865,  ordered  to  the  "  Pensacola,"  at  Baltimore,  for  experimental 
duty  ;  March  30,  1866,  detached  ;  July  10,  1866,  ordered  to  the  "  Guerriere," 
at  Boston,  on  experimental  duty ;  detached,  October  2,  1866,  and  ordered  to 
the  "Sacramento;"  sailed  down  the  West  Coast  of  Africa,  up  the  Indian 
Ocean,  and  Avas  wrecked  on  the  Coramandel  coast  of  India,  June,  1867 ; 
returned  to  the  United  States  in  the  British  bark  "General  Caulfield;" 
detached,  November  19,  1867  ;  February  4,  1868,  ordered  to  the  Navy 
Yard,  Norfolk  ;  assigned  to  duty  in  charge  of  machinery  afloat.  Promoted 
to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  June  6,  1868;  December  11,  1868,  detached 
from  the  Navy  Yard,  and  ordered  to  take  passage  to  Europe  in  the  "  Frank 
lin,"  for  duty  on  board  the  "  Swatara  ;  "  assigned  to  duty  on  the  "  Franklin," 
on  the  passage  over;  June  1,  1869,  returned  to  the  United  States  in  the 
"Swatara,"  was  detached,  and  granted  leave  of  absence;  October  8,  1869, 
ordered  to  the  "Miantonomah ; "  took  part  in  the  reception  of  H.  B.  M.  S. 
"  Monarch,"  at  Portland,  Me.,  July  20, 1871 ;  detached  ;  September  5, 1871, 
ordered  as  Assistant  to  the  Chief  Engineer,  at  the  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk ; 
September  20, 1872,  detached  and  ordered  to  the  "  Hartford  ;  "  made  a  cruise 
on  the  Asiatic  Station;  October  23,  1875,  detached;  January  17,  187(5, 
ordered  to  the  Naval  Examining  Board,  Washington  City;  March  1,  1878, 
detached  and  ordered  to  duty  in  the  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering ;  Novem 
ber  24,  1879,  detached  and  ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "Tennessee;"  made  a 
cruise  on  the  North  Atlantic  Station ;  April  23,  1883,  detached  ;  May  17, 
1883,  ordered  to  duty  in  the  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering ;  March  13, 1884, 
detached  and  ordered  to  start  the  Baltimore  Manual  Training-School ;  July, 
1890,  was  ordered  to  duty  in  connection  with  the  contract  trial  of  the  U.  S. 
S.  "San  Francisco;"  October,  1890,  ordered  to  the  "Alert,"  cruised  in 
Behring  Sea  and  the  Asiatic  Station ;  October,  1893,  detached  and  granted 
leave  of  absence.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November,  1890  ;  Mary 
land  Agricultural  College,  February,  1894-6;  U.  S.  S.  "Brooklyn,"  Decem 
ber,  1896-8  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Baltimore,"  February,  1898,  to  present  date,  May, 
1898. 

John  L.  Hannum. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  April  21,  1863;  "Pawnee,"  S.  A.  S.,  1863-5.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1864;  "Guerriere,"  S.  A.  S.,  1867-9  ;  "Terror" 


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(iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1869-71.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer, 
1872  ;  "  Worcester,"  N.  A  Station,  1873-5  ;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  1877  ; 
"  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1879-81  ;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  1881-2  ; 
"Nipsic,"  S.  A.  Station,  1883-4;  "Pinta,"  special  duty,  1884-6;  Navy 
Yard,  Norfolk,  1886-9  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1889-92  ;  receiving- 
ship  "  Vermont,"  July,  1892,  to  1895.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  May, 
1891;  U.  S.  S.  "  Amphitrite,"  July,  1895;  U.  S.  S.  "Indiana,"  1897; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Minneapolis,"  February,  1898  ;  U.  S.*S.  "  Brooklyn,"  March,  1898, 
to  present  dafe,  May,  1898. 

Albert  C.  Engard. — Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  March  17, 
1863  ;  May  26,  1863,  ordered  to  the  monitor  "Nahant,"  in  the  Edisto  River, 
South  Carolina  ;  June  6,  1863,  ordered  to  the  "  Powhatan,"  on  blockade 
duty  off  Charleston,  South  Carolina  ;  afterwards  in  the  West  Indies,  as  flag 
ship  of  Admiral  Lardner;  thence  to  Hampton  Roads,  to  join  Admiral  Por 
ter's  fleet  for  the  attack  on  Fort  Fisher ;  remained  on  board  the  "jPow- 
hatan  "  until  after  the  surrender  of  the  fort ;  November  25,  1865,  ordered 
to  the  "  Sagamore,"  Tampa  Bay,  Florida.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant 
Engineer,  1866;  ordered  to  the  "  Saco,"  June,  1866;  January  12,  1867, 
ordered  to  the  "  Marblehead,"  at  Washington  ;  cruised  in  the  West  Indies ; 
December  5,  1867,  ordered  to  the  "  Penobscot,"  at  Washington  ;  cruised  in 
the  West  Indies;  July  12,  1869,  ordered  to  the  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk  ;  July 
12,  1872,  ordered  to  the  monitor  "Canonicus,"  at  Norfolk;  November  8, 
1872,  transferred  to  the  monitor  "  Saugus,"  at  Philadelphia.  Promoted  to 
First  Assistant  Engineer,  1873  ;  May  29,  1873,  ordered  to  the  "  Benicia,"  at 
Panama ;  November  16,  1875,  was  ordered  to  the  Naval  Rendezvous,  at 
Philadelphia;  December  14,  1876,  was  ordered  to  the  receiving-ship  "St. 
Louis;"  March  1,  1879,  was  ordered  to  the  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station; 
November  19,  1879,  was  ordered  to  the  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station;  May 
25,  1881,  ordered  to  the  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station;  September  28,  1882, 
ordered  to  the  Naval  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia  ;  April  15,  1884,  ordered  to 
the  Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn,  New  York;  June  16,  1884,  ordered  to  Chester, 
Pennsylvania,  on  inspection  duty  in  connection  with  the  machinery  of  the 
monitor  "Puritan;"  April  22,  i  885,  ordered  to  the  "  Shenandoah,"  South 
Pacific  Station;  October  12,  1886,  ordered  to  the  "  Ranger,"  on  surveying 
duty  on  the  coast  of  Lower  California;  August  13,  1888,  ordered  to  the 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania;  October  18,  1888, 
ordered  to  the  Ship  and  Engine-Building  Works  of  William  Cramp  & 
Sons,  on  inspection  duty  in  connection  with  the  machinery  of  the  cruiser 
"  Newark,"  and  remained  until  October,  1891  ;  "Mohican,"  Pacific  Station, 
April,  1892-5.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  May,  1891  ;  leave  of  absence, 
April,  1895;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Richmond,"  August,  1895-8;  Columbian 
Iron  Works,  February,  1898;  U.  S.  S.  "Philadelphia,"  April,  1898,  to 
present  date,  May,  1898. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER. 

John  A.  B.  Smith. — Entered  the  service  from  civil  life  on  the  21st  of 
April,  1863,  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer;  was  ordered  to  the  LT.  S.  S. 
"  Housatonic,"  off  Charleston,  S.  C.,  in  June,  and  served  on  that  vessel  until 
she  was  blown  up  by  a  torpedo  on  the  night  of  February  17,  1864 ;  was  res 
cued  by  boat  from  "  Canandaigua;  "  on  account  of  the  crowded  condition  of 
that  vessel  was  sent  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Wabash ;  "  served  on  that  vessel  until 
May  ;  after  going  North  for  a  new  outfit,  was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Paul 
Jones  ;  "  served  on  that  vessel  in  Stono  Inlet  and  Ossibau  Sound  after  the 


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"  Water- Witch  "  was  captured  ;  came  North  in  "  Paul  Jones  ;  "  in  August, 
1864  was  ordered  to  U.  S.  J3.  "  Mohongo,"  building  at  Jersey  City.  Pro 
moted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  September  28,  1864;  made  the  trip 
from  New  York  to  San  Francisco  in  "  Mohongo,"  and  was  detached  on  the 
7th  of  August,  1867;  served  on  the  trials  of  the  "  Contoocook,"  "  Moshu- 
lan,"  "  Pushmataha  "  and  "  Miantonomah,"  in  latter  part  of  1867-8  ;  joined 
U.  S.  S.  "  Saco,"  at  Aspinwall,  in  September,  1868,  and,  on  that  vessel  going 
out  of  commission,  was  ordered  to  U.  S  S.  "  Seminole,"  sent  out  to  capture 
the  pirate  steamer  "  Telegraph,"  supposed  to  be  at  Samana  Bay  ;  served 
on  "  Seminole  "  until  December,  1869  ;  ordered  as  Chief  Engineer  of  "  May 
flower,"  in  August,  1870,  and  went  in  that  vessel  to  Mexico,  in  connection 
with  the  Shufeldt  expedition  to  survey  for  canal  (Tehuantepec  Canal) ; 
returned  in  1871,  and  was  detached  in  May;  ordered  to  League  Island 
Station,  and  served  until  1873;  was  ordered  to  "Saugus"  in  July,  1883; 
was  chief  of  that  vessel  during  the  "  Virgin! us  "  excitement.  Was  promoted 
to  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  January,  1873  ;  went  to  Pensacola  on  "  Sau 
gus,"  and  was  then  ordered  as  chief  of  that  yard,  and  served  there  during 
the  epidemic  of  yellow  fever,  1874 ;  was  relieved  in  November  of  1874, 
when  yard  was  reported  healthy ;  granted  six  months'  leave  ;  ordered  to 
"Hartford,"  flag-ship  of  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  in  December,  1875,  and 
served  on  that  vessel  until  Aimust.  1877,  part  of  the  time  as  Chief  Engineer  ; 
ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Wyandotte,"  at  Washington  Yard,  in  December  1877  ; 
was  detached  in  May,  1880,  and  ordered  to  "  Tallapoosa, '  and  served  on 
her  until  June,  1883,  the  last  year  as  Chief  Engineer;  in  September,  1883, 
was  ordered  in  charge  of  stores  at  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  and  Chief  Engineer 
of  receiving-ship  "Franklin;"  served  there  until  May,  1886;  was  then 
ordered  as  Senior  Assistant  of  the  new  cruiser  " Atlanta;"  served  on  her 
during  all  of  her  trial  trips,  and  until  November,  1888  ;  in  December,  1888, 
was  ordered  to  duty  under  Naval  Advisory  Board,  at  Washington;  on 
April  1, 1889,  was  ordered  to  inspection  duty  at  Cramps'  ship-yard  in  connec 
tion  with  U.  S  S.  "  Philadelphia  ;  "  served  on  trial  trips  of  the  "  Baltimore  ;  " 
was  detached  December  4,  1889,  and  ordered  as  inspector  of  cruiser  No.  9, 
at  Baltimore.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  February  16,  1892 ;  ordered  to 
cruiser  "Montgomery,"  March  8,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "Texas,"  June,  1894,  to 
1896 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  February,  1896,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

Conrad  J.  Habighurst. — Born  in  England.  Appointed  Third  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1863  ;  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4  ;  "  Dictator  " 
(iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1864-5.  Promoted  to  Second  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1865;  "  Monongahela,"  West  Indies  Squadron,  1866-7; 
"Franklin,"  European  Squadron,  1868-70;  "  Mahopac,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1872-3.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1873  ;  "  Franklin," 
European  Squadron,  1873-4 ;  in  charge  of  Machinery  Afloat,  New  London, 
Connecticut,  1874;  "Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1876-7;  Navy 
Yard,  Philadelphia,  1879-81  ;  "Enterprise,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1881- 
4  ;  special  duty,  Chester,  Pa.,  1885-7  ;  inspection  duty,  Philadelphia,  1887- 
90;  "  Enterprise,"  N.  A.  Station,  June,  1890,  to  March,  1891  ;  iron-clads  at 
Vichmond,  Va.,  March,  1891,  to  May,  1892  ;  member  Naval  Examining 
Board,  Philadelphia,  May,  1892,  to  '1894.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer, 
February,  1892 ;  training-ship  «  Essex,"  January,  1894,  to  1896  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Terror,"  1896  ;  Inspector  of  Boiler-Tubes,  February,  1897  ;  U.  S.  R.  S. 
"  Richmond,"  February,  1898  ;  Columbia  Iron  Works,  April,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"Puritan,"  May,  1898,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 


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Alexander  B.  Bates.  — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Third  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1863;  "Sangamon,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  February,  1863, 
to  September,  1863  ;  "  Mattahasset,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  October,  1863, 
to  May,  1865.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  May,  1864  ;  "  Ticon- 
deroga,"  European  Station,  August,  1865,  to  October,  1868.  Commissioned, 
July  25,  1866  ;  "  Franklin,"  European  Station,  December,  1868  ;  "Galena," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  April,  1869,  to  May,  1869  ;  "  Dictator,"  North  At 
lantic  Station,  June,  1869,  to  July,  1870  ;  Mare  Island,  June,  1871,  to  April, 
1873;  League -Island,  April,  1873,  to  November,  1873  ;  "Dictator,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  November,  1873,  to  December,  1874.  Promoted  to  First 
Assistant  Engineer,  January,  1874;  "Adams,"  June,  1875,  to  July,  1875  ; 
"Montauk,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  November,  1875,  to  July,  1876;  Mare 
Island,  July,  1876,  to  August,  1878;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific  Station,  August, 
1878,  to  September,  1881 ;  Experimental  Board,  New  York,  March,  1882, 
to  October,  1882;  "  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  November,  1883,  to 
August,  1884 ;  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Yard,  April,  1885,  to  February,  1886  ; 
"  Vandalia,"  Pacific  Station,  February,  1886,  to  January,  1889  ;  "  Mohican," 
Pacific  Station,  January,  1889,  to  April,  1889;  " Minnesota,"  May,  1889-91  ; 
special  duty,  November,  1*91,  to  October,  1892;  "  Yorktown,"  special  ser 
vice  Squadron,  October,  1892-5.  Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  June,  1892; 
U.  S.  .S.  "  Bennington,"  1895  ;  sick  leave,  June,  1895  ;  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"  Franklin,"  November,  1895-7  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Texas,"  September,  1897,  to 
present  date,  May,  1898. 

Robert  W.  Milligan. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Third  As 
sistant  Engineer,  1863 ;  "  Mackinaw,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1863-5 ; 
"  Powhatan,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1866-9.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  1864;  "Wyoming,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1871-2;  Navy  Yard,  Nor 
folk,  1874.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1874 ;  "  Brooklyn," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1875-6  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Bache,"  1877-9 ; 
Naval  Academy,  1879-82;  "Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1882-5; 
Naval  Academy,  1885-9  ;  "Ranger,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1889-91;  re 
ceiving-ship  "  Independence,"  1891-92 ;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1892,  to 
October,  1893 ;  member  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey,  October,  1893,  to 
1896.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  May,  1892;  "  Monterey,"  April,  1896  ; 
"  Oregon,"  January,  1897,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

George  W.  Baird. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  Third 
Assistant  Engineeer,  1862,  serving  on  the  steamers  "  Mississippi,"  "  Calhoun," 
"  Kensington,"  and  "  Pensacola;  "  Bureau  Steam-Engineering,  1864-5.  Pro 
moted  to  Second  Assistant,  1866;  "Shamrock,"  1866-8;  " Tallapoosa," 
1868-9;  Mare  Island,  1869-71;  "Saranac"  and  "Pensacola,"  1871-3; 
Bureau  Steam-Engineering,  1873-7.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant,  1874 ; 
"Trenton,"  1877;  "Vandalia,"  1878-80;  "  Montauk,"  1880-1;  Superin 
tendent  for  Fish  Commission,  1881-2;  "Albatross"  (acting  as  Chief), 
1882-7  ;  Assistant  Superintendent  of  State,  War  and  Navy  Building,  1887- 
92.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1892  ;  "Dolphin,"  1892,  to  1895  ;  Super 
intendent  State,  War,  and  Navy  Building,  August,  1895,  to  present  date, 
May,  1898. 

Richard  Inch. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia  Appointed  Third  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1863  ;  steam-sloop  "  Lancaster,"  Pacific,  1863-6.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1864  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1867-8  ;  "  Nyack," 
Pacific  Fleet,  1869-70;  tug  "  Triana,"  1871-3  ;  "  Gettysburg,"  special  ser 
vice,  1873-4.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1874;  special  duty, 
Washington,  1875-7  ;  "  Wyoming,"  European  Station,  1877-80  ;  receiving- 


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ship  "Passaic,"  1881-3  ;  "Pinta,"  special  service,  1883-4;  "  Yantic,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1884-6 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1887-91;  "Lancaster,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1891.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  August,  1892 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Mar 
ion,"  March,  1891-94  ;  waiting  orders,  August,  1894 ;  Bureau  of  Equipment, 
April,  1895  ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  October,  1895-97  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Con 
cord,"  June,  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "Boston,"  February,  1898,  to  present  date, 
May,  1898. 

Harrie  Webster.— Born  in  Farmington,  Maine,  February  12,  1843. 
Appointed  Acting  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  in  the  Volunteer  Service  Feb 
ruary  8,  1862 ;  Third  Assistant  Engineer  in  the  Regular  Service,  May  20, 
1864;  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  January,  1,  1868;  Passed  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  October  29,  1874 ;  Chief  Engineer,  October  7,  1892.  Served  on  the 
U.  S.  S.  "  Monticello,"  from  February  11  to  August  5,  1862,  participating 
in  the  numerous  skirmishes  with  Confederate  Blockade  Runners  and  land 
batteries  ;  served  on  the  U.  S.  S  "  Ossipee,"  and  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Genesee,"' 
on  the  Wilmington  blockade,  and  on  the  last-named  vessel  took  part  in  the 
battle  of  Port  Hudson,  March  13,  1863,  During  the  Mississippi  River 
campaign,  which  ended  with  the  surrender  of  Vicksburg,  and  the  capture  of 
Port  Hudson,  in  July,  1863;  participated  in  many  affairs  between  the 
"  Genesee"  and  Confederate  batteries,  and  in  July,  1864,  was  transferred  to 
the  monitor  "  Manhattan  "  at  his  own  request,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of 
Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864 ;  following  a  leave  of  absence  from  the  "  Man 
hattan,"  served  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Winnepeg  "  as  assistant  instructor  in  steam 
while  attached  to  the  Naval  Academy,  and  made  a  cruise  to  Europe  in  the 
U.  S.  S.  "Shamrock  ;"  served  on  the  U.  S.  S.  ''Nipsic"  (first  of  the  name), 
during  Captain  T.  O.  Selfridge's  first  surveys  for  an  Isthmian  Canal  ;  after 
wards  served  on  the  IT.  S.  S.  "  Powhatan,"  and  made  a  cruise  in  the  Pacific 
while  attached  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Iroquois  ;"  the  various  periods  of  shore  duty 
have  been  for  the  most  part  in  Washington  ;  on  the  10th  of  January,  1889, 
was  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Vandalia,"  and  was  the  Engineer  Officer  in 
charge  of  the  engine-room  during  the  wreck  of  that  vessel  at  Apia,  Samoa, 
March  15-16, 1889  ;  was  appointed  Acting  Pay  master  to  continue  the  duties  of 
Paymaster  Frank  H.  Arms,  who  was  lost  on  that  occasion,  and  continued  to 
act  as  Paymaster  until  July  18,  1889,  when,  the  accounts  of  the  "  Vandalia" 
having  been  satisfactorily  settled,  was  ordered  as  Chief  Engineer  of  the  U.  S. 
S.  "  Nipsic  "  (the  second  of  the  name),  at  Honolulu,  Hawaii ;  after  a  year  on 
this  vessel,  was  detached,  ordered  home  and  placed  on  duty  at  the  Bureau  of 
Steam  Engineering,  December  31,  1890;  July  31,  1894,  detached  from 
Bureau  Steam  Engineering  and  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  Mare 
Island,  Cal.  ;  "  October  15,  1894,  transferred  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Yorktown,"  and 
made  cruise  of  forty  months  in  this  ship ;  detached  from  "  Yorktown,"  De 
cember  8, 1879  ;  ordered  to  Bureau  Steam  Engineering,  December  20, 1897  : 
March  11,  1898,  ordered  on  temporary  special  duty  in  the  Southern  States 
recriting  men  for  the  naval  service ;  visited  New  Orleans,  La.  ;  Galveston, 
Texas;  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  other  points. 

H.  N.  Stevenson. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Acting  Third  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  October  10,  1866 ;  graduated  from  Naval  Academy,  1868 ; 
Third  Assistant  Engineer,  June  2,  1868  ;  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  June  2, 
1869;  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24,  1874;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer, 
December  13,  1874;  Chief  Engineer,  December  10,  1892;  "Dakota,"  "  Cy- 
ane"  "Saranac,"  on  Pacific  Station,  1868-71  ;  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineer 
ing,  1871-72 ;  Inspection  duty,  New  York,  1872-74 ;  "  Swatara,"  with 
Transit  of  Venus  Expedition  to  Southern  Hemisphere,  1874-5 ;  Coast  Sur- 


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vey  steamer  "  Gedney,"  1875-78;  Inspection  duty  New  York,  1878-79  ; 
"  Trenton,"  European  Station,  1879-81;  "Wyoming"  Atlantic  Station, 
1882  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Patterson,"  New*  York  to  Alaska,  1883-87  ; 
Inspection  duty,  New  York  and  Chester,  Pa.,  1888-91  ;  "  Alliance,"  China 
Station  to  Norfolk,  Va.,  1891-94  ;  Training  Station,  Newport,  R.  I.,  1894- 
o;  Inspection  duty,  Bath,  Me  ,  1895-97 ;  "Monterey,"  Pacific  Station  to 
date,  May  10,  1898. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    LIEUTENANT. 

Charles  Whiteside  Rae.— Born  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  June  30,  1847. 
Graduated  with  the  degree  of  Civil  Engineer,  from  the  Rensselaer  Poly 
technic  Institute,  Troy,  N.  Y.,  July,  1866.  Appointed  to  the  U.  S.  Naval 
Academy,  in  the  newly-formed  class  of  engineer  students,  October  10,  1866, 
and  was  graduated  with  the  diploma  of  the  institution,  June  2,  1868 ; 
member  of  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  and  of  the 
American  Society  of  Naval  Engineers ;  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  June  2, 
1868;  waiting  orders,  June  2  to  July  16,  1868;  U.  S.  S.  "  Contoocook  " 
(afterwards  called  "Albany"),  flag-ship  of  the  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  July 
16,  1868,  to  September  30,  1869;  assistant  to  the  Inspector  of  Machinery 
Afloat,  Washington,  September  30,  1869,  to  March  30,  1870.  Second  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  October  15,  1869;  commission  to  date  from  June  2,  1869. 
U.  S.  S.  "Terror,''  N.  A.  Fleet,  March  30  to  March  31,  1870;  assistant  to 
Inspector  of  Machinery  Afloat,  Washington,  March  31  to  September  24, 

1870  ;  Tehuantepec  and  Nicaragua  Canal  Surveying  Expedition,  September 
24,  1870.  to  August  16,  1871  ;  in  charge  of  line  of  levels  in  the  field  and 
resultant  work  in  the  office;    waiting  orders,  August  16   to   September  9, 

1871  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  European  Fleet,  September  9,  1871,  to 
January  14,  1872  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Juniata,"  European  Fleet,  January  14  to  April 
12,   1872;  U.  S.  S.    "Plymouth,"  European  Fleet,  April   12  to  June  14, 
1872;  U.  S.  S.  "  Wabash,"  June  14,  1872,  to  January  20,  1874;  Assistant 
Engineer,  February  24,  1874  ;  title  of  grade  changed  from  Second  Assistant 
Engineer  to  Assistant  Engineer;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  January  20, 1874,  to 
June  30.  1878  ;  during  tour  of  duty  at  Naval  Academy,  made  two  practice 
cruises  with  cadet  engineers;  first,  U.S.  S.  "Alert,"  June  21  to  September  6, 
1865  ;  second,  U.  S.  S.  l<  Mayflower,"  June  1  to  September  18,  1877.  Passed 
Assistant  Engineer,  May  4,   1876,  commission  to  date  from  December  28, 
1875;  U.  S.'S.  "Pensacola,"  flag-ship,  Pacific  Fleet,  June  30,  1868,  to  Feb 
ruary  22,  1881  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Fleet,  February  22  to  June 
30,  1881  ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  Navy  Department.  June  30,  1881, 
to  June  16,    1884  ;  member  of  the  Uniform    Board  and  of  the  Board  for 
Examination    of   Employes    of   the   State,    War,    and    Navy    Departments 
Buildings;  U.  S.   S.   "  Powhatan,"  June  16  to   July   16,   1884;  U.   S    S. 
"  Lancaster,"  flag-ship  of  the  European,  and  afterwards  of  the  South  Atlantic 
Fleets,  July  16,  1884,  to  September  12,  1887  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Trenton,"  Septem 
ber  12  to  November  17,  1887  ;  waiting  orders,  November  17,  1887,  to  April 
6,  1888;  member  of  Board  to  Test  Petroleum  Burning  Apparatus,  and  of 
Board  to  Test   HerreshofF's  Improved   Boiler,  April  6  to  June   1,  1888; 
member  of  Board  to  Test  the  Steel   Pumping-Engines,  Washington  ;  Office 
of  Naval  Intelligence,  Navy  Department,  June  1,  1888-90;  "Atlanta,"  S. 
A.  Station,  November,  1891,  to  March,  1893,  to  September,  1893;  Naval 
Academy,  September,  1893-7  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Iowa,"  June,  1897,  to  date.     Com 
missioned  Chief  Engineer,  February,  1893. 


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George  H.  Kearny. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Acting  Third  As 
sistant  Engineer,  October  10,  1866;  Third  Assistant,  June  2,  1868;  Second 
Assistant,  June  2,  1869  ;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  January  1,  1876  ;  Chief 
Engineer,  June  27, 1893  ;  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Station,  1868  ;  Asiatic  Station, 
1868-71  ;  Naval  Academy,  1872-3  ;  "  Congress,"  European  Station,  1873-6  ; 
New  York  Navy  Yard,  1877  ;  Naval  Academy,  1878-81  ;  "  Blake,"  Coast 
Survey,  1881-5;  New  York  Navy  Yard,  1885-7;  "Lancaster,"  and  "Talla- 
poosa,"  S.  A.  Station,  1887-90  ;  receiving-ship  ''  Vermont,"  1890  ;  duty  in 
connection  with  new  cruisers,  1891-3  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery  of  "Marble- 
head,"  August,  1893  ;  "  Marblehead  "  and  '•  Minneapolis,"  European  Station, 
1894-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  June,  1897,  to  May,  1898.  / 

'William  S.  Moore. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts.  Acting  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  October  10,  1866 ;  Third  Assistant,  June  2,  1868 ;  Second 
Assistant,  June  2,  1869  ;  Passed  Assistant,  June  11,  1876.  "  Frolic,"  special 
service,  1871-3;  "Brooklyn,"  European  Station,  1873-5  ;  Bureau  of  Steam- 
Engineering,  1875-7;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "Blake,"  3877-9;  Bureau  of 
Steam-Engineering,  1879-83 ;  "  Tallapoosa,"  special  service,  1883-4 ;  Asiatic 
Station,  1884-7  ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1887-91  ;  "  Vesuvius,"  N. 
A.  Station,  1891-4 ;  member  of  Naval  Engineer  Examining  Board,  April, 
1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Dolphin,"  July,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Texas,"  May,  1896  ;  U. 
S.  S.  "Columbia,"  1897,  to  May,  1898.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  August, 
1893. 

Julien  S.  Ogden. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Acting  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  October  10,  1866 ;  Third  Assistant,  June  2,  1868 ;  Second  Assist 
ant,  June  2,  1869  ;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  October  20,  1875  ;  "  Iroquois," 
Asiatic  Station,  1869-71 ;  "  Wabash,"  European  Station,  1873-4;  "  Frank 
lin,"  European  Station,  1874-6;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1876-9;  C.  S.  S. 
"  Bache,"  1879-81  ;  Naval  Academy,  1881  ;  "  Ranger,"  North  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1883-6  ;  Naval  Academy,  1886-9  ;  "  Despatch,"  special  service,  1889- 
90;  special  duty,  War  and  Navy  Buildings,  1891-94;  U.  S.  S.  "  Atlanta," 
November,  1894  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Montgomery,"  1896  ;  waiting  orders,  November, 
1896 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Bennington,"  May,  1897-98  ;  waiting  orders,  May,  1898. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  January,  1893. 

George  Cowie,  Jr. — Acting  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  May  23,  1864 ; 
acting  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  April  22,  1865  ;  "  Mayflower,"  special  ser 
vice,  1873-5  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Gedney,"  1875-7  ;  "  Alliance,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1877-^0;  Experimental  Board,  1881-2  ;  "  Hartford,"  Pacific 
Station,  1882-4;  C.  S.  S.  "Blake,"  1884-7;  Navy  Yard,  New  Yi  rk,  1888- 
90.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  September,  1893  ;  "  Yantic,"  January, 
1891-94;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  April,  1894-96  ;  "Puritan,"  December, 
1896,  to  1898  fU.  S.  S.  "Indiana,"  March,  1898,  to  May,  1898. 

C.  P.  Howell. — Appointed  from  New  York  as  Cadet  Engineer,  October 
7, 1867.  Graduated  from  Naval  Academy,  June,  1868  ;  Assistant  Engineer, 
August  15,  1870 ;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  December  3,  1876.  Service 
U.  S.  S.  "  Contoocook  "  (afterward  "  Albany  "),  North  Atlantic  Station,  from 
October,  1868,  to  January,  1870  ;  "  Tallapoosa,"  special  service  July,  1870, 
to  June,  1872;  "Mayflower,"  June,  1872,  to  October,  1872;  Navy  Depart 
ment,  October,  1872,  to  May,  1873  ;  <k  Alaska,"  European  Station,  August 
1873,  to  September,  1876;*  Experimental  Board,  New  York,  September, 
1877,  to  November,  1878;  "Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Station,  November,  1878,  to 
June,  1880;  "  Ranger,"  Pacific  Station,  July,  1880,  to  June,  1882  ;  "Alert," 
Asiatic  Station,  October,  1883,  to  September,  1886  receiving-ship  "  Minne 
sota,"  New  York,  July,  1887,  to  May,  1889;  Board  of  Inspection  of  Mer- 


318        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

chant- Vessels,  New  York,  June,  1889,  to  January,  1890;  U.  S.  S.  "Balti 
more,"  January,  1890-92  ;  Assistant  Inspector  of  Machinery  of  "  Monterey," 
1893;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  May,  1893,  to  date.  Promoted  to  Chief- 
Engineer,  November,  1893-95  ;  "  Maine,"  December,  1895,  to  February, 
1898;  U.  S.  S.  "Newark,"  April,  1898,  to  present  date,  May,  1898. 

J.  H.  Perry. — Acting  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  January  29,  1867  ; 
"  Omaha,"  South  Pacific  Station,  1873-5 ;  "  Tennessee,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1877-8;  special  duty,  New  York,  1878-80;  "  Powhatan,"  special 
service,  188Q-2;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1883-5;  "Dolphin,"  special 
service,  1885-7;  "Chicago,"  special  service,  1887-9;  Bureau  of  Steam- 
Engineering,  1889,  to  1896.  Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  April,  1894  ; 
"Monterey,"  June,  1896,  to  1897;  member  Armor  Board,  July,  1897,  to 
1898  ;  February,  1898,  "  Brooklyn  ;  "  April,  1898,  "  Minneapolis,"  to  present 
date,  May,  1898. 

Warner  B.  Bayley. — Acting  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  August  4, 1864; 
"  Lancaster,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4 ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering, 
1875-7;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-8;  "  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station, 
1878-80 ;  Bureau  Steam-Engineering,  1880-1  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Depart 
ment,  1881-5;  "Pensacola,"  European  Station,  1885-8;  duty  under  Fish 
Commission,  1888-92  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1892-3  ;  "  Machias,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1893-4;  "  Alert,"  May  to  April,  1894.  Commissioned  Chief  En 
gineer,  May,  1894;  "Monterey,"  July,  1895-6;  Bureau  Steam-Engineering, 
June,  1896;  Civil  Service  Commission,  August,  18J6-8 ;  February,  1898, 
U.  S.  S.  "Massachusetts,"  to  date,  May,  1898. 

A.  F.  Dixon. — Appointed  from  Massachusetts  as  Second  Assistant  En 
gineer,  October  29,  1870  ;  Passed  Assistant,  November  4, 1877  ;  "California," 
Pacific  Station,  1871-3;  "  Ajax,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4;  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  1875-7  ;  >'  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-8  ;  "  Wachusett,'" 
Pacific  Station,  1881-4;  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  1884-5;  "  Michi- 

?m  "   (on  the  lakes),  1885-7  ;  "Boston,"  special  service,   1887-90;  Navy 
sml,  New  York,  1890,  to  1894;  "Vesuvius,"   March,  1894;  "Machias," 
July,  1894-0  ;  "  Detroit,"  July,  1896-7  ;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1897  ;  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  July,  1897,  to  date  (May,  1898.) 

Joseph  P.  Mickley. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania  as  Acting  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  March  28,  1864  ;  honorably  discharged,  January  11, 
1*69.  Commissioned  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  regular  service,  March  20, 
1871.  Commissioned  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24,  1874.  Commissioned 
Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24,  1878;  1864-5,  U.  S.  S.  "  Cour-de- 
Leon,"  Potomac  Flotilla,  Commander  Foxhall  A.  Parker;  1865-6,  Gulf 
Squadron,  "Massachusetts"  and  "  Muscoota,"  Commander  George  M.  Ran 
som  ;  "Yucca,"  in  the  relief  of  the  "  San  Jacinto,"  and  army  transport  con 
veying  mails  from  Havana  to  Key  West;  1866-8,  North  Pacific  Squadron, 
"  Resaca,"  Commander  J.  B.  Bradford,  at  the  transfer  of  Alaska  to  the 
United  States;  January  11,  1869,  honorably  discharged.  Second  Assistant 
Engineer,  March  20, 1871 ;  1871-3,  West  India  Squadron,  monitor  "Terror," 
Captain  S.  P.  Quackenbush,  rebellion  in  Cuba  ;  1873-6,  Asiatic  Squadron, 
"  Lackawanna "  and  "Ashuelot;"  1877-8,  Washington  Navy  Yard,  moni 
tors  "  Wyandotte,"  "  Passaic,"  and  "  Montauk,"  during  labor  riots  ;  1878, 
special  duty,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Assistant  to  Inspector  of  Coal;  1878-81, 
Commodore  Shufeldt's  expedition  around  the  world,  "  Ticonderoga,"  Com 
mander  B.  J.  Cromwell ;  1881-4,  Naval  Station,  League  Island,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  ;  1884-6,  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  "Powhatan,"  special  duty 
during  the  insurrection  in  the  United  States  of  Colombia  ;  1886-7,  Delaware 


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River  Iron-Works,  Chester,  Pa.,  special  duty,  U.  S.  S.  "Boston;"  1887, 
West  India  Squadron,  "Yantic;"  February  1,  1888-91,  Naval  Station, 
League  Island,  Philadelphia,  Pa  ;  1891,  "  Fern,"  to  1894  ;  Inspector  of  Steel, 
Thurlow,  Pa.,  April,  1894;  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Richmond,"  November, 
1894.  Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  August,  1894;  Inspector  of  Boiler 
Tubes,  Philadelphia,  August,  1895  ;  "  Terror,"  February,  1897,  to  date  (May, 
1898). 

William  H.  Nauman. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania  as  Second  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  April  24,  1872  ;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24, 1878  ; 
"  Narraganset,"  Pacific  Station,  1873-6;  receiving-ship  "  Colorado,"  1877- 
79  ;  C  S.  S.  "  McArthur,"  1879-82  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1882- 
84;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1884-7  ;  "Philadelphia,"  N.  A.  Station, 
November,  1889,  to  September,  1892;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Sep 
tember,  1892-5.  Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  August,  1894;  training- 
ship  "Alliance,"  February,  1895;  "Marion,"  July,  1896;  "Monadnock," 
January,  1898  ;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  training-ship  "  Constellation,"  to  date, 
May,  1898. 

Robert  W.  Gait. — Entered  the  service  as  an  Assistant  Engineer,  Octo 
ber  12,  1871 ;  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  January,  1872,  to  August  1,  1872  ;  re 
ported  on  board  the  "Yantic,"  August  1,  1872 ;  served  on  board  the  "  Yan 
tic,"  "  Palos  "  and  "  Hartford,"  in  the  Asiatic  Squadron  ;  detached  from  the 
"  Hartford,"  in  October,  1875,  at  New  York  ;  ordered  to  the  Norfolk  Navy 
Yard,  in  November,  1875  ;  detached  from  Navy  Yard,  in  June,  1878  ;  or 
dered  to  the  "  Speedwell,"  in  the  service  of  the  Fish  Commission,  in  July, 
1878  ;  placed  on  waiting  orders  in  October,  1878  :  served  on  board  the  "Ply 
mouth,"  from  December  16  to  30,  1878,  and  was  then  placed  on  waiting 
orders.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant,  February  24, 1879 ;  reported  for  duty 
on  board  the  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Gedney,"  Mississippi  River  and  Gulf 
Coast,  1879-84;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1884-6;  "Trenton,"  Pacific  Station, 
1887-89  ;  wrecked  on  "  Trenton,"  at  Apia,  Samoa,  March  16,  1889,  during 
hurricane;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Islaud,  California,  1889;  "Marion,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1889-90;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  1890  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  1891-93  ;  served  on  board  "Newark,"  "  Yantic "  and  "  Newark  " 
in  South  Atlantic  Station ;  detached  from  u  Newark  "  in  May,  1896,  at  New 
York.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  to  date  from  December  26,  1894,  and 
was  then  placed  on  waiting  orders ;  on  duty  at  the  Wolff  &  Zwicker  Iron 
Works,  Portland,  Oregon,  November  3,  1896,  to  March  31,  1898;  reported 
for  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  April  3,  1&98,  present  duty. 

John  K.  Barton.— Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Naval 
Academy,  October  1,  1871 ;  and  was  graduated  in  May,  1873.  Ordered  to 
the  U.  S.  S.  "  Saranac  "  and  "  Benicia,"  1873-4.  Promoted  to  Assistant- 
Engineer^  January  23,  1874;  special  duty,  Chester,  Pa.,  construction  U.  S. 
S.  "  Huron ;  "  "  Marion,"  West  Indies  and  European  Stations,  1875-8 ; 
special  duty,  Board  of  Examining  Engineers,  1878-9.  Promoted  to  Passed 
Assistant  Engineer,  November  1,  1879  ;  "  Shenandoah,"  South  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1879-82  ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-6;  "  Essex,"  Asiatic  Station,  1886-7  ; 
"  Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1887-9  ;  Naval  Academy,  1889-93  ;  Inspector  of 
Machinery,  "  Castine,"  Bath  Iron  Works,  1893 ;  vlrial  Board,  "  Castine," 
1893  ;  special  duty,  U.  8.  S.  "  Columbia,"  Cramp's  ship-yard,  1894 ;  U.  S. 
S.  "  Columbia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1894-5.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engi 
neer,  January  15,  1895  ;  U.  S  S.  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1895  ;  U.  S. 
S.  "  Bennington,"  Pacific  Station,  1895-7 ;  member  Trial  Board,  battleship 
"  Oregon,"  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  May,  1896 ;  member  and  recorder  Naval 


320         RECORDS  OF   UVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

Engineer  Examining  Board,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  U.  S.  receiving-ship 
"  Richmond,"  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Pa.,  1897,  to  date. 

Robert  G.  Denig. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  from  Ohio.  Cadet  En 
gineer,  October  1,  1871  ;  Assistant  Engineer,  January  23,  1874;  Passed  As 
sistant  Engineer,  March  25,  1880  ;  Chief  Engineer,  January  29,  1895  ; 
"  Benicia,"  Pacific  Slation,  1873-4,  bringing  Kalakaua  on  his  first  visit  to 
the  United  States,  December,  1874 ;  "  Huron,"  1875-7,  one  of  the  four 
officers  who  survived  the  wreck  of  the  "  Huron,"  Nag's  Head,  N.  C.,  Novem 
ber  24,  1877  ;"•  Trenton,"  flag-ship  European  Station,  1878-81  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  1881-3  ;  special  duty,  Hamilton  College,  New  York.  1883-5  ; 
"  Brooklyn,"  flag-ship  to  Asiatic  Station  via  Russia  and  India,  return  via  Cape 
Horn,  1885-8  ;  U.  8.  Naval  Academy,  1889-92  ;  u  Philadelphia,"  flag-ship 
N.  A.  Station,  inspector  at  Bath,  Me. ;  gun-boat,  "  Machias,"  1892-3  ;  "  Bal 
timore,"  flag  ship  Asiatic  Station,  1893-94  ;  "  Petrel,"  wintering  in  mud 
dock.  New  Chong,  Manchuria,  during  Chinese- Japanese  war,  1894— 6;  New 
port  training-station,  1896,  to  date.  Recruiting  Officer  for  St.  Paul,  Duluth. 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  the  Northwest  at  present. 

George  B.  Ransom. — Appointed  from  New  York.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1871  ;  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26,1875;  Passed  Assistant 
Engineer,  July  4,  1880;  "Worcester,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7;  "Essex,"  S.  A. 
Station,  1877-9;  special  duty,  Chester,  1879-81  ;  Naval  Academy,  1882-4; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  1884-5;  "Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-8;  special 
duty,  University  of  Wisconsin,  1888-91  ;  "  Pinta,"  special  service,  1891-3; 
special  duty  San  Francisco,  October,  1893-4;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  April, 
1894.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  May,  1895 ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  February,  1895;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  Elizabethport,  November, 
1895;  U.  S.  S.  "  Boston,"  March,  1897;  U.  S.  S.  "  Concord,"  March,  1898, 
to  date. 

William  C.  Eaton. — Appointed  Cadet  Engineer,  from  New  York, 
October  1,  1872.  Graduated,  IT.  S.  N,  A.,  June,  1874.  Assistant  Engineer, 
February  26,  1875  ;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  March  4,  1881  ;  Chief  Engi 
neer,  June  1,  1895  ;  "  Worcester,"  N.  A.  Station,  June  25,  1874,  to  April 
24,  1875;  "Colorado,"  April  24,  1875,  to  June  9,  1875  ;  "Benicia,"  Pacific 
Station,  August,  1875,  to  November  29,  1875 ;  "  Lackawanna,"  Pacific 
Station,  November  29,  1875,  to  January  23,  1878  ;  "  Minnesota,"  training- 
ship,  July  1,  1878,  to  September  4, 1878  ;  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station, 
September  20,  1878,  to  April  12,  1881;  "Wyoming,"  for  passage  home, 
April  12,  1881,  to  June  2,  1881  ;  Experimental  Board,  New  York,  Septem 
ber  17,  1881,  to  June  10,  1884  ;  "Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station,  and  around  East 
Coast  of  Africa  to  South  Atlantic  Station,  March  28,  1885,  to  April  2,  1888 ; 
duty  on  U.  S.  S.  "Terror"  and  "Amphitrite,"  trials,  etc.,  August,  1888; 
special  duty  as  Professor  of  Engineering,  at  Madison  University,  Hamilton, 
N.  Y.,  from  September  1,  1888,  to  August,  1891  ;  "  Palos,"  "  Lancaster  "  and 
"  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  August,  1891,  to  July,  1894;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  October,  1894,  to  July,  1895  ;  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  New 
York,  July,  1895,  to  March,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Amphitrite,"  March,  1897,  to 
date. 

Alfred  B.  Canaga. — Entered  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  as  a  Cadet 
Engineer,  October,  1872.  Graduated  May,  1874 ;  was  attached  to  the  U.  S. 
flag-ship  "  Worcester,"  Home  Station,  from  June,  1874,  until  April,  1875  ; 
attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "Colorado,"  from  April,  1875,  until  June,  1875; 
attached  to  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Richmond,"  South  Pacific  and  South  Atlantic 
Stations,  from  October,  1875,  until  September,  1877 ;  attached  to  U.  S.  S. 


RECORDS  OK   LIVING   OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.   S.    NAVY.          321 

"Michigan,"  on  the  Lakes,  from  January,  1878,  until  February,  1879; 
attached  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Vandalia,"  Home  Station,  from  February,  1879,  until 
April,  1881  ;  on  duty  at  U.  S  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  from  June, 
1881,  until  June,  1884;  attached  to  U.  S.  flag-ship  "Lancaster,"  cruising 
in  European  waters,  on  the  East  Coast  of  South  America,  and  on  East  and 
West  Coasts  of  Africa,  from  July,  1884,  until  September,  1887  ;  attached  to 
U.  S.  S.  "  Trenton,"  on  voyage  home,  from  September  until  November, 
1887  ;  on  special  duty,  in  connection  with  the  trials  of  boilers  and  engines, 
February,  April,  May  and  August,  1888  ;  on  duty  at  the  Cornell  University, 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  from  September,  1888,  to  October,  1891  ^attached  to  the 
U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Chicago,"  cruising  on  S.  A.,  Home,  and  European  Stations 
from  October,  1891,  until  April,  1895;  on  duty  as  Inspector  of  Machinery 
for  torpedo  boats  at  Columbian  Iron  Works,  Baltimore,  Md.,  from  July, 
1895,  until  March,  1896;  on  duty  in  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  Navy 
Department  from  March,  1896,  to  date.  Appointed  Cadet  Engineer,  from 
Ohio,  October  1,  1872.  Promoted  to  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26, 
1875.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  March  10,  1881  ;  Chief 
Engineer,  August  6,  1895. 

Abraham  V.  Zane. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,1871;  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26,1875;  Passed  Assistant 
Engineer,  August  21,  1881 ;  "  Worcester,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7  ;  "Wyom 
ing,"  European  Station,  1877-9;  Naval  Academy,  1879-81;  "Kodgers," 
special  service,  1881-2;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1882-5;  Northern 
Alaska  Expedition,  1885-7 ;  special  duty,  new  cruisers,  Philadelphia,  1887-8 ; 
"  Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1888-91 ;  Naval  Observatory,  1891-4  ;  "  Mono- 
cacy,"  June,  1894-6.  Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  September,  1895 ; 
"Machias,"  July,  1896-7;  Civil  Service  Commission,  December,  1897,  to 
date,  May,  1898. 

John  R.  Edwards.— Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1871 ;  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26,  1875  ;  Passed  Assistant 
Engineer,  September  11,  1881  ;  "Worcester,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7  ;  "Pen- 
sacola,"  Pacific  Station,  1877-9  ;  Experimental  Board,  New  York,  1879-81 ; 
"  Despatch,"  special  service,  1881-4;  "Palos,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-6; 
special  duty,  University  of  S.  C.,  1888-91 ;  "  Petrel,"  Asiatic  Station,  July, 
1891,  to  1894;  leave  of  absence,  November,  1894;  Bureau  of  Steam  En 
gineering,  May,  1895,  to  1898.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November, 
1895  ;  waiting  orders,  January,  1898  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Puritan,"  February,  1898  ; 
Naval  Hospital,  Philadelphia,"  May,  1898. 

Stacy  Potts.  —  Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  Entered  the 
United  States  Naval  Academy,  October  1,  1871  ;  graduated  as  Cadet  Engi 
neer,  May  30,  1874 ;  attached  to  the  "  Worcester,"  1874-5,  North  Atlantic 
Station.  Promoted  to  grade  of  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26,  1875  ; 
attached  to  the  "  Colorado,"  1875,  North  Atlantic  Station  ;  attached  to  the 
torpedo-boat  "  Intrepid,"  1875-7  ;  attached  to  the  "  Adams,"  Pacific  Station, 
1878-81.  Promoted  to  grade  of  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  October  12, 
1881  ;  attached  to  the  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1881-2  ;  monitor  "  Mian- 
tonomah,"  1882-3  ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1883-5 ; 
"  Pensacola,"  European  Station,  1885-8 ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering, 
1889-91  ;  "  Newark,"  special  service,  1891-3  ;  sick  leave,  July,  1893  ; 
Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  January,  1894 ;  sick  leave,  June,  1895 ; 
training-ship  "  Essex,"  February,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Detroit,"  July,  1897,  to 
date,  May,  1898. 

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322        RECORDS   OF   LIVING   OFFICERS  OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

Henry  T.  Cleaver. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1871  ;  Second  Assistant,  January  23,  1874  ;  Passed  Assistant,  May 
19,  1879;  "Benicia,"  N.  Pacific  Station,  1873-4;  "Trenton,"  European 
Station,  1877-9;  "  Despatch,"  special  service,  1881-3;  "Trenton,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1883-6;  "Michigan"  (N.  W.  Lakes),  1887-8;  "  Palos,"  Asiatic 
Station,  1888-91  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1892-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk, 
1893-4  ;  waiting  orders,  May,  1894  ;  ordered  to  the  "Alert,"  June,  1895-8. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  February,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "Bennington,"  May, 
1898,  to  date." 

Albert  B.  Willits. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1872.  Graduated  Naval  Academy,  May  30,  1874;  Assistant 
Engineer,  February  26,  1875  ;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  October  12,  1881  ; 
Chief  Engineer,  March  6,  1896  ;  "  Brooklyn,"  Brazil,  1875  ;  monitors  "  Mon- 
tauk,"  aiid  '•  Wyandotte,"  1876-7 ;  "  Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1878-9  ; 
" Powhatan,"  special  duty,  1880-3;  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  1883-5;  "Hart 
ford,"  Pacific  Station,  1885-7  ;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1887-8;  "  Pen- 
sacola,"  N.  A.  Station,  1888  ;  "  Yorktown,"  Europe  with  White  Squadron, 
1889-90;  "Boston,"  Brazil,  1890-1  ;  Cramps'  ship-yard,  Assistant  Inspector 
"Columbia"  and  "  Minneapolis,"  1891-5  ;  "  Minneapolis,"  N.  A.  Squadron 
and  Europe,  special  duty,  1895-6;  "  Marblehead,"  N.  A.  Station,  1897  ; 
Inspector  of  Stee.1,  Thurlow,  Pa.,  October,  1897,  to  date. 

James  Peyton  Stuart  Lawrence. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl 
vania,  August  (5,  1852.  Went  through  the  Episcopal  Academy,  and  passed 
the  entrance  examination  to  Classical  Course  of  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
in  1869;  never  attended  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  but  matriculated 
at  Lehigh  University,  from  which  was  graduated  with  degree  of  Mechanical 
Engineer,  1873  ;  worked  in  the  machine  shop  of  John  Roach,  ship-builder, 
at  Chester,  Pennsylvania;  in  January,  1875,  passed  the  examination,  and  on 
March  22,  1875,  was  commissioned  as  Assistant  Engineer  in  the  navy ;  served 
on  the  U.  S.  S.  "Monocacy,"  China  Station,  from  1875  to  1878  ;  worked  at 
qualitative  and  quantitative  analysis  and  assaying  and  physical  measure 
ments  in  the  laboratories  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  from  1878  to 
1879  ;  served  on  the  IT.  S.  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  from  1879 
to  1882,  wht-n  ordered  to  duty  at  Washington  Navy  Yard,  on  the  receiving- 
ship  ;  in  1882,  made  a  six  months'  cruise  in  the  Chesapeake  Bay,  on  the 
monitor  "  Passaic,"  which  was  left  at  the  Naval  Academy  ;  from  1883  to 
1885,  in  the  office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  Navy  Department.  In  1883,  com 
missioned  as  Passed  Axxistunt  Engineer;  from  1*85  to  1889,  on  board  the 
U-  S.  S.  "  Juniata,"  on  a  cruise  around  the  world  via  Strait  of  Magellan  and 
Suez  Canal;  from  1889  to  1890,  on  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.  ; 
"Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  1890,  to  1894.  A  member  of  the  American 
Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  and  the  American  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science  ;  has  been  twice  completely  around  the  world  ;  leave 
of  absence,  June,  1894;  Homestead  Steel  Works,  October,  1894,  to  1896. 
Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  June,  1896 ;  Newport  News,  July,  1896,  to 
1897  ;  "  Wilmington,"  May,  1897,  to  date,  May,  1898. 

Isaac  S.  K.  Reeves. — Appointed  from  Delaware.  Assistant  Engineer, 
June  30,  1875;  Passed  Assistant,  September  16,  1883;  Bureau  of  Steam- 
Engineering,  1877-9;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1879-81;  "Tallapoosa," 
special  service,  1881-3;  Fish  Commission  steamer  "Fishhawk,"  1884-5; 
special  duty,  Fish  Commission,  1885-8  ;  "  Tallapoosa,"  S.  A.  Station,  1888-92  ; 
duty  under  Fish  Commission,  April,  1892-5;  "Texas,"  December,  1895-6. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  June,  1896;  "Katahdin,"  July,  1896;  "Col 
umbia,"  July,  1897  ;  "Montgomery,"  January,  1898,  to  date,  May,  1898. 


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Wythe  M.  Parks. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Assistant  Engineer,  May 
8,  1877;  Passed  Assistant,  June  22,  1884;  "Hartford,"  South  Atlantic  Sta 
tion,  1877-9  ;  "Alliance,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1880-2  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1882-5;  "Tennessee"  and  "Richmond,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1885-7; 
"Atlanta,"  1887-8;  Chicago  Manual  Training  School,  1888-91 ;  "Atlanta," 
S.  A.  Station,  1891-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1893-4 ;  "  Atlanta,"  April, 
1894-5;  leave  of  absence,  June,  1895;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  Newport 
News,  September,  1895  ;  Columbian  Iron  Works,  February,  1896-7.  (Pro 
moted  to  Chief  Engineer,  June,  1896.)  April,  1898,  "  Miantonomah,"  to 
date  May,  1898.  ^ 

Frank  H.  Bailey.— Appointed  from  New  York.  Cadet  Engineer,  Oc 
tober  1,  1873;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1877;  Passed  Assistant,  October 
7,  1884;  "Alert,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-8;  "Trenton,"  European  Station, 
1879-81  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  special  duty,  Cornell  Univer 
sity,  1885-8 ;  "Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-91 ;  Bureau  of  Steam- 
Engineering,  1891-6.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  June,  1896;  "Newark," 
"  Raleigh,"  August,  1896,  to  date,  May,  1898. 

George  S.  Willits. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1873;  Assistant,  July  1,  1877  ;  Passed  Assistant,  July  1,  1885; 
"Enterprise,"  special  service,  1877-80;  special  duty,  Franklin  Institute, 
Philadelphia,  1882-4;  "Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1884-7;  "Boston,"  special 
service,  18b7-9  ;  special  duty,  Pratt  Institute,  Brooklyn,  1889-90;  Naval 
Academy,  September,  1890-1;  "Boston,"  Pacific  Station,  1891-3;  "Mon 
terey,"  Pacific  Station,  1893-4  ;  Cramp's  Shipyard,  January,  1894  ;  "  Min 
neapolis,"  December,  1894-6  ;  Inspector  of  Steel,  July,  1896;  "  Marblehead," 
October,  1897,  to  date. 

Walter  Fitzhugh  Worthington. — Appointed  from  Maryland  Cadet 
Engineer,  October  1,  1873  ;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1877  ;  Passed  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  July  19,  1885;  Chief  Engineer,  October  4,  1896;  "Alert," 
N.  A.  and  Asiatic  Stations,  1875-8  ;  special  duty,  Experimental  Board,  New 
York,  1878-9,  and  Lafayette  College,  Pennsylvania,  1879-81 ;  "  Lancaster," 
European  Station,  1881-4  ;  Morgan  Iron  Works,  New  York,  1884-5  ;  Naval 
Academy,  1885-8  ;  "Atlanta,"  special  service,  1888-91  ;  Bureau  Steam  En 
gineering,  1891-2  ;  Naval  Academy,  1892-94 ;  "  Vesuvius,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1894;  "Castine,"  S.  A.  Station,  1895-6;  "Montgomery,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1896-7 ;  special  duty,  Clemson  College,  South  Carolina,  1897,  to  date. 

William  N.  Little.— Born  at  Newburg,  N.  Y.,  December  31,  1852. 
Appointed  a  Cadet  Engineer,  in  the  navy,  October  1,  1872.  Commissioned 
as  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1, 1877.  Commissioned  a  Passed  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  October  17,  1885.  On  board  the  "Swatara,"  on  N.  A.  Station,  from 
August  5,  1875,  to  November  5,  1878,  during  which  time  served  one  week 
aboard  the  iron-clad  "  Catskill,"  on  passage  from  Port  Royal  to  Norfolk  ;  on 
shore  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  Fla.,  from  November  16,  1878,  to 
April  22,  1880  ;  on  board  the  "  Monocacy,"  Asiatic  Station,  from  June  27, 
1880,  to  July  26,  1883,  where  he  assisted  as  topographer  in  a  survey  of  the 
Saline  River  ;  at  the  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  from  January  10,  1884,  to 
August  27,  1884,  when  he  was  ordered  to  temporary  duty  aboard  the  "  Nina," 
to  attend  the  wreck  of  the  "Tallapoosa  ;  "  resumed  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  September  3,  until  November  8,  1884  ;  on  board  Coast  Survey  steamer 
"  Gedney,"  from  November  15,  1884,  to  January  17,  1885  ;  at  the  Worcester 
(Mass.)  Polytechnic  Institute,  as  Professor  of  Mechanical  Engineering,  from 
January  17,  1885,  to  September  17,  1886;  on  board  the  "Galena,"  from 
September  17,  1886,  to  August  15,  1889  ;  Naval  Academy,  August  16,  1889, 


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to  August,  1890  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August,  1890-2  ;  "  Philadelphia," 
N.  A.  Station,  1892-5.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  December,  1896  ; 
leave  of  absence,  November,  1895 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  March,  1896 ;  U. 
S.  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  March,  1896-8 ;  Naval  Station,  Key  West, 
March,  1898,  to  date,  May,  1898. 

Edward  R.  Freeman. — Appointed  from  Mississippi.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1873;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1877;  Passed  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  January,,  26,  1886;  "Hartford,"  N.  A.  Station,  November  and  Decem 
ber,  1875  ;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  and  European  Stations,  1876-9  ;  training-ship 
"  Minnesota,"  1879-81  ;  "  Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1882 ;  Bureau  of  Steam 
Engineering,  1882-3 ;  "Trenton,"  Asiatic  Station,  1883-6;  inspection  duty, 
new  cruisers  at  Baltimore,  1887-9  ;  inspection  duty,  "Concord,"  at  Quintard 
Iron-Works,  New  York  City,  1890-1  ;  "Concord,"  N.  A.  Station,  1891-3; 
"New  York,"  S.  A.  Station,  1893,  to  1894  ;  member  of  Steel  Board,  August, 
1894-7.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  February,  1897;  Bureau  of  Steam 
Engineering,  March,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Nashville,"  August,  1897  ;  U.  S.  S. 
"  Cincinnati,"  May,  1898,  to  date. 

Theodore  F.  Burgdorff. — Appointed  from  New  Jersey.  Cadet  Engi 
neer,  October  1,  1873;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1877  ;  Passed  Assistant 
Engineer,  June  22,  1886  ;  Chief  Engineer,  February  26,  1897  ;  "  Swatara," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  October,  1875,  to  October,  1878;  Bureau  of  Steam- 
Engineering,  October,  1878,  to  October,  1879;  "  Nipsic,"  European  Station, 
October,  1879,  to  February,  1883;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  March, 
1883,  to  April,  18*5;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  May,  1885,  to  March, 
1888;  University  of  Tennessee,  September,  1888,  to  July,  1892;  "Thetis," 
special  service,  December,  1892,  to  June,  1896;  "Oregon,"  July,  1896,  to 
April,  1897;  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  July,  1897,  to  date. 

Frank  H.  Eldridge. — Appointed  from  Ohio.  Cadet  Engineer,  October 
1,  1872;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1877;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  April 
5,  1887  ;  "  Marion,"  N.  A.  and  European  Stations,  1875-9  ;  the  "  Marion  " 
did  not  leave  the  N.  A.  Station  until  June,  1876;  her  officers  reported 
December  1  (or  about  that  date),  1875;  "Tennessee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879- 
82  ;  special  duty,  Ohio  University,  1882-5  ;  "  Ranger,"  North  Pacific  Station, 
1885-8 ;  Naval  Academy,  1888-90 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1890-91  ; 
"  Chicago,"  S.  A.  Station, '1891-4.  Promoted  Chief  Engineer,  May  9, 1897  ; 
duty  Naval  Academy,  1894-7;  U.  S.  S.  "Helena,"  N.  A.  and  European 
Stations,  1897,  to  date. 

Edgar  T.  Warburton. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Engi 
neer,  at  Naval  Academy,  October  1,  1872  ;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1, 
1878;  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1887;  "  Huron,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  November,  1875,  to  November,  1877 ;  wrecked  off  Nag's  Head, 
North  Carolina,  November  24,  1877;  "Richmond,"  to  Asiatic  Station, 
October,  1878,  to  June,  1879 ;  "  Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  June,  1879,  to 
June,  1881  ;  "  Richmond,"  return  to  U,  S.,  June,  1881,  to  September,  1881  ; 
"  Powhatan,"  September,  to  October,  1881 ;  Delaware  River  Iron  Works, 
Chester,  Pa.,  inspection  of  "Puritan,"  January  to  October,  1882  ;  "  Alaska," 
Pacific  Station,  January  to  February,  1883 ;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal., 
in  charge  of  stores,  February,  1883  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hassler,"  as 
Chief  Engineer,  Pacific  Coast  and  Alaska,  February,  1883,  to  September, 
1886 ;  Secretary  Examining  Board  of  Naval  Engineers,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
November,  1886,  to  September,  1887  ;  Union  Iron  Works,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  inspection  of  "Charleston"  and  "San  Francisco,"  November,  1887,  to 
1890  ;  "  San  Francisco,"  Pacific  Station,  November,  1890-3  ;  leave  of  absence, 


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October,  1893  ;  Cramps'  Ship  Yard,  December,  1893,  to  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ban 
croft,"  September,  1896.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  May,  1897;  U.  S.  S. 
''Orleans,"  March,  1898, to  date,  May,  1898. 

William  B.  Dunning.— Appointed  from  New  York.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1873;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1878  ;  Passed  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  July  3,  1887;  "Ranger,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-9;  European  Station, 
1880-3 ;  special  duty,  Wilmington,  1884-7  ;  Coast  Survey  steamer  "McAr- 
thur,"  1887-8;  "Thetis,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1889-91;  Union  Iron- 
Works,  San  Francisco,  1891 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Olympia,"  February,  1895,  to  1897. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  July,  1897 ;  sick  leave,  December,  1897 ;  U. 
S.  S.  "Monadnock,"  March,  1898,  to  date,  May,  1898. 

Robert  I.  Reid. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Engineer, 
October  1,  1872 ;  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1878  ;  Passed  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  June  19,  1888.  "  Ranger,"  Asiatic  Station,  1877-9  ;  "Adams,"  Pacific 
Station,  1880-2;  C.  S.  S.  "McArthur,"  1882-6;  "Michigan,"  N.  W.  Lakes, 
1889-90;  duty  in  connection  with  the  "Newark,"  November,  1890-91; 
'•Newark,"  special  service,  1391-3;  "  Miantonomah,"  N.  A.  Station,  1893, 
to  1894;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  April,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Michigan,"  April, 
1895 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Castine,"  December,  1896,  to  May,  1898.  Promoted  to 
Chief  Engineer,  December,  1897. 

CHIEF   ENGINEERS   ON   THE   RETIRED   LIST. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    COMMODORE. 

Retired  after  forty -Jive  years'  service,  or  on  reaching  the  age  of  sixty -two  years. 

Benjamin  F.  Isherwood. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New 
York,  May  23,  1844;  entered  the  service  as  First  Assistant  Engineer;  sta 
tioned  at  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1844-5  ;  attached  to  steamer  "  General 
Taylor,"  Pensacola,  1846-7;  special  duty,  1848-50.  Promoted  to  Chief 
Engineer,  October  31,  1848;  special  duty,  Navy  Department,  1852-3  ;  steam- 
frigate  "  San  Jacinto,"  East  India  Squadron,  1854-8  ;  special  duty,  1859-60  ; 
appointed  Engineer-in-Chief,  1861,  which  position  he  retained  until  1869  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  1870-1  ;  sick  leave,  1873  ;  special  duty, 
1874.  Retired,  June  6,  1884. 

William  H.  Shock. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from  Maryland, 
January  18,  1845 ;  entered  the  naval  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer, 
during  the  Mexican  War ;  served  on  board  the  steamers  "  General  Taylor," 
"  Princeton,"  "  Spitfire,"  and  the  frigate  "  Mississippi,"  in  which  vessels,  at 
different  periods,  he  participated  in  the  capture  of  Tampico,  under  Commo 
dore  Connor,  and  Alvarado,  Tuspan,  Tlacotalpan,  and  Vera  Cruz,  under 
Commodore  Perry.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  July  10,  1847  ; 
ordered  to  the  steamer  "Engineer,"  Home  Squadron.  Promoted  to  First 
Assistant  Engineer,  October  31,  1848 ;  1849,  was  Senior  Engineer  steamer 
"  Legare,"  Coast  Survey  ;  1850-1,  special  duty  at  Philadelphia,  superintend 
ing  construction  of  machinery  of  steam-frigate  "  Susquehanna."  Promoted 
to  Chief  Engineer,  March,  1851 ;  1851-2,  special  duty,  Boston,  Massachu 
setts,  superintending  construction  of  machinery  of  steamer  "  Princeton  ;" 
1853-4,  Inspecting  Engineer  of  ocean  steamers  for  United  States  mail  ser 
vice,  and  Chief  Engineer  of  steamer  "Princeton,"  Home  Squadron  ;  1854-5, 
West  Point,  superintending  construction  of  machinery  for  United  States 
steam-frigate  "Merrimac;"  1855-6,  Chief  Engineer,  steam-frigate  "  Mer- 
rimac,"  Home  Squadron;  1857-60,  Chief  Engineer,  steam-frigate  "  Pow- 


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hatan,"  East  India  Squadron  ;  1860-2,  President  of  Examinaing  Beard  of 
Engineers  ;  1862-3,  special  duty  at  St.  Louis,  superintending  construction  of 
river  monitors  ;  1863-5,  Fleet  Engineer,  West  Gulf  Squadron,  participating 
in  the  capture  of  Forts  Gaines  and  Morgan,  under  Admiral  Farragut,  and 
the  Spanish  Fort  and  city  of  Mobile,  under  Admiral  Thatcher;  1865-6, 
Chief  Engineer  of  Boston  Navy  Yard  ;  1867-8,  Chief  Engineer  of  Washing 
ton  Navy  Yard  ;  1868-9,  Fleet  Engineer  of  European  Squadron  ;  1869-70, 
Inspector  of  Machinery  Afloat,  and  member  of  Board  of  Visitors  to  Naval 
Academy  at  Annapolis,  Maryland ;  in  the  summer  of  1870,  was  appointed 
Acting  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  retiring  from  the  office  with 
the  written  thanks  of  the  Department  for  the  efficient  manner  in  which  the 
duties  of  the  Bureau  were  discharged;  in  1871,  was  again  called  to  take 
temporary  charge  of  the  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  and  on  retiring  from 
the  position  was  actively  employed  on  other  duty  in  the  United  States  until 
1873,  when  he  was  ordered  to  Europe  on  a  tour  of  inspection  of  public  and 
private  dock-yards,  and  to  represent  the  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering  at 
the  International  Exhibition  at  Vienna,  and  by  direction  of  the  President 
was  appointed  one  of  the  American  Judges  of  Awards ;  returning  from 
Europe,  was  detailed  to  other  duty  until  March  3,  1877,  when  he  was  ap 
pointed  and  confirmed  Engineer-in- Chief  of  the  United  States  Navy,  and 
served  until  he  was  retired,  June  15,  1883. 

Theodore  Zeller. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
Third  Assistant  Engineer  in  the  United  States  Navy,  June  15,  1843,  and 
ordered  to  duty  on  board  the  frigate  "  Missouri,"  for  a  cruise  which  termi 
nated  at  Gibraltar,  September  26,  1843,  by  the  loss  of  the  ship  by  fire ;  July 
20,  1844,  ordered  to  duty  on  board  steamer  "  Colonel  Harney,"  stationed  in 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  in  the  rivers  of  Florida  and  Louisiana,  for  the  pro 
tection  of  live-oak  timber,  until  February  21, 1846;  March  23, 1846,  ordered 
to  duty  in  the  Bureau  of  Construction,  Equipment,  and  Repairs,  as  Assistant 
to  the  Engineer-in-Chief ;  remained  until  October  23,  1846.  Examined, 
passed,  and  promoted  to  the  grade  of  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  February 

17,  1847  ;  March  23,  1847,  ordered  to  the  steamer  "  Union,"  at  Washing 
ton,  and  detached,  May  25,  1847,  as  the  vessel  was  condemned  as  unfit  for 
service;  October  20,  1847,  ordered  to  the  steamer  "Iris,"  as  Senior  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  and  after  three  months  as  Acting  Chief  Engineer  until  the 
termination  of  the  war  with  Mexico  ;  detached,  December  18,  1848  ;  April 

18,  1849,  ordered  to  the  Pacific  Ocean,  to  join  the  "  Massachusetts  "  as 
Senior  Engineer ;  this  vessel  had  been  detailed  for  special  service  with  a 
joint  commission  of  army  and  navy  officers,  to  select  a  site  for  a  navy  yard  in 
California,  and  sites  for  fortifications  on  the  coast  of  California  and  Oregon  ; 
the  discovery  of  gold  in  California  rendered  it  impossible  to  obtain  white 
seamen  for  the  wages  then  allowed,  and  natives  of  the  Sandwich  Islands  and 
Chinese,  none  of  whom  could  speak  English,  were  with  difficulty  obtained  to 
compose  a  crew ;  with  these  the  bays,  straits,  and  inlets  of  California  and 
Oregon  were  explored,  and  the  object  of  the  commission  was  accomplished. 
Promoted  to  the  grade  of  Eirst  Assistant  Engineer,  November  6,  1849,  while 
on  the  last-mentioned  cruise ;  detached,  March  25,  1853  ;  October  18,  1853, 
ordered  as  Senior  Assistant  Engineer  of  the  frigate  u  Saranac ;"  made  the 
cruise  with  this  vessel,  and  returned  to  the  United  States  from  the  Mediterra 
nean,  July  26,  1856.     Examined  and  promoted  to  the  grade  of  Chief  En 
gineer')  August  15,  1856,  with  date  of  June  27,  1855;  August  12,  1857, 
ordered  to  the  frigate  "  Saranac"  for  duty  in  the  Pacific  Ocean;  detached, 
November  19, 1859,  and  returned  to  the  United  States;  December  31,  1859, 


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ordered  to  Erie,  Pennsylvania,  to  superintend  repairs  to  the  steamer  "  Mich 
igan  ;"  November  19,  1860,  appointed  member  of  a  Board  on  the  "Mich 
igan,"  to  make  a  series  of  important  experiments  with  steam ;  after  the  com 
pletion  of  these,  was  ordered  again  to  the  "  Michigan,"  for  duty  on  the 
Lakes ;  June  3,  1861,  detached  from  the  "  Michigan,"  and  ordered  to  New 
York,  to  superintend  the  building  of  machinery  for  gunboats,  screw-sloops-of- 
war,  iron-clads,  and  other  vessels,  upon  which,  with  other  duties,  he  was 
engaged  up  to  May  19,  1863,  when  he  was  appointed  Fleet  Engineer  of  the 
Eastern  Gulf  Squadron  with  rank  of  Captain,  and  remained  upon  the  staff 
of  Rear- Admiral  Theodore  Bailey,  until  September  1,  1864,  when  the  De 
partment  permitted  him  to  return  North  to  recruit  his  health,  after  severe 
illness  from  yellow  fever ;  he  was,  however,  immediately  ordered  to  the  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  and  reported  to  Admiral  David  D.  Porter  for  duty,  on 
the  5th  of  October,  as  Fleet  Engineer,  on  which  duty  he  remained  until  the 
close  of  the  war ;  in  a  letter  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  dated  August  6, 
1864,  Rear- Admiral  Bailey,  then  in  command  of  the  Eastern  Gulf  Block 
ading  Squadron,  speaks  in  very  complimentary  terms  of  the  services  of  Mr. 
Zeller  as  Fleet  Engineer,  and  in  the  following  month,  Hon.  Gideon  Welles, 
Secretary  of  the  Navy,  sent  a  letter  to  Chief  Engineer  Zeller,  then  in  New 
York,  in  which  he  expresses  his  gratification  at  the  efficient  and  satisfactory 
manner  in  which  that  officer  had  performed  his  duties  as  Fleet  Engineer ; 
August  9,  1865,  ordered  to  the  Philadelphia  Navy  Yard  as  Chief  Engineer ; 
detached  from  that  station,  March  10,  1869  ;  ordered  to  special  duty  at  New 
York,  July  8,  1869 ;  and  detached  on  April  11,  1874,  when  he  was  ordered 
to  report  to  Chief  Engineer  B.  F.  Isherwood,  U.  S.  Navy,  for  duty  connected 
with  preparing  reports  on  performances  of  vessels  during  the  war ;  Novem 
ber,  1875,  ordered  in  conjunction  with  Chief  Engineer  Isherwood  to  proceed 
to  Europe  and  examine  the  dock-yards,  vessels,  and  professional  methods  of 
the  British,  French,  and  Italian  navies,  also  the  large  private  engineering 
establishments  of  Western  Europe ;  early  in  the  year  of  1877,  ordered  as 
member  of  the  Experimental  Board,  which  was  permanently  employed  in 
experimenting  with  and  reporting  upon  a  great  variety  of  steam-engines, 
boilers,  propellers,  and  vessels,  including  all  new  inventions  and  improve 
ments  in  machinery,  and  in  investigating  the  economic  laws  of  steam  and 
other  fluids  used  in  the  production  of  power,  various  methods  of  forced 
draught  for  boilers,  etc.,  etc. ;  October  6,  1884,  became  President  of  the 
Board,  and  made  important  experiments  and  reports  on  the  laws  of  steering 
by  rudder  and  by  propeller,  and  on  completing  this  service,  having  attained 
the  age  of  62  years,  he  was,  according  to  law,  transferred  to  the  list  of 
retired  officers  of  the  navy  with  the  rank  of  Commodore,  on  Dec.  1,  1885. 

Montgomery  Fletcher. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  June  25,  1850.  Entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer; 
Coast  Survey,  1850-1.  Promoted  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  February 
21,  1851  ;  special  duty,  Norfolk,  1852-3 ;  steam  frigate  "Saranac,"  Mediter 
ranean  Squadron,  1854-6.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  June  21, 
1856;  office  of  Engineer-in-Chief,  1857;  steam-frigate  "Wabash,"  Home 
Squadron,  1857-8.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  October  25,  1859;  steam- 
frigate  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1861-5  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  1866; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  California,  1867-71 ;  Fleet-Engineer,  Pacific 
Squadron,  1871-3  ;  Inspector  Machinery  Afloat,  Mare  Island,  1873-6  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Mare  Island,  1877-8;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  California, 
1884—90;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1890,  until  date  of  retirement, 
February  15,  1892. 


328         RECORDS   OF   LIVING   OFFICERS   OF  THE   U.    S.    NAVY. 

David  B.  Macomb. — Born  in  Tallahassee,  Fla.  Appointed  from  Penn 
sylvania,  January  11, 1849,  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer ;  office  of  Engineer- 
in-Chief,  1849-50  ;  steamer  "  Bibb,"  Coast  Survey,  1850-1.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26,  1851 ;  steamer  "  Bibb,"  Coast 
Survey,  1851-2  ;  steamer  "  John  Hancock,"  Exploring  Expedition  to  the 
North  Pacific,  China,  and  Japan  Seas,  1853-5.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant 
Engineer,  June  26, 1856  ;  steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  Home  Squadron, 
1856-7;  steam-frigate  "Saranac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1858-9.  Promoted  to 
C hief  Engineer,  September  21,  1860  ;  steam-frigate  "  Niagara,"  sent  to  con 
vey  the  Japanese  Ambassadors  to  Yeddo,  Japan,  1860;  returned  to  the 
United  States,  April  23,  1861  ;  and  was  the  first  war  vessel  on  the  blockade 
off  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  at  the  bombardment  of  Pensacola  Navy  Yard,  and 
reduction  of  Fort  McCrae,  November,  1861  ;  special  duty  connected  with 
building  iron-clads,  Boston,  1862  ;  iron-clad  monitors  "  Nahant "  and  "  Canon- 
icus,"  James  River  Fleet  and  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5  ; 
iron-clad  monitor  "  Canonicus,"  at  the  reduction  of  Howlett's  House  battery, 
James  River,  June  21, 1864  ;  at  the  battles  of  Dutch  Gap,  and  Deep  Bottom, 
August  13,  1864 ;  in  the  "  Canonicus,"  at  Fort  Fisher,  December  24  and  25, 
1864 ;  at  the  final  reduction  and  occupation  of  that  place  by  the  combined 
army  and  naval  forces,  January  14,  15,  and  16,  1865;  from  thence  to 
Charleston,  S.  C. ;  at  the  evacuation  by  the  rebels  and  occupation  by  United 
States  forces  of  that  city,  February  18,  1865,  the  iron-clad  "Canouicus" 
throwing  the  last  hostile  shot  at  the  defences  of  that  place;  '•  Canonicus" 
sent  in  pursuit  of  rebel  ram  "  Stonewall ;  "  went  to  Havana,  Cuba,  June, 
1865  ;  first  American  iron-clad  that  ever  entered  a  foreign  port ;  special  duty, 
Baltimore,  1866;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  1867;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth, 
1868-70  ;  steam-sloop  "  Tennessee,"  special  service,  1870-1  ;  Fleet-Engineer, 
N.  A.  Fleet,  1871-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1873-7 ;  Fleet-Engi 
neer,  N.  A.  Station,  1877-9 ;  President  of  the  Statutory  Board  of  Appraisal 
and  Survey,  and  in  charge  of  stores,  Portsmouth,  N  H.,  1880-3;  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  Mass.,  1884-9.  Retired,  February  27, 1889,  with  relative  rank 
of  Commodore,  according  to  Paragraph  1481,  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United 
States,  having  arrived  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years,  and  served  forty  years 
and  over  in  active  service. 

Alexander  Henderson. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed 
from  Virginia,  February,  26,  1851.  Entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant 
Engineer;  steam  frigate  "  Susquehanna,"  East  Indian  Squadron,  1852-5. 
Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  May  21, 1853  ;  office  of  Engiueer-in- 
Chief,  1856  ;  steam-frigate  "  Susquehanna,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1857- 
8.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  May  9, 1857  ;  steamer  "  Southern 
Star,"  Brazil  Squadron  and  Paraguay  Expedition,  1858  ;  steam-sloop  "  Iro- 
quois,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1859-60.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer, 
June  28, 1861  ;  special  service,  1861  ;  steam-sloop  "  Adirondack,"  Blockading 
Squadron,  1862  ;  special  duty,  Newburg,N.  Y.,  1863  ;  iron-clad  "  Onondaga," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864—5  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1866  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1867-8  ;  special  duty,  1869  ;  Fleet- 
Engineer,  Asiatic  Fleet,  1869-72  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1873-7  ;  special 
duty,  1877-9  ;  Fleet  Engineer,  European  Station,  1879-81 ;  special  duty, 
Washington,  1882-4;  member  of  Advisory  Board,  1884-8;  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  1889-93  ;  leave  of  absence,  July,  1893,  to  October,  1893  ;  Continental 
Iron  Works,  Brooklyn,  October,  1893,  to  date  of  retirement,  July  12,  1894. 

Edward  Dunham  Robie. — Born  in  Burlington,  Vermont.  Appointed 
Third  Assistant  Engineer  in  the  Navy,  from  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  February 


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16, 1852  ;  from  March  4,  1852,  until  April  28, 1855,  served  in  the  steam-frigate 
"  Mississippi,"  which  was  the  flag-ship  of  Commodore  M.  C.  Perry,  in  the 
Japan  Expedition  ;  erected  and  operated  the  first  line  of  telegraph,  and  took 
the  first  daguerreotypes  at  Napha,  Lew  Chew,  and  assisted  in  building  the 
first  steam  railroad  and  in  running  the  first  locomotive  in  Japan  ;  circumna 
vigated  the  globe  in  the  "Mississippi;"  in  June,  1855,  was  promoted,  and 
served  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "  Michigan,"  on  the  lakes,  from  September,  1855, 
until  March,  1856,  when  transferred  to  the  steam-frigate  "  Susquehanna," 
which  was  employed  on  the  European  Station,  and  as  convoy  for  the  "  Niagara," 
while  laying  the  first  ocean  telegraph  cable  across  the  Atlantic ;  after  the 
failure  of  that  attempt,  in  1857,  the  "  Susquehanna  "  was  sent  to  Greytown, 
Nicaragua,  to  capture  Walker's  Filibusters,  and  remained  there  until  a  yel 
low  fever  epidemic  compelled  return  to  New  York,  in  April,  1858  ;  in  July, 
1858,  was  promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  and  in  September  went  to 
Liberia,  Africa,  in  the  U.  S.  S.  frigate  "Niagara,"  to  return  captured  slaves  ; 
in  March,  1859,  joined  the  flag-ship  "Lancaster"  at  Philadelphia,  and  doubled 
Cape  Horn  in  that  vessel ;  was  transferred  at  Panama  to  the  U.  S.  S.  frigate 
"  Saranac,"  as  Senior  Engineer,  during  the  search  for  the  lost  sloop-of-war 
"  Levant,"  in  1860  ;  returned  to  New  York  in  September,  1861,  and  was  com 
missioned  as  Chief  Engineer,  with  date  of  July  30,  1861  ;  in  October,  1861, 
joined  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Mohican,"  and  served  in  that  vessel  during  the  capture 
of  the  forts  at  Port  Royal,  S.  C  ,  Brunswick,  Ga.,  Fernandina,  Fla.,  and  on 
blockading  duty ;  returned  to  New  York  in  July,  1862,  and  was  employed 
there  on  special  duty,  as  inspector  of  the  construction  of  the  ocean  monitor 
"Dictator's"  hull  and  machinery,  until  the  winter  of  1863-4,  when  took 
charge  of  Ericsson  torpedoes  in  steamship  "  Ericsson,"  for  removing  obstruc 
tions  in  the  harbor  of  Charleston,  S.  C.  ;  was  Chief  Engineer  of  the  "  Dicta 
tor  "  in  1864-5,  and  also  member  of  many  Boards  of  Inspection,  Courts 
Martial,  etc.,  in  various  places ;  was  Member  of  Board  of  Examiners  for 
Naval  Engineers,  from  December,  1865,  until  October,  1866,  and  then  went 
to  Pacific  Station  via  Strait  of  Magellan  in  U.  S.  S.  "  Ossipee, "  and  joined 
the  flag-ship  "  Pensacola  "  as  Fleet  Engineer  of  the  North  Pacific  Station  ; 
returned  to  New  York,  via  Panama,  in  March,  1869,  and  served  as  Senior 
Engineer  Member  of  Board  to  examine  and  report  the  condition  of  vessels  at 
the  Navy  Yards  on  Atlantic  Coast ;  was  Inspector  of  Machinery  afloat  at 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1869-71  ;  Fleet  Engineer,  European  Station,  in  flag-ship 
"  Wabash,"  1871-4  ;  Fleet  Engineer  of  the  North  Atlantic  Station,  and  of 
the  combined  fleets  at  Key  West  and  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  in  1874  ;  in  charge 
of  Steam  Engineering  Department  of  Navy  Yard  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  1874-7; 
special  duty  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Cold  Spring,  N.  Y.,  and  President  of  the  Board 
to  determine  best  Steam  Steering  Gear  for  use  in  the  Naval  Service,  from 
1877-79;  Fleet  Engineer  of  the  Pacific  Station,  1879-81,  in  U.  S.  F.  S. 
"  Pensacola  ;  "  in  charge  of  the  Steam  Engineering  Department  of  the  Navy 
Yards  at  Boston,  Mass.,  1881-4;  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1884-7,  and  Norfolk, 
Va.,  1887-91  ;  special  inspecting  duty  and  duty  at  the  Bureau  of  Steam 
Engineering,  Navy  Department,  Washington,  D.  C,  1891-3,  and  until  placed 
on  the  retired  list  on  account  of  age,  with  the  relative  rank  of  Commodore, 
from  September  11,  1893. 

John  W.  Moore. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York, 
May  21,  1853;  entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer;  duty  in 
office  of  Engineer-in-Chief,  Navy  Department,  Washington,  1853 ;  steam- 
frigate  "  Saranac,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1853-6.  Promoted  to  /Second 
Assistant  Engineer,  June  27,  1855  ;  steam-frigate  "  Niagara,"  Atlantic  Cable 


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Expedition,  1857  ;  steam -frigates  "  Colorado "  and  "  Roanoke,"  Home 
Squadron,  1858-60.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  July  21,  1858  ; 
steam-sloop  "  Richmond,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1860-1 ;  West  Gulf 
Blockading  Squadron,  1861-3.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  August  5, 
1861  ;  participated  in  engagement  at  head  of  passes  of  Mississippi  River  with 
rebel  batteries  and  ram  "  Manassas,"  October  12,  1861  ;  attack  on  rebel 
defences  at  Pensacola,  November  22,  1861  ;  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip, 
April  24,  1862  ;  capture  of  New  Orleans,  April  25,  1862  ;  passage  of  Vicks- 
burg  batteries,  June  27,  1862  ;  passage  of  Vicksburg  batteries  and  rebel  ram 
"  Arkansas,"  July  15,  1862  ;  Port  Hudson,  March  15,  1863  ;  capture  of  Port 
Hudson,  July  8,  1863  ;  was  the  originator  of  the  plan  adopted  by  the  vessels 
composing  Farragut's  Fleet  for  protecting  the  sides  of  the  ships  with  their 
chain  cable,  and  also  of  covering  the  ships  with  a  paint  composed  of  the  mud 
of  the  Mississippi  River,  to  screen  them  from  view,  both  of  which  devices 
were  afterwards  used,  the  cable  by  the  "  Kearsarge  "  in  her  memorable  fight 
with  the  "Alabama,"  and  the  painting  of  the  ships  that  color  by  general 
order  of  the  Navy  Department ;  when  the  "  Richmond  "  returned  North  for 
repairs,  in  August,  1863,  was  detached  and  assigned  duty  in  New  York, 
under  Admiral  Gregory,  superintendent  iron  clads,  in  Philadelphia ;  as 
member  of  Board  of  Examiners,  and  afterwards  at  Boston  to  superintend 
government  work  building  at  Atlantic  and  other  works  in  that  vicinity; 
May  15,  1867,  ordered  to  frigate  "Franklin,"  as  Fleet-Engineer  on  staif  of 
Admiral  Farragut ;  detached,  December  21,  1868,  and  ordered  Board  duty 
New  York  Yard  ;  to  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire  ;  member  of 
Board  of  which  Admiral  Goldsborough  was  President,  for  examination  into 
condition  of  all  vessels  at  different  Navy  Yards,  after  which  returned  to  duty 
at  Kittery  Navy  Yard ;  September  3,  1872,  was  ordered  to  "  Hartford  "  as 
Fleet-Engineer  of  Asiatic  Station ;  detached,  December  19,  1875,  and 
ordered  as  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Washington  Navy  Yard,  February  8, 
1876-9;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  1879-82;  "Hartford,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  1882-4 ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1886-8 ;  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  1888-93  ;  Inspector  Machinery  for  new  cruisers,  May,  1893,  to 
date  of  retirement.  May,  1894. 

Thomas  Williamson. — Born  in  North  Carolina.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  May  24,  1853.  Entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer ; 
steam-frigate  "  Saranac,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1853-6.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  June  22,  1855 ;  special  duty,  connected  with 
steam-frigate  "  Powhatan,"  1857  ;  steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  flag-ship,  Home 
Squadron,  1858-9.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1859  ;  steam-sloop 
"  Lancaster."  Pacific  Squadron,  1859-61.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer, 
September  21,  1861;  special  duty  "  Mystic,"  Connecticut,  1862-3;  steam- 
sloop  "Hartford,"  flag-ship,  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-4; 
special  duty,  New  York,  1865-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  1868-9  ;  Fleet-Engineer, 
North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1870-1  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire, 
1872-4;  Fleet-Engineer,  South  Atlantic  Station,  1874-6  ;  charge  of  stores, 
Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1877-8 ;  Fleet-Engineer,  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1879-81  ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1881-5  ;  Fleet  Engineer,  Pacific 
Station,  1885-7  ;  Superintendent  State,  War  and  Navy  Department  Build 
ing,  1887,  to  date  of  retirement,  August,  1895. 

Jackson  McElmell. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  4,  1834.  Ap 
pointed  a  Third  Assistant  Engineer  in  the  Navy,  from  Pennsylvania,  August 
2,  1855  ;  attached  to  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Hetzel,"  1856  ;  "  Niagara,"  At 
lantic  Cable  Expedition,  in  1857-8.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer, 


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1858;  steamer  "Memphis"  Brazil  Squadron,  and  Paraguay  Expedition, 
1858-9.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  in  1860 ;  attached  to  steam- 
sloop  "  Powhatan,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1860-1  ;  steam-gunboat "  Octorara," 
mortar  flotilla,  Wilmington,  North  Carolina,  blockade  ;  engagement  at  Vicks- 
burg,  June  28,  1862  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  February  2, 1862  ;  U.  S. 
S.  "  Richmond,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August 
5,  1864;  special  duty,  League  Island,  1865-8;  U.  S.  S.  "Plymouth,"  Euro 
pean  Station,  1869-71;  special  duty,  Chester,  Pa.,  1872-5;  "Powhatan," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  from  1875  to  1878  ;  special  duty  at  League  Island 
Navy  Yard,  1879-82  ;  detached  from  League  Island  Navy  Yard,  and  ordered 
to  "Tennessee,"  as  Fleet-Engineer  of  North  Atlantic  Scfuadron,  August  7, 
1882;  detached  from  "Tennessee,"  December  7,  1882;  ordered  to  "Tennes 
see"  again  as  Fleet-Engineer,  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  December  3,  1884; 
after  which  was  transferred  from  the  "  Tennessee "  to  the  U.  S.  flag-ship 
"  Richmond,"  North  Atlantic  Station  ;  detached  from  the  "  Richmond,"  De 
cember  5,  1887 ;  ordered  to  present  duty  as  President  of  the  Naval  Exam 
ining  Board  in  session  at  Philadelphia,  March  6,  1888,  to  date  of  retirement, 
June,  1896. 

William  W.  Dungan. — Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from  Mary 
land,  June  26,  1856;  entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer; 
attached  to  steam-frigate  "  Powhatan, "East  India  Squadron,  1858-60.  Pro 
moted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1860  ;  steam-frigate  "  Minnesota,"  1861  ; 
steam-gunboat  "  Ottawa,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  February  1,  1861 ;  steam-sloop  "  Dacotah," 
North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-4  ;  special  duty,  Philadelphia, 
1865  ;  steam-sloop  "  Pensacola,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  1865-7  ;  steam-sloop 
"  Ossipee,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  1867  ;  steam-sloop  "  Lackawanna,"  North 
Pacific  Squadron,  1868  ;  special  duty,  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  1869  ; 
special  duty,  Washington,  1870  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery  Afloat,  Washington, 
1871-2;  "Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1872-5;  charge  of  stores, 
Philadelphia,  1875-8  ;  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1878-81  ;  "  Brooklyn," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1881-4;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1884-5  ;  spe 
cial  duty,  Chester,  1885-7;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1888-91;  President 
Experimental  Board,  New  York,  September,  1891,  to  November,  1893  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.  November,  1893,  to  1896;  Cramp's  ship-yard,  March, 
1896,  to  date  of  retirement,  December,  1897. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    CAPTAIN. 

James  W.  King. — Born  in  Maryland,  and  appointed  from  that  State, 
September  2,  1844,  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer ;  served  in  all  the  first  small 
steamers  owned  by  the  navy,  the  "  Fulton,"  original  steamer,  excepted  ;  he 
was  attached  to  the  "  Mississippi  "  in  1846-7,  during  the  war  with  Mexico, 
and  participated  in  the  capture  of  all  the  towns  on  the  Mexican  coast,  taken 
by  the  navy,  except  one.  In  1847,  he  was  transferred  to  the  "  Princeton," 
sent  in  search  of  Mexican  privateers,  that  ship  being  then  the  first  screw- 
ship  of  war  of  any  nation  to  cross  the  Atlantic;  returning  home  in  1849,  he 
was,  in  1850-2,  attached  to  the  "  Saranac,"  Home  Squadron,  and  the 
"  Michigan,"  Northern  Lakes.  Having  passed  the  three  succeeding  exami 
nations,  and  served  through  the  three  grades  of  Assistant,  he  was,  in  1852, 
promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  and  soon  thereafter  appointed,  under  a  law  of 
Congress,  Inspector  of  Ocean  Steamers  at  the  port  of  New  York,  hulls, 
machinery,  boats,  and  equipments  of  the  Collins  &  Law  Lines,  carrying  the 
United  States  Mails.  In  1855  he  was  transferred  to  Philadelphia  to  super- 


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intend  the  construction  of  the  machinery  for  the  "  Wabash,"  one  of  the 
largest  ships  then  in  the  navy,  and  served  in  her  the  first  cruise.  April, 
185H,  he  was  appointed  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
in  charge  of  all  the  machinery  in  the  yard,  and  served  until  April,  1861  ; 
during  that  time  he  organized  the  Engineer  Department,  and  introduced 
many  improvements  and  labor-saving  machines  in  all  departments.  From 
the  latter  date  until  June,  1862,  he  was  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Atlantic  fleet, 
and  participated  in  the  capture  of  the  forts  at  Hatteras,  under  Admiral 
Stringham,  and  the  forts  at  Port  Royal,  under  Admiral  DuPont.  In  1863 
he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  hulls  of  all  iron  vessels  and  their 
machinery,  building  west  of  the  Alleghanies.  In  leaving  the  fleet  for  this 
duty,  Admiral  DuPont  wrote  to  him:  "Your  services  have  been  of  great 
value  to  the  squadron,  and  I  part  with  you  reluctantly."  The  Captain  of 
the  fleet,  C.  R.  P.  Rodgers,  wrote  :  "  Chief  Engineer  King  impressed  me  with 
the  conviction  of  his  thorough  professional  knowledge,  fertile  in  resource, 
always  clear  and  intelligible,  always  ready  for  service."  The  duties  on  the 
Western  rivers  covered  the  construction  of  vessels  and  their  machinery, 
costing  in  the  aggregate,  when  completed,  about  seven  millions  of  dollars, 
spread  over  some  nine  hundred  miles,  thus  involving  the  necessity  of  travel 
ing  from  place  to  place  by  night,  and  working  by  day.  January,  1865,  he 
was  ordered  to  examine  and  report  on  the  condition  of  all  contracts  for  iron 
naval  vessels  and  machinery  under  construction.  The  order  issued  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Navy,  assigning  him  to  this  duty,  contained  the  following 
paragraph  :  "  It  is  deemed  best  that  an  engineer  of  approved  integrity,  and 
rigid  and  critical  ability,  should  visit  in  detail  every  place  outside  the  navy 
yards,  where  contract  work  is  being  executed  for  the  navy,  and  after  a  per 
sonal  and  careful  examination,  report  the  condition  of  all  such  work,  and 
whether  it  is  equal  in  every  respect  to  the  specifications  of  the  contracts. 
You  are  hereby  selected  for  this  important  duty,  on  which  you  will  enter  the 
second  proximo.  You  .will  make  separate  reports  for  every  contract,  and 
address  them  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy."  Under  this  order  he  examined 
and  reported  on  the  condition  of  the  hulls  of  thirty-two  monitors  and  their 
machinery,  nine  iron-screw  tugs  and  machinery,  thirty-one  pairs  of  marine 
screw-engines,  boilers,  etc.,  in  different  localities,  from  Portland,  Maine,  to 
St  Louis,  Mo.  In  1866-7  he  was  again  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Navy 
Yard,  New  York.  During  this  term  a  great  number  of  steamers  that  had 
been  employed  on  the  blockade  were  sent  to  that  yard  for  repairs,  or  to  be 
sold,  there  being  as  many  as  seventy-seven  vessels  entered  on  the  books,  and 
eight  hundred  men  employed  under  his  orders.  The  duties  connected  with 
these  ships,  together  with  those  of  fitting  up  a  new  foundry,  smithery,  and 
other  appliances,  were  greater  than  the  work  at  the  yard  during  the  war. 
In  retiring  from  this  navy  vard,  after  the  second  term,  to  enter  on  special 
duty,  Rear- Admiral  C.  H.  Bell,  the  Commandant  of  the  Station,  wrote : 
"  Chief  Engineer  King  cannot  be  surpassed  as  an  engineer.  His  deport 
ment  to  those  under  his  command  is  decided  and  firm,  causing  respect 
and  esteem.  I  regret  the  loss  of  an  intelligent  companion  and  officer." 
March  15,  1869,  President  Grant  appointed  him  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of 
Steam  Engineering,  in  the  Navy  Department.  On  the  confirmation  of  this 
nomination  by  the  Senate  Ex- Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  G.  V.  Fox, 
wrote  :  "  I  congratulate  you  upon  an  appointment  that  will  add  to  your 
reputation,  and  give  to  the  government  capacity  and  honesty."  Soon  after 
entering  upon  the  duties  of  this  office,  the  system  of  propulsion  by  double 
expansion  or  compound  engines,  was  being  introduced  into  European  ships, 


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and  in  order  to  be  thoroughly  informed  of  the  types  employed,  and  to  take 
advantage  of  the  vast  experience  of  the  British  constructing 'engineers  under 
whose  direction  the  machinery  for  immense  fleets  is  put  afloat  yearly,  he. pro 
ceeded  to  Europe  and  made  a  careful  invest  gation  of  the  progress  underway, 
and  the  results  obtained ;  in  his  report  he  recommended  the  compound  sys 
tem  for  all  naval  vessels  (since  superseded  by  the  triple- expansion  engine), 
and  he  introduced  the  system  into  the  ships  then  building.  He  also  suc 
ceeded  in  getting  the  Naval  Academy  opened  for  the  education  of  cadet 
engineers — two  measures  of  importance  for  the  navy. 

On  retiring  from  this  office,  March,  1873,  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy 
wrote  :  "  I  embrace  the  opportunity  to  thank  you  for  you'f'able  and  efficient 
administration  of  the  Bureau  during  the  four  years  just  past,  and,  in  sever 
ing  our  official  connection,  to  assure  you  of  my  continued  personal  esteem, 
and  my  wish  for  your  continuing  health  and  prosperity."  March,  1873,  he 
was  appointed  General  Inspector  of  Engineering  Works,  and  sent  to  Europe 
to  collect  information  of  useful  appliances  for  the  Navy  ;  also  to  visit  and 
report  on  machinery  at  the  Vienna  Exposition.  In  1874  he  was  employed 
on  duties  in  the  United  States.  In  1875-6,  he  was  again  in  Europe,  under 
orders  to  examine  and  report  on  ships  of  war  and  the  mercantile  marine. 
The  result  of  this  tour  was  published,  by  order  of  the  U.  S.  Senate,  in  a 
report  called  "European  Ships  of  War,"  two  editions,  1877  and  1878,  and 
it  was  re-printed  in  England  with  advantage  to  the  appropriator.  In  1880  he 
published  an  illustrated  volume  entitled  '  The  War  Ships  and  Navies  of  the 
World."  This  book  was  favorably  criticised  in  the  papers,  attracted  much 
notice  in  England,  and  was  quoted  from  in  the  House  of  Commons  as  the 
best  authority  at  that  date.  His  last  station  was  four  years  of  service  at  the 
Navy  Yard,  Boston.  In  summing  up  the  duties  of  this  officer  it  will  be 
seen  that  he  filled  with  satisfaction  to  the  Navy  Department,  every  position 
to  which  an  engineer  officer  of  the  navy  can  be  called.  In  addition  to  the 
regular  assigned  duties,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Army,  Navy  and  Coast 
Survey  Board  of  Officers,  in  1867,  to  examine  and  decide  on  League  Island 
as  a  site  for  a  navy  yard.  Before  serving  as  a  member  of  this  Board,  he 
had,  by  order  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  visited  the  dock-yards  of  Eng 
land  and  France,  and  furnished  a  report  with  maps  (printed  by  order  of  Con 
gress),  showing  the  location  and  extent  of  each  yard,  also  the  position  of  the 
docks  and  buildings,  with  descriptions  of  the  more  important  machinery  and 
appliances.  After  the  leport  of  the  Board  was  submitted  to  the  Department, 
and  before  the  site  had  been  accepted,  he  was  selected  to  see  that  the 
boundary  line  between  the  government  land  and  the  city  was  correctly 
located,  and  a  drawing  furnished.  The  same  year  was  a  member  of  a 
Board  of  Officers  to  decide  on  the  claims  of  contractors  for  increased  cost  oc 
casioned  by  action  of  the  government,  on  forty-five  naval  vessels,  built  during 
the  war,  and,  in  1868,  he  was  a  member  of  a  Board  to  appraise  for  sale  ves 
sels  at  New  Orleans,  Cairo,  Philadelphia,  New  York  and  Boston.  In  1866 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Army  and  Navy  Board  of  Officers  to  examine  the 
harbor  and  adjacent  waters  of  Portland,  Maine,  to  ascertain  if  the  construc 
tion  of  a  fresh-water  basin  for  use  of  iron  vessels  was  feasible,  and  he  wrote 
the  report ;  in  1876  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Naval  Officers  to  ex 
amine  the  navy  yards,  to  ascertain  if  any  one  of  them  could  be  dispensed 
with — all  authorized  by  Congress.  Besides  the  above-named,  he  served  on 
many  other  Boards  of  Officers,  as  president  or  member,  to  decide  upon  ques 
tions  of  interest  and  importance  to  the  naval  service.  Chief  Engineer  King 
was  one  of,  if  not  the  first  officer  of  the  navy,  to  advocate  and  take  a  decided 


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stand  in  favor  of  iron  and  steel  for  the  hulls  of  U.  S.  naval  vessels,  in  oppo 
sition  to  the  views  of  the  senior  constructors  and  many  other  officers.  As 
may  be  seen  by  reference  to  his  various  official  reports,  embracing  facts  and 
figures,  showing  the  advantage  of  iron  and  steel  over  wood  as  materials  for 
ship-building,  special  attention  of  the  Navy  Department  was  called  to  the 
subject  in  his  reports  as  Chief  of  Bureau,  1871-2,  and  overwhelming  proof 
was  produced  in  his  report  on  "  European  Ships  of  War,"  1878,  pages  160, 
161  and  162  ;m  also  in  his  work,  «  The  War  Ships  and  Navies  of  the  World," 
pages  516  to  522.  These  publications,  together  with  his  descriptions  of  the 
various  new  types  of  foreign  war  ships,  and  comments  on  our  obsolete  types 
of  wooden  vessels,  had  influence  in  showing  the  necessity  of  building  a  new 
fleet  of  modern  ships  commensurate  with  the  wealth,  extent  and  dignity  of 
the  country,  and  of  types  having  no  superiors  in  speed  or  power  of  offence 
and  defence. 

Edwin  Fithian. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  from  Pennsylvania, 
October  31,  1848.  Entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer;  special 
duty,  Boston,  1849-50,  in  connection  with  the  machinery  for  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Saranac."  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26,  1851  ; 
steam-frigate  "Susquehanna,"  East  India  Squadron,  and  attached  to  the 
Commodore  Perry  Expedition  for  opening  the  ports  of  Japan  to  commerce, 
1851-5.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  May  21,  1855  ;  special  duty, 
Richmond,  Va.,  in  connection  with  the  machinery  for  the  U.  S.  frigates 
"  Roanoke  "  and  "  Colorado,"  1856  ;  steam-frigate  "  Susquehanna,"  European 
Squadron,  and  escort  to  the  U.  S.  frigate  "  Niagara,"  during  the  first  attempt 
to  lay  the  Atlantic  cable,  1857-8  ;  special  duty  at  Philadelphia  in  connection 
with  the  machinery  for  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Lancaster,"  and  fitting  out  and  super 
intending  the  trial  trip  of  the  U.S.  steam-sloop  "Wyoming."  Promoted  to 
Chief  Engineer,  October  23,  1859;  steam-sloop  "Narragansett,"  1859-61, 
Pacific  Squadron  ;  ordered  home  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  and 
was  superintending  the  construction  of  machinery  in  New  York,  1861-3  ; 
iron-clad,  "  Roanoke,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5  ;  special 
duty,  New  York,  1866-8  ;  Fleet-Engineer,  European  Fleet,  1869-71  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1871-6  ;  special  duty,  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering  in 
connection  with  the  exhibits  for  the  Centennial  Exhibition,  1^76-7  ;  Fleet- 
Engineer,  European  Fleet,  1877-9  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  1880-2  ;  re 
tired,  December  13,  1882. 

Charles  Harding  Loring. — Entered  the  service  as  a  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  December  26,  1851  ;  made  a  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  May  21, 
1853  ;  a  First  Assistant  Engineer,  May  9,  1857,  and  a  Chief  Engineer,  March 
25,  1861 ;  served  as  Engineer  of  the  fleet  in  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron 
from  May,  1861,  to  October,  1862,  during  which  time  he  took  part  in  the 
capture  of  Forts  Hatteras  and  Clark,  and  in  the  battle  with  the  iron-clad 
"  Merrimac  "  in  Hampton  Roads,  on  the  8th  and  9th  of  March,  1862 ;  was 
engaged  during  the  remainder  of  the  war  period  in  the  construction  of  moni 
tors  on  Western  rivers ;  for  two  years  General  Inspector  of  iron-clad  vessels 
building  West  of  the  Alleghanies ;  appointed  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Steam 
Engineering  by  President  Arthur  in  1884;  after  retiring  from  this  position, 
completed  term  of  active  service  as  President  of  the  Experimental  Board  at 
the  New  York  Navy  Yard ;  on  December  26,  1890,  retired,  having  reached 
the  limit  of  age  for  the  active  list. 

George  R.  Johnson. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Virginia. 
Entered  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  February  16,  1852;  steamer 
"Princeton,"  Home  Squadron,  1852-4;  special  duty,  Norfolk,  1855-6. 


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Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  February  27,  1855  ;  frigate  "  Merri- 
mac,"  special  cruise,  1856;  frigate  "  Roanoke,"  1857;  frigate  "Niagara," 
1858.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  July  21,  1858  ;  special  duty, 
Bureau  of  Construction,  1860.  Promoted  Chief  Engineer,  July  ,?1,  1861 ; 
steam-sloop  "  Lancaster,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1^61  to  1864;  special  duty  at 
Chester,  Pennsylvania,  and  Wilmington,  Del.,  1864  to  1867  ;  Inspector 
Philadelphia  Navy  Yard,  1867-9;  iron-clad  "Dictator,"  1869-70;  League 
Island  Navy  Yard,  1870-2  ;  Fleet-Engineer  of  South  Pacific  Station,  1872-4  ; 
on  board  the  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  flag-ship  "  Richmond  "  South  Pacific 
Station,  1874 ;  special  duty  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  building  (iron  clad) 
"  Amphitrite,"  1884-7;  Fleet-Engineer,  South  Atlantic  Station,  on  board 
"Hartford,"  1877-9;  special  duty,  Wilmington,  Del,  1879-84  ;  Fleet- 
Engineer,  European  Station,  on  board  "Lancaster,"  1884-6  (part  of  the 
cruise  was  made  on  South  Atlantic  Station);  Inspector  of  new  cruisers 
building  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  1887-90.  Retired,  November  9,  1890. 

Andrew  J.  Kiersted. — Born  in  Virginia,  Matthews  County,  December 
25,  1832.  Admitted  into  the  Engineer  Corps,  U.  S.  N.,  as  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  from  Maryland,  June  26,  1856;  was  ordered  to  the  "Minnesota," 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  14,  1856  ;  "Minnesota"  went  to  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  ;  was  retained  on  duty  on  board  of  her  until  May  4,  1857  ;  detached 
that  day  and  reordered  to  same  ship  for  duty,  the  ship  having  been  selected 
to  take  Hon.  William  B.  Reed  to  China,  as  Minister,  etc.,  to  negotiate  a 
treaty ;  the  minister  resided  on  board  the  ship  during  his  mission  to  China ; 
landed  the  minister  at  Bombay,  India.  On  outward  voyage,  encountered 
typhoon  in  China  Sea,  etc  ;  was  detached  from  the  "Minnesota,"  on  May 
4,  1859,  at  Boston  ;  was  warranted  First  Assistant  Engineer,  on  August  2, 
1859  ;  first  promotion,  October  13,  1859  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Mohican,"  at 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.  ;  "  Mohican  "  served  on  West  Coast  of  Africa,  and  cap 
tured  the  ship  "  Erin/'  of  New  York,  filled  with  Africans  bound  to  Cuba  to 
be  sold  as  slaves  ;  was  detached  from  the  "Mohican,"  September  30,  1861, 
at  Boston,  and  ordered  to  Philadelphia  for  examination  for  promotion ; 
passed  successfully.  Appointed  as  Chief  Engineer,  October  21,  1861  ; 
ordered  to  the  "  Tuscarora,"  at  Philadelphia,  October  23,  1861  ;  ship  went 
to  England,  Southampton,  to  look  after  the  "  Nashville  ; "  then  at  Gibraltar, 
to  look  after  the  "  Sumter ;  "  to  the  Madeiras,  Azores,  etc.,  and  to  England 
again  to  look  after  the  "  290-Alabama  ;  "  "  Tuscarora  "  returned  to  Philadel 
phia  in  April,  1863 ;  ordered  to  blockade  duty  off  Cape  Fear  River,  N.  C., 
October,  1863 ;  to  Baltimore  for  repairs  in  May,  1864;  returned  to  Cape 
Fear  River,  November,  1864  ;  in  Fort  Fisher  fights  of  December,  1864, 
and  January,  1865 ;  after  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  went  to  Charleston,  S.  C., 
and  towed  a  monitor  to  Cape  Fear  River,  N.  C.  ;  returned  at  Charleston,  S. 
C.  ;  was  ordered  to  raise  an  iron-clad  which  was  sunk  in  the  river  above 
Charleston ;  succeded ;  fixed  up  machinery  of  iron-clad,  and  she  was  sent  to 
Norfolk,  Va. ;  detached  from  the  "Tuscarora,"  at  Boston,  on  June  7,  1865; 
ordered  to  the  Port  Richmond  Iron- Works,  and  the  Penn  Works,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.,  as  Inspector  of  Machinery  buildiug  there,  on  September  12, 1865 ; 
detached  from  Port  Richmond  Iron-Works  and  Penn  Works,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  on  July  17,  1868  ;  ordered  to  the  "Ossipee,"  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
June  2, 1869  ;  detached  from  the  "  Ossipee,"  at  New  York,  on  November  30, 
1872  ;  member  of  Board  to  Examine  Midshipmen  for  Promotion,  at  Annap 
olis,  Md.,  from  March  18,  till  April  16,  1873;  ordered  to  Norfolk,  Va.,  as 
Inspector  of  Machinery  Afloat,  on  August  28,  1873  ;  detached  from  Norfolk, 
Va.,  as  Inspector  Afloat  and  ordered  to  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  charge  of  engi- 


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ueers'  stores,  on  September  25,  1873 ;  detached  from  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and 
ordered  to  the  "Franklin,"  at  Boston,  on  November  20,  1873,  Cuban  war; 
detached  from  the  "Franklin,"  at  Boston,  on  December  17,  1873;  ordered 
to  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  charge  of  engineers'  stores,  on  December  29,  1873  ; 
ordered  President  of  Examining  Board  of  Engineers,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
on  February  8,  1875  ;  additional  duty  ;  detached  from  duty  in  charge  of 
stores  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  on  May  20, 1875 ;  the  Examining  Board  ordered 
from  Philadelphia  to  New  York,  on  November  30,  1875  ;  detached  from  the 
Examining  Board  of  Engineers,  at  New  York,  and  ordered  to  the  "  Van 
dalia,"  at  Boston,  on  December  27,  1875,  North  Atlantic  Squadron  ; 
detached  from  the  "  Vandalia,"  at  New  York,  and  ordered  to  the  "  Hart 
ford,"  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  on  August  16,  1876;  Fleet-Engineer,  North 
Atlantic  Squadron  ;  detached  from  the  "  Hartford,"  off  Fort  Monroe,  Va., 
and  from  fleet  duty,  and  ordered  to  Boston,  in  charge  of  engineers'  stores,  on 
March  20,  1877  ;  also  to  inspect  steam  boilers  building  at  the  South  Boston 
Iron-Works,  additional  duty  ;  detached  from  duty  at  Boston,  on  May  11, 
1877 ;  from  October  10  to  25,  1877,  member  of  a  board  for  steam  trial  of  the 
"  Quinnebaug,"  at  Philadelphia,  Pa  ;  from  January  2  to  30,  1878,  member 
of  the  Board  for  Examining  Midshipmen  for  Promotion,  at  Annapolis,  Md  ; 
from  February  4  to  March  4,  1878,  member  of  a  board  for  steam  trial  of 
the  "  Quinnebaug,"  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  from  April  18  to  November  19, 
1878,  member  of  the  Board  of  Examination  for  Engineers  at  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  ;  ordered  to  the  "Vandalia,"  at  Chester,  Pa.,  on  July  21,  1879,  North 
Atlantic  Squadron,  towed  a  section  of  an  iron-lifting  dock  to  Pensacola, 
Fla. ;  detached  from  the  "  Vandalia,"  and  ordered  to  the  "  Tennessee,"  at 
New  York,  on  September  19,  1881  ;  Fleet-Engineer,  North  Atlantic  Squad 
ron  ;  detached  from  the  "Tennessee,"  August  7,  1882;  and  ordered  to  Mil- 
ford,  Conn.,  to  witness  trial  of  Lay  torpedo-boat,  and  make  a  report  to  the 
Navy  Department  on  February  21,  1884;  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  head  of  Department  of  Steem-Engineering,  on 
May  27,  1884;  was  connected  with  the  steam  trials  of  the  "Dolphin,"  at 
New  York,  and  May  9  to  June  9,  1885,  additional  duty ;  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  on  January  21,  1887;  detached  from 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  on  May  31,  1888,  and  ordered 
to  the  "  Trenton,"  at  Callao,  Peru,  on  June  19,  1888,  Pacific  Squadron,  Fleet- 
Engineer  ;  the  "  Trenton  "  was  cast  away  at  Apia,  Samoa,  on  March  16, 
1889,  eastern  time,  and  abandoned  ;  volunteered  to  assist  work  the  "  Nipsic  " 
to  Auckland,  N.  Z.,  on  April  15,  1889;  the  "Nipsic"  was  brought  to 
Honolulu,  S.  I.  ;  was  repaired  there  under  personal  supervision,  and 
remains  attached  to  the  fleet  doing  duty ;  detached  from  the  fleet  at  Hono 
lulu,  S.  I.,  and  ordered  to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  October  12,  1889  ;  ordered 
from  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  to  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  on  November  12,  1889;  and 
ordered  to  the  Southwark  Foundry  and  Machine  Company,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  on  December  11,  1889,  as  Inspector  of  Machinery  being  manufactured 
there  ;  July  3,  1893,  ordered  to  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth.  Retired,  Decem 
ber  25,  1894. 

B.  B.  H.  Wharton. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Maryland, 
November  21, 1857;  entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer;  attached 
to  steamer  "  Water- Witch,"  Brazil  Squadron  and  Paraguay  Expedition, 
1857-9  ;  steam-sloop  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1859-61.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1859.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer, 
October  16,1861;  steam-gunboat  "  Mahaska,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1862  ;  iron-clad  "  Patapsco,"  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad- 


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ron,  1863 ;  steam-gunboat  "  Chicopee,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squad 
ron,  1863-4.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November  10, 1863  ;  steam-sloop 
"  Lancaster,"  flag-ship,  Pacific  Squadron,  1864-7  ;  Inspector,  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  1867-9;  steam-sloop  "  Benicia,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1870-2;  member 
Board  of  Examiners,  1872-5;  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1875-8;  "Enter 
prise"  and  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station,  1879-81  ;  Examining  Board, 
1881-3  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  new  cruisers,  1883-7  ;  "  Trenton,"  Pacific 
Station,  1887-8;  special  duty,  1888-90  ;  "  Baltimore,"  special  service,  1890  ; 
flag-ship  "Lancaster,"  and  Fleet-Engineer,  Asiatic  Squadron,  1890  to  March, 
1893  ;  member  Experimental  Board,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  May,  1893,  to 
date  of  retirement,  January,  1895. 

S.  L.  P.  Ayres. — Born  in  Connecticut.  Entered  the  service  from  Con 
necticut  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  July  21,  1858;  frigate  "Roanoke," 
flag-ship,  Home  Squadron,  1858-60  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1860-1.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  January  I1?,  1861 ;  steamer 
"  Michigan,"  Lake  service,  1861  ;  steam-sloop  "  Pensacola,"  West  Gulf 
Squadron,  1861-3  ;  participated  in  the  engagement  with  the  batteries  on  the 
passage  down  the  Potomac,  the  bombardment  and  passage  of  Forts  Jackson 
and  St.  Philip,  Chalmette  batteries,  and  the  capture  of  New  Orleans.  Pro 
moted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  April  21,  1863;  gunboat  "Nipsic," 
South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-6;  "Juniata,"  Brazil  Station, 
1866-7;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1867-70.  Promoted  to  Chief 
Engineer,  March  21,  1870 ;  "  Shenandoah,"  European  Station,  1870-3 ; 
Inspector  of  Machinery,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1873-4 ;  member  of 
Examining  Board  of  Engineers,  1874-6 ;  "  Brooklyn,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1876  ;  "  Alliance,"  European  Station,  1877-9  ;  member  of  Examin 
ing  Board  of  Engineers,  1880-4;  Inspector  of  Machinery  for  the  new 
cruisers,  Chester,  Pa.,  1885 ;  Fleet  Engineer,  Asiatic  Station,  1886-9  ;  senior 
member  of  Board  of  Engineers  for  trial  of  cruiser  "  Baltimore,"  1889  ;  mem 
ber  of  Board  of  Examining  Engineers,  1889-91  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1»91  to  1895  ;  member  Naval  Engineer  Examining  Board,  August,  4895 ; 
President  Naval  Engineer  Examining  Board,  June,  1896,  to  date  of 
retirement,  July,  1897. 

Elijah  Laws. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1858  appointed  a  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  March  19,  1858 ;  and  ordered  to  the  frigate  "  Saranac," 
June,  1858,  Pacific  Squadron.  During  the  revolution  of  1859  at  Panama 
was  senior  officer  of  one  of  the  boats'  crews  sent  to  protect  the  foreign  in 
terests  in  that  city  ;  1860,  was  ordered  to  the  frigate  "  Powhatan,"  and  sent 
to  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico,  returning  to  New  York  early  in  1861 ;  April  1  of  that 
year  left  for  Fort  Pickens  amid  great  excitement,  the  "  Powhatan  "  being 
the  first  ship  sent  South  to  suppress  the  Rebellion ;  on  sighting  the  fort  all 
hands  were  beat  to  quarters,  and  he  was  ordered  in  charge  of  a  battery  of 
howitzers,  the  intention  being  to  run  up  to  the  Navy  Yard ;  afterward,  went 
in  search  of  the  rebel  steamer  "  Sumter ;  "  1862,  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S. 
"  Dacotah,"  and  participated  in  the  clearing  out  of  the  rebel  batteries  in  the 
Elizabeth  River ;  then  steamed  up  the  James  River  to  protect  General  Mc- 
Clellan's  headquarters,  and  shell  out  more  rebel  batteries;  1863,  ordered  to 
U.  S.  S.  "  Housatonic,"  and  was  part  of  the  squadron  under  Admiral  Du 
Pont  that  attacked  the  rebel  works  in  Charleston  Harbor;  1864,  ordered  to 
the  U.  S.  S.  "  Itasca,"  and  participated  in  both  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher  and 
its  capture,  and  volunteered  for  powder-ship  that  was  blown  up  in  the  har 
bor  ;  1865,  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Chickopee,"  and  visited  the  sounds  and 
rivers  of  North  and  South  Carolina,  and  was  then  transferred  to  the  "  Mar. 

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blehead,"  West  Indian  Squadron  ;  1867-8,  special  duty  connected  with  the 
"  Contocook,"  "  Mosholu,"  and  "Ammonoosuc ;  "  1869,  ordered  to  the  U.  S. 
S.  "  Galena,"  and  the  same  year  transferred  to  the  U.  S  S.  "  Resaca,"  Pacific 
Squadron  ;  1872,  special  duty  at  Key  West,  and  on  monitor  "  Terror;  "  1873, 
special  duty  at  Norfolk  Navy  Yard  and  on  monitor  "  Terror ; "  1874,  or 
dered  to  iron-clad  "  Roanoke,"  and  afterwards  transferred  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Min 
nesota  ;  "  1876,  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  1877,  ordered  to  U. 
8.  S.  "  Enterprise  ;  "  surveyed  the  Mississippi  River  at  New  Orleans  ;  then 
went  to  Brazil  and  made  a  survey  of  the  Amazon  and  Madeira  Rivers ; 
1879,  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  Florida  ;  1884,  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Lacka- 
wanna,"  at  Callao,  Peru,  and,  in  consequence  of  yellow  fever  on  board  ship, 
was  transferred  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Mohican,"  Pacific  Squadron  ;  1888,  ordered  to 
Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  Philadelphia ;  "  Pensacola,"  S.  A.  Station, 
August,  1890,  to  June,  1892 ;  Iron  Works,  South  Brooklyn,  June,  1892,  to 
May,  1893  ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  May,  1893,  to  date. 

David  Smith. — Born  in  Scotland.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer, 
1859  ;  steam-sloop  "  Lancaster,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1860-4.  Promoted  to  Second 
Assistant  Engineer,  1861.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ; 
"  Tallapoosa,"  N.  A.  Station,  1865-6;  "  Wampanoag,"  second-rate,  1867-8  ; 
Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  1868-72.  Commissioned  as  Chief  Engineer, 
1871;  "  Shenandoah,"  European  Station,  1873-4;  special  duty,  1874-8; 
"  Nipsic,"  special  duty,  1879-83  ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1884-5  ;  special 
duty,  Chester,  Pa.,  1885-7  ;  Boston,  special  service,  1887-9 ;  special  duty, 
New  York,  1889-90 ;  member  Steel  Inspection  Board,  November,  1890,  to 
November,  1<S93  ;  "  Philadelphia,"  Pacific  Station,  November,  1893,  to  1895  ; 
Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  September,  1895,  to  date  of  retirement, 
December,  1896. 

Robert  Potts. — Born  in  Ireland.     Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer, 

1861  ;  frigate  "Niagara,"  N.  A.  Station,  1861;   special  duty,  New   York, 

1862  ;  "  Montauk,"  iron-clad,  S.  A.  Station,  1862-3.     Promoted  to  Second 
Assistant  Engineer,  1862;  steamer  "Kansas,"  N.  A.  Station,  1864-5.     Pro 
moted    to    First  Assistant  Engineer,   1864 ;    steamer   "  Chicopee,"   Atlantic 
Station,  1866  ;  "Guerriere,"  S.  A.  Station,  1868-9  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1870;  "  Nipsic,"  Darien  Expedition,  1871-2      Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer, 
1873  ;  "Alaska,"  European  Station,  1873-5  ;  Inspector  of  Coal,  Philadelphia, 
1875-7;  special  duty,  League  Island,  1877-9;  "Michigan"  N.  W.  Lakes, 
1879-82;  "Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-4;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  new 
cruiser,  "  Philadelphia,"  1885-90  ;  "  Baltimore,"  Pacific   Station,  February, 
1891,  to  August,  1893;    Inspector  of  Boiler  Tubes  at  New  Castle,  Del., 
September,  1893,  to  1895;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  August,  1895,  to  date  of 
retirement,  May,  1897. 

Edward  Farmer. — Born  in  Vermont.  Appointed  Third^Assistant  En 
gineer,  1859  ;  Home  Squadron,  1859-60.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant 
Engineer,  1861  ;  steamer  "  Mohican,"  S.  A.  S.,  1861  ;  gunboat  "  Kanawha," 
W.  G.  S.,  1862-4.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ;  steamer 
"Alabama,"  N.  A.  S.,  1864-5  ;  "  Shenandoah,"  East  India  Station,  1866-8; 
Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1868-71.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1870  ;  "  Ticon- 
deroga,"  S.  A.  Station,  1871-4;  charge  of  stores,  Boston,  1874-7  ;  "Alert," 
Asiatic  Station,  1877-81  ;  Naval  Academy,  1881-8 ;  "  Chicago,"  Squadron 
of  Evolution,  1888-91  ;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  December,  1891,  to 
July,  1893 ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  July,  1893-5  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
August,  1895-8.  Retired,  February,  1898. 


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Fletcher  A.  Wilson. — Born  iii  England.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer ,1859-,  "Saranac,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1861.  Promoted  to  Second  As 
sistant  Engineer,  1861  ;  flag-ship  "Hartford,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1861-5  ; 
and  same  ship  in  East  India  Squadron,  1865-8  ;  "  Richmond,"  European 
Fleet,  1868-71.  Commissioned  as  Chief  Engineer,  1871;  "Michigan," 
fourth-rate,  1872-4  ;  "  Swatara,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7  ;  special  duty,  Boston, 
1877-80  ;  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1881-3  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  new 
cruisers,  San  Francisco,  1887-90  ;  "  San  Francisco,"  special  service  squadron, 
November,  1890,  to  October,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  December,  1893, 
to  1894 ;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  Union  Iron  Works,  M*y,  1894,  to  1898. 
Retired,  February,  1898. 

Retired  on  his  own  application  after  forty  years'  service. 

Francis  C.  Dade. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Virginia,  Jan 
uary  20,  1849;  entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer;  steamer 
"  Water- Witch,"  Home  Squadron,  1849-50  ;  steam-frigate  "Saranac,"  Home 
Squadron,  1851-2.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26, 
1851 ;  Coast  Survey,  1852-3.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  May 
21,  1853  ;  steam-frigate  "Saranac,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1853-6  ;  Coast 
Survey,  1857 ;  special  duty  connected  with  the  "  Colorado,"  1858 ;  special 
duty,  Boston,  1859  ;  steam-sloop  "  Hartford,"  East  India  Squadron,  1859-61. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  June  30,  1861 ;  steam-sloop  "  Oneida,"  West 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  passage  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip, 
and  capture  of  New  Orleans  ;  passage  of  the  batteries  at  Vicksburg  ;  special 
duty,  Philadelphia,  1864-5;  steam-sloop  tf  Canandaigua,"  European  Squad 
ron,  1866-7  ;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1866-8  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery, 
Afloat,  Norfolk,  1869-72;  steam-sloop  "Lancaster,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1873-4;  charge  of  stores,  Norfolk,  1874-7  ;  Fleet-Engineer,  Pacific  Station, 
1877-9;  special  duty,  Delaware  Iron  Works,  1883.  Retired,  January  26, 
1889. 

William  B.  Brooks. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
February  16,  1852,  a  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  and  in  April  was  ordered  to 
the  U.  S  S.  "Michigan,"  the  only  U.  S.  vessel  on  the  lakes  of  the  North. 
Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer  in  May,  1855,  and  ordered  to  the 
U.  S.  S.  "  San  Jacinto,"  the  flag-ship  of  Commodore  James  Armstrong,  for 
duty  in  the  Asiatic  Squadron ;  at  Pulo  Penang  took  on  board  Hon.  Town- 
send  Harris,  the  first  appointee  as  Minister  from  the  U.  S.  to  Japan,  and  in 
June,  1856,  landed  him  at  the  port  of  Simota,  Japan  ;  in  August,  1858, 
returned  to  New  York  in  the  "San  Jacinto,"  after  a  three  years'  cruise. 
Examined  and  promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  and  ordered  to  the 
steamer  "  America,"  chartered  for  duty  on  Paraguayan  Expedition  ;  October 
1,  1858,  ordered  to  the  "New  York,"  the  "America"  having  been  con 
demned  as  unfit  for  the  cruise  to  Paraguay,  and  on  January  1,  1859,  re 
ported  for  duty  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn,"  which  sailed  for  Vera  Cruz, 
Mexico,  with  United  States  Minister  Robert  McLane  on  board ;  remained 
attached  to  the  Gulf  Squadron  until  August,  1861.  The  "Brooklyn" 
returned  to  Philadelphia,  when  he  was  examined  and  promoted  to  Chief 
Engineer,a,ud.  was  ordered  to  rejoin  the  "Brooklyn/  and  in  December  sailed 
for  the  Mississippi  River,  where  the  "  Brooklyn,"  remained  on  blockade  duty 
until,  on  April  14,  with  the  rest  of  the  fleet  under  Admiral  Farragut,  that 
vessel  passed  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip  and  the  Chalmette  batteries  ;  pro 
ceeded  up  the  Mississippi  as  far  as  Vicksburg,  and  then  on  blockade  duty  on 
the  coast  of  Texas  until  August,  1863,  when  the  ship  was  obliged  to  return 


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North  for  repairs ;  was  detached  and  ordered  to  special  duty  in  New  York  ;  in 
August,  1866,  was  ordered  to  the  sloop  "Sacramento,"  and  in  June,  1.867, 
was  wrecked  in  this  vessel  off  the  coast  of  Hindoostan;  in  March,  1868, 
returned  to  the  United  States;  in  October,  1868,  was  ordered  to  the  Ports 
mouth,  New  Hampshire,  Navy  Yard;  in  March,  1869,  was  detached,  and 
awaited  orders  until  January,  1870,  when  he  was  ordered  to  the  "  Michigan  ;  " 
in  January,  1872,  was  ordered  to  Norfolk  Navy  Yard;  in  March,  1874,  was 
ordered  to  the  "  Franklin,"  and  as  Fleet-Engineer  on  the  European  Station  ; 
April,  1877,  was  detached  from  duty  as  Fleet-Engineer  and  ordered  to 
return  to  the  United  States ;  special  duty,  1877-8 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  1879-82;  Board  of  Examining  Engineers,  1882;  Fleet-Engineer, 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1883-4;  Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1885-8; 
West  Point  Foundry,  Cold  Springs,  N.  Y.,  1889 ;  Inspector  of  Machinery 
for  battle-ship  "Texas,"  Richmond,  Va.,  1889-92.  Retired,  March  1,  1892. 
George  F.  Kutz. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania,  June  26,  1856 ;  entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer; 
"  Niagara,"  Atlantic  Cable  Expedition,  in  1857-8 ;  steamer  "  Atlanta," 
Brazil  Squadron  and  Paraguay  Expedition,  1859.  Promoted  to  First  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1859;  steamer  "Saginaw,"  East  India  Squadron,  1860-1. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November  10,  1861  ;  steam-sloop  "  Pawnee." 
South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862;  steam-sloop  "  Monongahela," 
West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1863-5;  steam -sloop  "  Ticonderoga," 
European  Squadron,  1866-9  ;  Inspector  of  Machinery  Afloat,  League  Island, 
1869-72;  "  Benicia,"  North  Pacific  Station,  1872-5;  Naval  Rendezvous, 
San  Francisco,  1875-7  ;  charge  of  stores,  Mare  Island,  California,  1877-80  ; 
Fleet-Engineer,  Pacific  Station,  1881-3;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1883-8; 
Inspector  of  Machinery,  new  cruisers,  1889,  to  May,  1893  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Mare  Island,  May,  1893,  to  date  of  retirement,  June  26,  1896. 

James  W.  Thomson. — Born  in  Delaware.  Appointed  from  New  Jersey, 
June  26,  1856;  entered  the  service  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer ;  attached 
to  steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  Home  Squadron,  1857-60.  Promoted  to  First 
Assistant  Engineer,  1860  ;  steam-sloop  "  Dacotah,"  1861.  Promoted  to  Chief 
Engineer,  February  2,  1862 ;  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  North  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadron,  1862-4;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  1865 ;  member 
of  Board  of  Examiners,  1866-9  ;  steam-sloop  "  Congress,"  1870  ;  special 
duty,  1871  ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1871-2 ;  "  Omaha,"  South  Pacific 
Fleet,  1873-5  ;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  1875-7 ;  "Alaska,"  Pacific 
Station,  1877-81;  Board  of  Examination,  1881-2;  Board  of  Inspection, 
1882-5;  special  duty,  1885-8;  "  Pensacola,"  special  service,  1888-90;  In 
spector  of  Machinery  for  cruiser  "  Minneapolis,"  at  Cramps'  ship  yard,  Decem 
ber,  1890,  to  date  of  retirement,  June  26, 1896. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    COMMANDER. 

Retired  on  reaching  the  age  of  62  years. 

Henry  Beauchamp  Nones. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed 
Third  Assistant  Engineer,  U.  S.  Navy,  September  23,  1853  ;  ordered  to  U.  S. 
Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Legare ; "  detached  and  ordered  to  special  duty  in 
connection  with  building  machinery  of  U.  S.  S.  frigate  "  Merrimac,"  Decem 
ber  13,  1854;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  Mass.,  December  3,  1855  ;  reported  for 
duty  on  board  U.  S.  S.  frigate  "  Merrimac,"  December  12,  1855 ;  resigned 
from  Navy,  August  19,  1856  ;  employed  in  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  until  break 
ing  out  of  Rebellion.  Appointed  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  U.  S.  Navy, 


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May  28,  1861.  Examined  and  promoted  First  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1, 
1861  ;  U.  S.  frigate  "Koanoke,"  June  1,  1861  ;  ordered  to  take  passage  in 
U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn  "  for  duty  on  board  IT.  S.  8.  frigate  "  Niagara,"  January 
22,  1862;  II  S.  S.  "  Powhatan,"  June,  1862;  detached  May  16,  1863,  and 
ordered  temporarily  to  U.  S.  S.  frigate  "  Wabash,"  as  Fleet-Engineer,  8.  A. 
Squadron;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ascutney,"  1863-5.  Commissioned  as  Chief  Engineer, 
December  14,  1864;  U.  S.  S.  "  Connecticut,"  1865  ;  special  duty,  "  Wilming 
ton,"  1866;  "Iroquois,"  Asiatic  Fleet,  1867-70;  special  duty,  "Philadel 
phia,"  1871;  U.  S.  S.  "Juniata,"  European  Station,  1872-5;  member  of 
Board  of  Examiners,  1876-80;  U.  S.  S.  "Galena,"  European  Station, 
1880-3;  member  Board  of  Examiners,  1884-6;  President  Board  of  Ex 
aminers,  1886-7;  U.  S.  S.  "Richmond,"  N.  A.  Station,  1887-90;  Fleet 
Engineer,  1880-90,  S.  A.  Station  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  December, 
1890-91  ;  Examining  Board,  1891-2.  Retired,  May  15,  1892. 

Albert  W.  Morley. — Born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut.  Appointed  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  July  1, 1861  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Richmond,"  West  Gulf  Squad 
ron,  July  1,  1861,  to  July  2,  1863.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer, 
December  2,  1862;  U.  S.  S.  "Nipsic,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  September 
2, 1863,  to  October  21, 1864  ;  special  duty,  Naval  Machine  Shop,  Port  Royal, 
S.  C.,  from  October  21,  1864,  to  June  7,  1865  ;  U,  S.  S.  "Pawnee,"  South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  June  8,  1865,  to  July  27,  1865 ;  special  duty,  iron-clads, 
at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  from  November  8,  1865,  to  March  15,  1866  ;  special 
duty,  U.  S.  S.  "  Madawaska,"  New  York,  March  19,  1866,  to  October  11, 
1866.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  July  25,  1866  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Ossi- 
pee,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  October  18, 1866,  to  October  12,  1868 ;  "  Pen- 
sacola,"  North  Pacific  Squadron,  October  12,  1868,  to  September  27,  1869 ; 
special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  February  23,  1870,  to  February  6, 
1872  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  February  13,  1872, 
to  June  5,  1873 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Wasp,"  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  June  5,  1873, 
to  December  25,  1874;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  June  30,  1875, 
to  March  23,  1878;  U.  S.  S.  "Alaska,"  Pacific  Squadron,  March  23,  1878, 
to  April  7,  1881  ;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  June  21,  1881,  to 
October  3,  1882.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November  17,  1882  ;  special 
duty,  Naval  Advisory  Board,  new  cruisers,  from  September  6,  1883,  to 
August  7,  1886;  special  duty,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August  7,  1886,  to 
January  6,  1887;  U.  S.  S.  "Dolphin,"  special  service,  January  12,  1887,  to 
November  7,  1889 ;  Inspector  Machinery,  U.  S.  S.  "  Maine,"  November  9, 
1889,  to  1895 ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  December,  1895,  to  date  of  retire 
ment,  March,  1896. 

Absalom  Kirby. — Born  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Joined  the  Potomac 
Flotilla  at  the  first  call,  April,  1861,  on  steamboats  running  dispatches;  was 
an  engineer  on  board  of  the  steamboat  "  Mount  Vernon,"  when  she  took 
Colonel  Ellsworth  and  his  regiment  to  Alexandria,  Va.,  May  24  1861, — the 
morning  he  was  killed  by  Marshall.  This  vessel  is  said  to  have  fired  the 
first  gun  of  any  vessel  in  the  war.  On  dispatch  steamer  "  James  Guy,"  just 
arrived  at  Mathias'  Point  with  dispatches  for  Commander  Ward,  when  he 
was  killed  on  board  of  the  "Thomas  Freeborn"  by  a  sharp-shooter  from  a 
rebel  battery,  June  27,  1861  ;  continued  on  the  dispatch-boats  "  Baltimore  " 
and  "  Powhatan,"  running  the  rebel  batteries  till  he  entered  the  regular  ser 
vice,  October  3,  1861,  as  a  Third  Assistant  Engineer;  joined  the  "  Pocahon- 
tas"  in  Dupont's  Expedition  in  the  battle  of  Port  Royal,  November  7, 1861  ; 
was  stationed  at  the  "  Bell  Pull,"  on  deck,  which  was  attached  to  the  main 
mast,  when  a  shot  from  a  rebel  battery  carried  the  mast  away ;  attached  to 


342        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

the  "  Mohican  "  on  the  blockade  off  Charleston,  capture  of  Fernandina, 
Florida,  also  Saint  Simond,  and  Warsaw  Sounds,  Georgia.  In  Farragut's 
Squadron  from  July,  1862,  to  July,  1865 ;  blockade  off  Mobile  Bay  in  the 
" Pembina,"  when  she  chased  the  "  Florida"  the  morning  she  ran  out  of 
Mobile  Bay,  January  16,  1863.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer, 
August  3,  1863  ;  «  Richmond,"  W.  G.  S.,  1863-5  ;  was  on  board  her  in  the 
battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864  ;  also  when  she  captured  rebel  ram 
"Webb,"  belpw  New  Orleans,  April,  1865.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant 
Engineer,  1866;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  1866-8;  "Nina,"  1868-70; 
"  Tallapoosa,"  special  service,  1871-3;  "Manhattan,"  iron-clad,  N.  A.  S., 
1873  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1874-7;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1878-81 ;  "  Pow- 
hatan,"  special  duty,  1881-4;  receiving-ship  "Wyaudotte,"  1884-6.  Pro 
moted  to  Chief  Engineer,  December  2,.  1886  ;  "  Adams,"  Pacific  Station, 
1887-90;  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  1891-2;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1892-3;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  November,  1893-4;  Inspector  Machinery, 
U.  S.  armored  battleship  "  Texas ; "  detached  from  "  Texas."  September,  1895  ; 
double-turreted  monitor  "Monadnock,"  February  20,  1896,  to  September  27, 
1897  ;  flag-ship  "  Baltimore,"  September  27, 1897,  to  January  6,  1898  ;  Fleet 
Engineer,  Pacific  Station.  Retired,  February  15,  1898. 

WITH    RELATIVE    RANK    OF    LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER. 

Daniel  P.  McCartney.— Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1, 
1861  ;  steamer  <k  Louisiana,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1861-2;  "Montauk" 
(iron-clad),  South  Atlantic  Station.  Promoted  Second  Assistant  Engineer, 
December  18,  1862;  steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1862-5.  Promoted  First  Assistant  Engineer,  January  30,  1865  ;  "  Shamokin," 
Brazil  Squadron,  and  "  Monocacy,"  China  Squadron,  1865-8;  Navy  Yard, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1868-9;  "Frolic,"  special  service,  1869-70;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  1870-1;  flagship  "  W  abash,"  European  Squadron,  1871-2; 
"  Plymouth,"  European  Squadron,  1872-3  ;  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1873- 
74.  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24,  1874;  "Gettysburg,"  special 
service,  1874-5  ;  "Tallapoosa,"  special  service,  1875-6;  Navy  Yard,  Wash 
ington,  1876-80  ;  "  Despatch,"  special  service,  1881.  Promoted  Chief  Engi 
neer,  August  22, 1881  ;  "  Essex,"  Pacific  and  China  Squadron,  1881-5  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  1885-7  ;  "  Nipsic,"  Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn,  1887  ; 
"  Galena,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1888-90;  special  duty,  1890  to  date  of 
retirement,  November,  1892. 

Benjamin  F.  "Wood. — Born  in  the  State  of  New  York.  Appointed  a 
Third  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1, 1861  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster,"  Pacific  Squad 
ron,  1861-2  ;  special  duty,  New  York,  1862  ;  U.  S.  monitor  "  Lehigh,"  1863  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "  Sassacus,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1863-4  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Mahongo," 
Pacific  Squadron,  1864-7;  Mound  City  Station,  111.,  1867-8.  Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  April,  1863.  Promoted  to  a  Passed  Assistant  En 
gineer,  October,  1866  ;  U.  S.  monitor  "  Dictator,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron, 
1869-70  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1871-2  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Juniata,"  1873  ;  China 
Station,  1873-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1877-80  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Trenton,"  Eu 
ropean  Squadron,  1880-1  ;  Morgan  Iron-Works,  New  York,  1882-4.  Pro 
moted  to  Chief  Engineer,  December,  1883;  special  duty,  Chester,  Pennsyl 
vania,  1884-5  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Kearsarge,"  European  Squadron,  1885-6  ;  U.  S."S. 
"  Ossipee,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  1887-8 ;  Continental  Iron  Works, 
Brooklyn,  1888-92.  Retired,  October  6,  1892. 

George  W.  Roche. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Third  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1862  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1862^-5.  Pro- 


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moted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1864  ;  "  Dacotah,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1866-8.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1868  ;  Naval  Academy, 
1869-72;  "  Ticonderoga,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1872-4;  iron-clad  uSau- 
gus,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874-6  ;  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  1877-9  ; 
"  Shenandoah,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
1882-4  ;  "  Despatch,"  special  service,  1885-9.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer, 
August  25,  1889  ;  member  Board  to  Test  Boilers,  1889-90 ;  Inspector 
cruiser  No.  10,  October,  1890,  to  July,  1893  ;  "  Detroit,"  S.  A.  Station,  July, 
1893,  to  May,  1896 ;  waiting  orders  until  date  of  retirement,  July  3,  1896. 

WITH    RELATIVE   RANK    OF    COMMANDER/ 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  incident  of  service. 

Henry  W.  Fitch. — Native  of  Massachusetts.  May  3,  1859,  appointed 
Third  Assistant  Engineer ;  May  12,  special  duty,  Boston  ;  September,  1859, 
to  October,  1861,  steam-sloop  "  Narragansett,"  Pacific  Station.  October  16, 
1861,  promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer ;  October,  1861,  to  May,  1864, 

funboat  "  Kennebec "  and  steam-sloop  "  Pensacola,"  W.  G.  B.  Squadron. 
lay  20,  1863,  promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer;  May,  1864,  special 
duty,  Novelty  Iron  Works,  N.  Y.  ;  April,  1865,  to  May,  1869,  steamer 
"  Frolic,"  European  Station ;  June,  1869,  to  June,  1871,  special  duty,  Eod's 
Gun-Carriage,  Fort  Hamilton,  N.  Y.  March  4,  1871,  promoted  to  Chief 
Engineer;  June  1,  1871,  one  year's  leave;  May,  1872,  to  May,  1875,  steam- 
sloop  "  Lackawanna,"  Asiatic  Station ;  June,  1875,  Coal  Inspector,  Philadel 
phia  ;  September,  1875,  member  Examining  Board,  U.  S.  Naval  Engineers, 
Philadelphia;  October,  1877,  to  August,  1882,  special  duty,  Bureau  of 
Steam-Engineering;  July  1  to  August  15,  1881,  Acting  Chief  of  Bureau; 
August,  1882,  to  August,  1885,  steam-sloop  "  Powhatan,"  North  Atlantic 
Station  ;  September,  1885,  member  Examining  Board,  U.  S.  Naval  Engi 
neers,  Philadelphia;  November,  1886,  to  March,  1888,  President  of  Board; 
March,  1888,  special  duty,  Cramp  &  Sons,  Philadelphia ;  August,  1888,  head 
of  Department  of  Steam-Engineering,  U.  S.  Naval  Academy;  October,  1893, 
"San  Francisco,"  S.  A.  Station,  to  1894;  sick  leave,  February,  1894.  Re 
tired,  September,  1894. 

Frederick  G.  McKean. — Born  in  East  Indies.  Appointed  Third  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  1861 ;  steam-sloop  "Mississippi,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1861-3. 
Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering, 
1864  ;  "  Canonicus  "  (iron-clad),  S  A.  S.,  1864-5  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  European 
Station,  1865-7.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1865  ;  Bureau  of 
Steam-Engineering,  1868-71  ;  "Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Station,  1871-3;  Bureau 
of  Steam-Engineering,  1873-9.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November  25, 
1877  ;  "  Ticonderoga,"  special  service,  1879-81  ;  Bureau  of  Steam -Engineer 
ing,  1881-4  ;  "  Marion,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-8  ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineer 
ing,  1889-91;  "Boston,"  Pacific  Station,  October,  1891,  to  date  of  retire 
ment,  November,  9,  1893. 

Isaac  R.  McNary. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  1861 ;  "  Colorado,"  N.  A.  S.,  1861 ;  steam-sloop  "Housatonic,"  S. 
A  S.,  1862-63.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863;  "Nan- 
tucket"  (iron-clad),  S.  A.  Fleet,  1863-5.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  En 
gineer,  1865 ;  "  Monongahela,"  W.  G.  Squadron,  1865-6 ;  and  same  ship,  W. 
I.  Station,  1866-8  ;  "  Beuicia,"  Asiatic  Station,  1869-71  ;  "  Monocacy  "  and 
"  Ashuelot,"  same  station,  1871-2  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1873-4  ;  "  Michi 
gan,"  on  the  lakes,  1874;  "  Ajax  "  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  S.,  1875-7  ;  Examin- 


344        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.   NAVY. 

ing  Board,  Washington,  1877-9.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  November 
14,  1878;  "  Kearsarge,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-82;  training-ship  "Minnesota," 
1882-4  ;  special  duty,  1884-6  ;  l<  Atlanta,"  special  service,  1886-7  ;  "Juniata," 
Pacific  Station,  1887-9  ;  special  duty  connected  with  monitors,  1889-90  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Portsmouth,  N-  H.,  1890,  to  September,  1892 ;  member  Experi 
mental  Board,  New  York,  September,  1892,  to  June,  1893  ;  "  Philadelphia," 
Pacific  Station,  June,  1893,  to  November,  1893;  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island, 
November,  1893,  to  date  of  retirement,  September,  1894. 

Gilbert.  M,  L.  Maccarty.— Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  Third 
Assistant  Engineer  in  1861  ;  steam-sloop  "  Narragansett,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1861-3.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863 ;  special  duty,  New 
York,  1865-6.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1865  ;  "  Saco,"  North 
Atlantic  Fleet,  1867-8;  special  duty,  Norfolk,  1869-70;  "Tennessee," 
special  service,  1871  ;  "Mahopac"  (iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Fleet,  1872; 
special  duty,  Chester,  1873  ;  South  Atlantic  Station,  1873-4  ;  "  Canonicus  " 
(iron-clad),  North  Atlantic  Station,  1874-7  ;  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1877-80. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  September  16,  1881  ;  "  Wyoming,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1881-2  ;  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Portsmouth,  1886-9  ;  "  Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1889-91  ;  Inspector  of 
Machinery,  1891-2;  special  duty,  Thurlow,  Pa.,  1892,  to  date  of  retirement, 
November,  1892. 

John  A.  Scot. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  En 
gineer,  1861  ;  gunboat  "  Owasco,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1861-3.  Promoted 
to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ;  "  Galena,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1863-5  ; 
participated  in  the  engagements  with  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip ;  the  cap 
ture  of  New  Orleans;  passage  of  Vicksburg;  capture  of  Galveston  ;  passage 
and  capture  of  Forts  Morgan,  Gaines  and  Powell ;  capture  of  the  ram  "Ten 
nessee,"  and  destruction  of  the  "Gaines."  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  En 
gineer,  1866  ;  "Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1866-8  ;  "  Terror"  (iron-clad), 
North  Atlantic  Station,  1870-1  ;  rendezvous,  San  Francisco,  1872-5  ;  Asiatic 
Station,  1875-6  ;  "  Hartford,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1878-80 ;  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  1880-2  ;  "  Hartford,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-4 ;  "  Lackawanna," 
Pacific  Station,  1884-5.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  July  6,  1885  ;  special 
duty,  Pittsburg,  1886-7  ;  inspection  duty,  Philadelphia,  1887-8;  "Alliance," 
South  Atlantic  Station,  1888-9  ;  special  duty,  1889-90;  Navy  Yard,  League 
Island,  January,  1891,  to  October,  1892  ;  "  Concord,"  N.  A  Station,  October, 
1892-4 ;  "  Baltimore,"  July,  1894  ;  "  Charleston,"  January,  1895 ;  Member  and 
Recorder  Engineers'  Examining  Board,  June,  1896,  to  date  of  retirement, 
May,  1897. 

John  Livingston  Dinwiddie  Borthwick. — Born  in  Philadelphia, 
August  11,  1840  ;  educated  in  that  city  and  received  the  Degree  of  M  A.  ; 
is  a  member  of  the  First  Troop  Philadelphia  City  Cavalry,  and  with  it  served 
in  the  First  Shenandoah  Valley  Campaign  of  1861  ;  was  present  at  the 
engagement  of  Falling  Waters,  Virginia ;  on  being  mustered  out  of  the 
United  States  service  was  offered  and  declined  a  commission  as  Captain  in  the 
Pennsylvania,  and  a  Lieutenancy  in  the  Regular  Cavalry ;  entered  the  Navy 
as  a  Third  Assistant  Engineer  October  8,  1861,  and  was  ordered  to  the  U  S. 
S.  "  Itasca  ;  "  in  that  vessel  participated  in  the  preliminary  engagements  below 
Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip ;  the  removal  of  the  obstructions  below  those 
forts ;  the  passage  of  the  forts  and  the  capture  of  New  Orleans  ;  also  in  the 
engagements  at  Vicksburg,  Grand  Gulf,  East  Feliciaua,  Port  Hudson,  Baton 
Rouge,  Pass  Manchac,  Donaldsonville,  College  Point  and  Red  Church,  all 
on  the  Mississippi  River,  at  Velasco,  Coast  of  Texas,  and  in  the  preliminary 


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engagements  and  passage  of  Forts  Morgan  and  Gaines,  Mobile  Bay  ;  detached 
from  the  "  Itasca,"  and  ordered  to  the  "  Arizona,"  flag  ship  of  the  West  Gulf 
Squadron,  as  Engineer  in  charge,  the  same  position  as  held  on  board  the 
"Itasca,"  January,  1865;  detached  and  ordered  to  the  "Lackawanna,"  on 
the  destruction  of  the  "  Arizona,"  by  fire  ;  detached  from  the  "  Lackawanna," 
and  ordered  to  the  "  Kineo,"  March,  1865,  as  Engineer  in  charge  ;  detached 
and  placed  on  waiting  orders,  May,  1865  ;  served  on  board  of  the  "Shamo- 
kin,"  "  Kansas,"  and  "  Huron,"  in  the  West  Indies,  South  Atlantic  Squadron 
and  West  Coast  of  Africa  from  June,  1865,  till  October,  1868;  at  the  Naval 
Academy  as  instructor,  and  in  charge  of  machinery  afloat  from  April,  1869, 
till  July,  1871  ;  on  board  of  the  "Michigan"  from  Juty,  1871,  till  July, 
1873  ;  on  board  the  "  Alaska,"  European  Squadron,  from  August,  1873,  till 
January,  1874;  at  the  Naval  Academy  as  Instructor  and  in  charge  of 
machinery  afloat  from  January,  1874,  till  January,  1877  ;  on  board  of  the 
"Alliance,"  "  Vandalia,"  and  "Trenton,"  European  Squadron,  from  March, 
1877,  till  July,  1880;  on  board  of  the  "Michigan,"  from  December,  1880, 
till  July,  1883;  on  board  of  the  "Trenton"  and  "Alert,"  East  India  Squad 
ron,  from  August,  1883,  till  September,  1886  ;  at  the  New  York  Navy  Yard, 
from  April,  1887,  to  January,  1888,  as  Chairman  of  the  Experimental  Board, 
Member  of  the  Board  of  Inspection  and  Statutory  Board  ;  on  board  of  the 
"Swatara,"  flag-ship  of  the  S.  A.  Squadron,  and  in  the  East  India  Squadron, 
from  January,  1888,  till  February,  1891  ;  ordered  to  the  New  York  Navy 
Yard,  May,  1891,  as  a  member  of  the  Experimental  Board  ;  July  2,  1892, 
detailed  for  special  duty  in  the  inspection  of  the  tubes  for  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Chi 
cago,"  at  the  Syracuse  Tube  Co.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  as  Inspector  of  the 
construction  of  the  boilers  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Michigan,"  at  the  Lake  Erie 
Boiler  Works,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  ;  ordered  to  duty  on  board  of  that  vessel,  No 
vember  19,  1892  ;  while  in  Chicago,  attached  to  the  Naval  Exhibit,  served  as 
a  delegate  to  the  Boiler  Makers'  Convention  of  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
and  to  the  Boiler  Inspectors'  Convention  of  the  same.  Promoted  to  Second 
Assistant  Engineer,  August  3,  1863  ;  to  a  First  Assistant  Engineer,  October 
11,  1866;  to  a  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24,  1874;  to  Chief 
Engineer,  with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant-Commander,  September  7,  1885  ; 
"  Michigan,"  November,  1892  ;  "  Amphitrite,"  April,  1895-6  ;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  June,  1896,  to  date  of  retirement,  October,  1896. 

George  E.  Tower. — Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engi 
neer,  January,  1862  ;  joined  "Sebago,"  February,  1862  ;  detached,  November, 
1863.  Appointed  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  October,  1863  ;  joined  "  Brook 
lyn,"  November,  1863  ;  detached,  January,  1865  ;  joined  "  Galena,"  March, 
1865;  detached,  June,  1865;  joined  "  Tacony,"  September,  1865;  detached, 
November,  1866  ;  joined  "  Osceola,"  November,  1866  ;  detached,  September, 
1867;  joined  "  Mahaska,"  January,  1868  ;  detached,  September,  1868.  Com 
missioned  a  First  Assistant  Engineer,  January,  1868  ;  reported  for  iron-clad 
duty,  September,  1868;  detached,  October,  1870 ;  joined  "California,"  De 
cember,  1870 ;  detached,  July,  1873  ;  reported  for  duty  at  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1873  ;  detached,  September,  1877  ;  reported  for  duty  at  Washing 
ton  Navy  Yard,  September,  1877;  detached,  June,  1879;  joined  "Talla- 
poosa,"  June,  1879;  detached,  June,  1882;  joined  "LackaAvanna,"  July, 
1882;  detached,  March,  1883  ;  reported  for  duty  with  Advisory  Board,  May, 
1885  ;  detached,  May,  1887;  joined  "Boston,"  May,  1887;  detached,  Novem 
ber,  1887.  Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  June,  1887;  joined  "  Kearsarge," 
October,  1889  ;  detached,  May,  1893  ;  reported  for  duty  at  New  York  Navy 
Yard,  July,  1893,  to  1896;  "Indiana,"  May,  1896;  Treatment  Hospital 
Chelsea,  August,  1896,  to  date  of  retirement,  February,  1897. 


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WITH    RELATIVE   RANK    OF    LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER. 

William  H.  Rutherford.— Born  January  1,  1828,  at  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  Appointed  a  Third  Assistant  Engineer  in  the  U.  S.  Navy, 
September  22,  1849.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer  on  February 
16,  1852.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer  on  June  26,  1856.  Com 
missioned  Chief  Engineer,  December  1,  1861  ;  attached  to  U.  S  Coast  Sur 
vey  steamers  "Legare"  and  "Jefferson,"  May  17,  1850,  to  November  4, 
1851;  while -attached  to  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  steamer  "  Jefferson,"  in  1851, 
and  en  route  to  California,  was  overtaken  by  tornado  off  the  eastern  coast 
of  Patagonia,  on  the  night  of  May  24,  1851  ;  on  the  night  of  May  25,  1851, 
at  8  P.  M.,  ship  broached  to,  and  were  compelled  to  cut  away  fore  and  main 
masts,  and  throw  overboard  all  heavy  material  in  order  to  lighten  ship, 
managed  to  get  into  Watchman's  Bay,  on  the  eastern  coast  of  Patagonia,  on 
the  afternoon  of  May  28 ;  after  lying  there  for  two  days  ran  up  the  coast 
about  four  miles  to  what  is  called  Port  Desire,  a  short  distance  from  the 
mouth  of  the  river  bearing  the  same  name  ;  were  compelled  to  remain  there 
for  three  months,  and  then  taken  to  Montevideo,  Uruguay,  in  the  French 
barque  "Aristede,"  from  Montevideo  went  to  New  York  on  the  store-ship 
"Relief;"  attached  to  U,  S.  steamer  "Mississippi"  on  the  Japan  Expe 
dition,  from  1852  to  1856,  under  Commander  M.  C.  Perry;  special  duty, 
Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  August  29,  1856,  to  April  7,  1857  ;  U.  S.  S  '•  Roanoke," 
Home  Station,  April  7  to  September  5,  1857;  U.  S.  ship  "  Powhatan " 
(East  India  Station),  flag-ship  of  Flag  Officer  Josiah  Tut  nail,  September  17, 
1857,  to  August  16,  1860;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Michigan,"  November  10,  I860, 
to  May  22,  1861,  assisting  Chief  Engineer  B.  F.  Isherwood  to  conduct  a 
series  of  experiments  on  the  expansion  of  steam  ;  attached  to  the  U.  S. 
steamer  "Pawnee,"  South  Atlantic  Blockade  Squadron,  May  22,  1861,  to 
May  9,  1862,  during  which  time  employed  in  keeping  the  Potomac  River 
open  and  the  Confederates  from  erecting  batteries  along  the  river  front ;  was 
also  at  the  battles  of  Forts  Clark  and  Fisher  at  Hatteras  Inlet,  North  Caro 
lina,  Hilton  Head  and  Bay  Point,  South  Carolina  ;  protected  General  Gil- 
more,  U.  S.  Army,  during  the  erection  of  masked  batteries  on  Tybee  Island, 
to  bombard  Fort  Pulaski,  Savannah  River,  Georgia,  and  in  the  capture  of 
Fort  Clinch,  Fernandina,  Florida,  the  "  Pawnee  "  going  through  Cumberland 
Sound  attacking  the  fort  in  the  rear;  special  duty,  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl 
vania,  July  17  to  October  21,  1862;  U.  S.  steamer  "  Mississippi,"  West 
Gulf  Blockade,  October  21,  1862,  to  June  29, 1863,  battle  of  Port  Pludson, 
Louisiana,  where  the  u  Mississippi "  was  lost,  being  set  on  fire  by  order  of 
Capt.  Melancton  Smith,  her  commander  ;  attached  to  U-  S.  S.  "Wachusett," 
Brazil  Station,  August  4,  1863,  to  January  4,  1865,  during  which  cruise  the 
"  Wachusett,"  on  October  4,  1864,  ran  into  the  Confederate  privateer 
"  Florida,"  lying  at  Bahia,  Brazil,  cut  her  out  and  brought  her  to  the  United 
States ;  from  the  time  the  u  Wachusett's  "  engines  were  started  ahead  to  run 
into  the  "  Florida,"  take  her  surrender,  by  paroling  her  officers  and  crew, 
transferring  one-half  of  her  crew  to  the  "Wachusett"  and  one-half  of  our 
crew  to  the  "  Florida,"  getting  up  hawsers  from  the  hole  and  sending  them 
to  the  "  Florida,"  securing  them  around  her  bits,  and  starting  ahead  to  tow 
her  out  of  the  harbor  of  Bahia,  Brazil,  just  took  us  35  minutes;  attached 
to  U.  S.  Steamer"  Monongahela,"  West  Indies,  November  15,  1865,  to  Feb 
ruary  5,  1867 ;  attached  to  U.  S.  S  "  Canandaigua,"  European  Station,  June 
13, 1867,  to  February  12, 1869  ;  special  shore  duty  Providence,  Rhode  Island, 
May  11  to  November  11,  1869;  Navy  Yard,  Pensacola,  Florida,  December 


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20,  1869,  to  February  24,  1872 ;  sick  leave,  February  24,  1872,  to  October 
26,  1874.  Retired  from  active  list  for  disability  incurred  in  the  line  of  duty, 
October  26,  1874. 

Henry  Mason. — Entered  the  Navy  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  March 
23,  1848,  and  served  in  the  Mexican  War,  on  the  "  Saratoga  "  and  "  Iris  ; " 
ordered  to  the  Navy  Department,  March,  1849.  Promoted  to  Second  Assist 
ant  Engineer,  September  13,  1849  ;  ordered  to  the  "  Michigan,"  October  12, 
1849;  to  the  "Hetzel,"'  as  Acting  Chief  Engineer,  December,  1850.  Pro 
moted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  February  26,  1851  ;  ordered  to  the  Navy 
Department,  June,  1851  ;  to  the  "  Saranac,"  July,  1852  ;  to^he  "  Princeton,'" 
November,  1853,  and  resigned.  Reinstated  without  any  examination,  May 
31,  1861,  and  ordered  to  the  "  Michigan,"  to  relieve  Chief  Engineer  Zeller ; 
ordered  to  relieve  Chief  Engineer  Fithian,  on  the  "Narragansett,"  and  take 
charge  of  fifteen  youngsters.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  May  21,  1863; 
ordered  to  "  Passaic,"  July  3,  1863 ;  to  Corliss  Steam-Engine  Works,  June, 
1864;  to  the  "Mohican,"  August,  1866  ;  home  (sick),  December,  1867;  leave, 
January  8,  1868.  Retired  for  wounds  and  disease  incurred  in  the  line  of 
duty,  October  16,  1868. 

Edward  Biddle  Latch. — Born  in  Pennsylvania,  November  15,  1833. 
Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  1858  ;  "Atlanta,"  Paraguay  Expedition, 
1858-9;  steamer  "Sumter,"  West  Coast  of  Africa,  1860-1.  'Promoted  to 
Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1861  ;  "  Hartford,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1862-4; 
while  on  the  "  Hartford,"  as  second  assistant,  upon  the  detachment  of  chief- 
engineer  Turnbull,  was  placed  in  charge  of  her  machinery  before  Port  Hud 
son  fell,  retaining  charge  of  the  same  until  the  "  Hartford  "  steamed  into 
New  York  Harbor,  August  10,  1863,  bearing  the  broad  pennant  of,  at  the 
time,  Rear-Admiral  Farragut ;  during  attachment  to  the  flagship  "  Hartford  " 
participated  in  the  following  engagements  :  Forts  Jackson,  St.  Philip,  and  the 
Confederate  fleet,  Mississippi  River,  April  24, 1862  ;  first  passage  of  Vicksburg 
batteries,  June  28,  1862 ;  second  passage  of  Vicksburg  batteries,  July 
15,  1862;  passage  of  Port  Hudson's  terrible  batteries,  March  15, 
1863;  Grand  Gulf,  March  19,  1863;  Warrenton,  March  28,  1863; 
Grand  Gulf,  March  31,  1863  ;  Forts  Morgan,  Gaines,  and  Powell,  also  Con 
federate  fleet,  including,  ram  "Tennessee,"  "Selma,"  "Gaines,"  torpedoes, 
etc.,  Mobile  Bay,  August  5,  1864.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer, 
1863  ;  "  Wachusett,"  East  India  Station,  1865-8 ;  Naval  Academy,  1869-70. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1870  ;  "  Congress,"  special  service,  1870-2  ; 
member  of  Board  of  Inspection,  1873-5 ;  receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1876; 
sick  leave,  1876-7 ;  retired,  November  22,  1878. 

George  W.  Sensner. — Born  in  Baltimore,  Md.  Appointed  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  from  Washington,  D.  C  ,  October  22,1860;  Novembers, 
to  April  4,  1861,  attached  to  the  "  Anacostia."  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant 
Engineer,  November  1,  1861  ;  April  10,  1861,  to  February  8,  1862,  attached 
to  the  flag-ship  "  Minnesota  ;  "  August,  1861,  participated  in  the  engagement 
and  capture  of  Forts  Clark  and  Hatteras,  N.  C.,  gunboat  "Port  Royal," 
April  1,  1862,  till  September  17,  1862,  participated  in  the  engagements 
on  James  River,  including  Fort  Darling,  below  Richmond,  Virginia,  and 
on  more  than  one  occasion  he  was  one  of  those  who  volunteered  to 
perform  what  was  considered  unusually  hazardous  service  ;  flag-ship  "  Min 
nesota,"  November  13,  1862,  till  February  10,  1864.  Promoted  to  First 
Assistant  Engineer,  August  24,  1864;  special  duty,  Baltimore,  April,  1864, 
to  January,  1865  ;  "  Wyoming,"  East  India  Squadron,  1865-8  ;  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  December,  1868,  till  July,  1870;  "Worcester,"  cruise  to  Eng- 


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land  and  return,  1871  ;  "  Worcester,"  cruise  in  West  Indies,  1872-3  ;  Navy 
Yard,  Washington,  January,  1874,  to  January,  1875.  Promoted  to  Chief 
Engineer,  June,  1874;  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-8  ;  April,  1879, 
to  January  24,  1880,  attached  to  "Franklin;"  several  months  attached  to 
the  "  Colorado,"  at  New  York  ;  "  Lackawanna  "  and  "  Adams,"  Pacific  Sta 
tion,  September,  1881,  to  January,  1882  ;  "  Alliance,"  July,  1884,  to  October, 
1884.  Retired,  January  25,  188(5. 

George  W.  Magee. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer,  1861;  special  duty,  Washington,  1861;  u  Pensacola,"  West  Gulf 
Squadron,  1861-3.  Promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863 ;  Bureau 
of  Steam-Engineering,  1863-4.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1864; 
"  Juniata,"  European  Fleet,  1869-72;  "  Wachusett,"  European  Fleet,  1873  ; 
"Minnesota,"  training-ship,  1875-6.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  1876; 
receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  1877  ;  special  duty,  1877-8  ;  "  Ttiscarora,"  Pacific 
Station,  1877-80;  special  duty,  New  York,  1881-6  ;  Continental  Iron  Works, 
Brooklyn,  1887-9;  special  duty,  New  York,  1889-91  ;  "  Miantonomah,"  N. 
A.  Station,  October,  1891.  to  date  of  retirement,  June  26,  1*93. 

Hugh  H.  Cline. — Born  in  Maryland,  September  3,  1837.  Appointed 
from  Maryland  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  July  1,  1861  ;  ordered,  July  30, 
1861,  to  report  on  U.  S.  flag-ship  "Lancaster,"'  Pacific  Station,  for  duty  on 
U.  S.  S.  "  Wyoming;"  reported  on  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster,"  August  22,  1861  ; 
on  board  U.  S.  S.  "Wyoming"  from  September  6,  1861,  to  July  23,  1864; 
was  on  the  "  Wyoming  "  when  she  had  the  engagement  with  three  ships  and  six 
shore  batteries,  in  the  Straits  of  Simona  Seki.  Inland  Sea,  Japan,  July  1 6,  1863  ; 
experimental  duty  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  from  August  18, 1864,  to  July  10, 
1865;  on  U.  S.  iron-clad  "Dictator,"  from  July  10,  1865,  to  September  5, 
1865  ;  on  U.  S.  S.  «  Pensacola,"  from  October  26,  1865,  to  April  19,  1869. 
Commissioned  Eirst  Assistant  Engineer,  January  1,  1868;  on  U.  S  monitor 
"  Miantonomah,"  from  November  11,  1869,  to  May  27,  1870 ;  on  U.  S.  moni 
tor  "Terror,"  from  December  2,  1870,  to  January  21,  1871  ;  on  U.  S.  iron 
clad  "Dictator,"  from  January  21,  1871,  to  June  28,  1871;  on  U.  S.  S. 
"  Canandaigua,"  from  October  2,1872,  to  November  23,  1873.  Commis 
sioned  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  February  24,  1874;  ordered  to  IT.  S.  flag 
ship  "Hartford,"  October  2,  1874;  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Hartford,"  November  20, 
1874;  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Saco,"  from  November  20  to  December  2,  1874;  on  U. 
S.  S.  "  Yantic,"  from  December  2,  1874  to  January  25,  1876  ;  on  U.  S.  S. 
"Saco,"  from  January  28, 1876,  to  July  13, 1876  ;  on  U.  S.  monitor  «  Wyan- 
dotte,"  July  24  to  28^  1877  ;  on  U.  S.  monitor"  Passaic,"  from  July  28,  1877, 
to  January  2,  1880;  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Swatara,"  January  6,  1880,  to  December 
15,  1882  ;  on  duty  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  from  September  17,  1883,  to 
May  25,  1885  ;  on  U.  S.  S.  "  Hartford,"  May  25  to  June  3,  1885  ;  on  U  S.  S. 
"  Mohican,"  from  June  4,  1885,  to  August  21,  1888.  Commissioned  Chief 
Engineer,  December  2,  1887;  on  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "Franklin,"  from 
April  17,  lcS89,  to  November  13,  1891  ;  on  U.  S  S.  "  Atlanta,"  from  Novem 
ber  13,  1891,  to  July  18,  1893  ;  on  U  S.  S.  "  Charleston,"  from  July  20, 
1893,  to  June  17,  1894;  on  recommendation  of  Medical  Board  of  Survey, 
June  4,  1874,  ordered,  June  17,  1894,  to  proceed  home  from  Callao,  Peru, 
and  report  to  Navy  Department ;  ordered,  July  24,  1894,  before  the  U.  S. 
Naval  Retiring  Board,  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  was  examined  and  recom 
mended  to  be  retired  for  physical  disability.  Was  placed  on  the  retired  list 
August  27,  1894. 

B.  C.  Gowing. — Born  in  New  York.  Graduated,  July,  11, 1861,  from  the 
Eensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  of  Troy,  New  York  ;  September,  21,  1861, 


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received  a  warrant  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer;  October,  1861,  was  ordered  to 
the  gunboat  "  Kennebec,"  then  building  at  Thomaston,  Maine ;  February  12, 
1862,  sailed  from  Boston,  Mass.,  for  Key  West,  Fla.,  thence  to  Ship  Island, 
Mississippi,  where  he  joined  Admiral  Farragut's  West  Gulf  Squadron, ;  par 
ticipated  in  taking  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  also  New  Orleans ;  the 
"Oneida"  and  "Kennebec"  were  the  first  Union  vessels  that  went  up  the 
Mississippi  River,  hoisting  the  flag  at  the  several  cities  and  villages  as  they 
proceeded  ;  was  with  Farragut  at  the  passing  and  repassing  of  the  batteries  at 
Vicksburg,  Mississippi ;  in  three  skirmishes  with  guerillas  at  Grand  Gulf, 
and  one  at  Baton  Rouge,  Louisiana;  in  the  fight  off  Brazos/ Texas;  August 
17,  1862,  the  "  Kennebec ''  joined  Admiral  Farragut's  Blockading  Squadron, 
off  Mobile,  Alabama,  where  he  remained  two  years,  then  returned  home. 
May,  1863,  was  promoted  to  Second  Assistant  .Engineer;  November,  1864, 
was  ordered  to  the  "  Hibiscus,"  and  joined  Rear- Admiral  Bailey's  East  Gulf 
Squadron,  cruising  between  Key  West  and  St.  Andrew's  Bay,  Florida ;  was 
with  Commodore  Shufeldt  in  the  skirmishes  and  engagement  up  the  St.  Mark's 
River,  Florida;  August,  1865,  returned  with  the  "Hibiscus"  to  New  York, 
thence  home  ;  November,  1865,  on  special  duty  at  Boston,  Mass.,  fitting  out 
the  "  Ashuelot ;  "  from  January,  1886,  to  January,  1867,  on  duty  at  the  U.  S. 
Naval  Academy  as  instructor  of  Steam-Engineering;  December,  1867,  ordered 
to  the  "Kearsarge,"  and  made  a  two  and  one-half  years'  cruise  in  the  South 
Pacific  Station,  visiting  the  South  Sea  Islands  and  Australia  ;  at  Callao, 
Peru,  joined  the  flag-ship  "Saranac"  (Rear  Admiral  Turner);  left  her  at 
San  Francisco,  California,  October,  1870,  and  came  home ;  was  examined  for 
promotion,  and  was  commissioned  as  First  Assistant  Engineer,  dating  from 
October  11,  1866;  on  the  monitor  "  Mahopac,"  January,  February  and 
March,  1872  ;  then  ordered  to  the  flag-ship  "Lancaster,"  at  Rio  de  Janeiro, 
Brazil;  September,  1872,  joined  the  "Wasp,"  at  Montevideo,  Uraguay ; 
returned  home,  August,  1874;  December,  1874,  ordered  to  the  "  Yautic,"  at 
Hong  Kong,  China;  served  on  the  Asiatic  Station  during  1875  and  1876; 
then  started  for  home  in  the  ship,  reaching  the  United  States,  May,  18, 1877  ; 
Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1878-81;  "Brooklyn,"  S.  A.  Station,  1881-4. 
Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  February  15,  1886 ;  "  Alert,"  Pacific  Station, 
1886-90;  "Kearsarge,'"  N.  A.  Station,'  May,  1893,  to  date  of  total  wreck  of 
that  ship  on  Roncador  reef,  Caribbean  Sea,  February  2,  1894 ;  "  Machias," 
September,  1894;  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  September  24, 
1894,  to  February  2,  1895;  placed  on  retired  list,  January  28,  1895,  for 
physical  disability  received  in  line  of  duty. 

David  Phillips  Jones. — Member  American  Society  Mechanical  Engi 
neers,  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  Born  in 
Philadelphia,  1841.  Educated  at  Central  High  School  in  1859  ;  appointed 
one  of  the  principal  Examiners  of  the  Utah  Government  Surveys,  and  was 
also  Resident  Engineer  of  the  Surveyor-General's  Office,  Utah  Territory ; 
entered  the  naval  service  in  March,  1862,  as  Third  Assistant  Engineer,  and 
attached  to  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  Cimerone,"  North  and  South  Atlantic 
Blockading  Squadrons,  while  on  that  vessel  participated  in  various  actions 
on  James  River,  following  McClellan's  Peninsula  campaign ;  also  in  engage 
ments  on  St.  Johu's  River,  Florida,  resulting  in  the  second  capture  of  Jack 
sonville,  Florida;  in  1863,  attached  to  U.  S.  iron-clad  "  Sangamon,"  partici 
pating  in  many  engagements  up  the  James  River,  Va. ;  the  "  Sangamon  "  was 
the  vessel  that  received  the  Confederate  Peace  Commissioners — Stevens,  Camp 
bell  and  others — who  came  to  Hampton  Roads  to  meet  President  Lincoln ; 
in  the  fall  of  1863,  detached  from  the  "  Sangamon,"  being  condemned  by 


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medical  survey ;  in  1864,  ordered  to  IT.  S.  steamer  "  Mendota,"  at  New  York, 
and  promoted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer ;  the  "  Mendota  "  was  assigned 
to  the  James  River  Division  of  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron,  and  participated 
in  the  battle  of  Bermuda  Hundred,  where  General  Butler  was  driven  back ; 
the  "  Mendota  "  was  engaged  in  many  serious  actions  up  the  James  River 
during  the  trying  campaign  of  1864—5,  and  at  the  fall  of  Richmond  was 
guard-ship  off  that  city ;  while  attached  to  this  vessel,  lying  at  Hampton 
Roads,  was  blearer  of  dispatches  to  General  Grant  announcing  the  fall  of  Fort 
Fisher;  Grant  at  that  time  was  at  City  Point,  and  the  river  was  infested 
with  guerrilla  parties;  the  trip  from  Fortress  Monroe  to  army  headquarters 
was  made  at  night,  on  the  little  steamer  "  Martha  Washington  ; "  after  the 
fall  of  Richmond,  the  "  Mendota "  was  stationed  off  Brandy  wine  Shoals, 
searching  all  passing  vessels  for  the  assassin  Booth  ;  from  July,  1865,  to  Sep 
tember,  18(57,  attached  to  U.  S  steamer  "  Powhatau,"  in  South  Pacific  Sta 
tion  ;  the  "  Powhatan  "  was  one  of  the  convoys  of  the  iron-clad  "  Monadnock," 
on  her  memorable  voyage  to  the  Pacific ;  while  attached  to  this  vessel,  wit 
nessed  the  bombardment  of  Valparaiso  and  Callao  by  the  Spanish  fleet;  in 
1867,  promoted  to  Pwssed  A#ri*tant  Engineer,  and  attached  to  U.  S.  steamer 
"Gettysburg,"  which  vessel  was  engaged  in  sounding  between  Key  West, 
Havana  and  Asp  in  wall,  preparatory  to  laying  the  first  telegraph  cable  be 
tween  these  points;  in  1869-70,  attached  to  U.S.  steamer  "Michigan;" 
afterwards,  while  on  an  extended  leave,  was  Constructing  Engineer  of  the 
St.  Louis  and  Southeastern  Railway,  and  while  holding  that  position  designed 
and  built  the  great  railway  transfers  on  the  Ohio  River,  at  Evansville,  Ind., 
and  Henderson,  Ivy.;  in  1873,  attached  to  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering; 
and  from  1874-5)  was  instructor  in  steam-engineering  at  the  Naval  Acad 
emy  ;  while  on  that  duty,  organized  the  department  of  Mechanical  Drawing 
for  the  Cadet  Engineers;  in  1879,  attached  temporarily  to  torpedo-boat 
"Alarm  ;  "  and  afterwards  assigned  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Nipsic,"  cruising  in  the 
Mediterranean  ;  while  attached  to  the  "  Nipsic,"  witnessed  the  second  day';? 
bombardment  of  Alexandria.  Egypt,  by  the  English  flee* ;  in  1888-4,  at 
tached  to  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering;  afterwards,  while  on  leave,  was 
President  of  the  West  Kansas  Construction  Company;  from  1885-8,  on 
duty  as  Professor  Mechanical  Engineering  Kansas  Normal  College ;  after 
wards  ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Ranger,"  on  the  Pacific  Coast ;  December, 
188  »,  until  retirement,  June  21,  1892.  U.  S  N.  training-station,  Newport,  R.  I. 

Edward  A.  Magee. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  Third  Assistant 
Engineer  in  1862  ;  "  Itasoa,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1862;  steamer  "  Rhode 
Island,"  N.  A,  Station,  1863  ;  Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering,  1863-4.  Pro 
moted  to  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  1863  ;  "  Shenandoah,"  S.  A.  Station, 
1864-5;  "Towanda"  (third-rate \  1866;  "Swatara,"  West  India  Station, 
1867-9.  Promoted  to  First  Assistant  Engineer,  1868;  Navy  Yard,  New 
York,  1869-70;  "  Canonicus  "  (iron-clad),  N.  A.  Station,  1871-2;  "  Wasp," 
S.  A.  Station,  1872-6  ;  "  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1876-9  ;  Experimental 
Board,  New  York,  1879-81  ;  "  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1881-3  ; 
training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1884-6  ;  "  Richmond,"  North  Atlantic  Station, 
1886-9.  Promoted  to  Chief  Engineer,  February  28,  1889;  Navy  Yard, 
New  York,  1889-90;  member  Board  of  Inspection,  New  York,  1890-2; 
"Adams,"  Pacific  Station,  1893  to  November,  1894;  receiving-ship  "Inde 
pendence,"  November  16,  1894,  to  May,  1895  ;  treatment  Naval  Hospital, 
New  York,  May,  1895.  Retired,  November  4,  1895. 

Jefferson  Brown. — Appointed  to  Engineer  Corps,  U.  S.  Navy,  Decem 
ber  17,  1862 ;  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  "  Mississippi,"  January.  1863,  and,  under 


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Admiral  Farragut,  participated  in  the  battle  of  Port  Hudson ;  was  made 
prisoner  there,  together  with  captain  of  marines,  a  mate,  and  forty  men,  after 
the  vessel  had  been  destroyed  and  the  officers  and  crew  landed  opposite  the 
Confederate  works ;  taken  to  Jackson,  Miss. ;  paroled  in  May,  1863,  and 
ordered  to  iron-clad  "  Canonicus,"  after  having  been  exchanged  for  an  officer 
by  the  same  name,  who  was  captured  on  the  "Atlanta ;  "  was  in  several  en 
gagements  on  James  River,  in  1864 ;  Hewlett's  Battery,  Dutch  Gap,  etc. ; 
January,  1865,  ordered  to  the  "  Wacbusett,"  as  Assistant  Engineer,  and 
made  cruise  in  China,  Japan,  and  the  East ;  in  1868,  to  the  "  Yantic,"  in 
West  Indies ;  during  the  cruise  the  vessel  became  infected  tfith  yellow  fever, 
and  Commander  Abbot,  his  clerk,  and  three  seamen  died  and  were  buried  at 
sea ;  in  January,  1871,  ordered  to  the  "  Terror,"  at  Havana ;  afterwards  to 
the  New  York  Navy  Yard,  as  assistant  to  Chief  Engineers  Wood  and  Hen 
derson.  Promoted  to  Passed  Assistant  Engineer,  January  1,  1868 ;  in  1873, 
ordered  to  the  "  Manhattan,"  Key  West ;  in  1876,  to  the  iron-clad  "  Man 
hattan,"  in  charge  of  machinery,  and  during  the  next  five  years  served  on  the 
following-named  iron-clads:  "Dictator,"  "Catskill,"  "Mahopac,"  "Nahant," 
and  "Lehigh;"  "Alliance,"  N.  A.  Station,  1881-3;  on  the  "Alliance,"  in 
1881,  made  the  Arctic  cruise  in  search  of  the  "  Jeannette,"  reaching  North 
Latitude  80°  10'  north  of  Spitsbergen,  within  90  miles  of  the  highest 
record  by  this  route,  and  farthest  north  of  any  American  war-ship ;  the  "Al 
liance  "  advanced  to  the  permanent  ice-pack,  and  while  in  the  ice  narrowly 
escaped  wreck  ;  remained  until  November  of  same  year ;  special  duty,  New 
York,  1883-6;  "Yantic,"  N.  A.  Station,  1887-90;  receiving-ship ""  Ver 
mont,"  January,  1891  ;  detached  from  "  Vermont  "  and  retired,  from  physi 
cal  disability,  August  2,  1892. 

Herschell  Main. — Appointed  from  District  of  Columbia.  Acting  Third 
Assistant  Engineer,  October  10,  1866.  Appointed  Third  Assistant  Engineer, 
June  3,  1868 ;  Second  Assistant  Engineer,  June  6,  1869  ;  Passed  Assistant 
Engineer,  November  20,  1874;  "Pensacola,"  1869-71;  Bureau  of  Steam- 
Engineering,  1871-3 ;  "  Michigan,"  Northwestern  lakes,  1873-4;  "  Maho- 
pac,"  proved  Boiler,  April  6,  to  June  1,  1888  ;  member  of  Board  to  Test  the 
U  Street  Pumping-Engines,  Washington  ;  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence,  Navy 
Department,  June  1,  1888,  to  1890  ;  "  Vesuvius,"  June,  1890,  to  1892  ;  U.  S. 
receiving-ship  "Minnesota,"  May,  1892-94;  Inspector  of  Machinery,  New 
port  News,  Va.,  February,  1894,  to  date  of  retirement,  September,  1895. 

Robert  R.  L/eitch. — Appointed  Cadet  Engineer,  October,  1,  1871  ;  Second 
Assistant,  January  23,  1874  ;  Passed  Assistant,  January  15,  1879  ;  "  Ajax," 
N.  A  Station,  1873-4  ;  "  Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874-6  ;  "  Fortune,"  special 
service,  1877-9  ;  Asiatic  Station,  1881-4 ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1885-7  ; 
"  Chicago,"  special  service,  1887-91  ;  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1891-4 ; 
"  Cincinnati,"  June,  1894;  leave  of  absence,  December,  1894;  "Mohican," 
January,  1894.  Commissioned  Chief  Engineer,  March,  1895  ;  waiting  orders, 
December,  1895.  Retired,  February,  1896. 

Henry  Herwig. — Appointed  from  Indiana.  Assistant  Engineer,  Sep 
tember  9,  1874 ;  Passed  Assistant,  May  22,  1880 ;  "  Canandaigua,"  N.  A. 
Station,  1874-6 ;  Bureau  of  Steam-Engineering,  1877-80  ;  "  Galena,"  Euro- 


July,  1895.     Retired,  January,  1896. 


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MARINE  CORPS-ACTIVE  LIST. 


COLONEL-COMMANDANT: 

Charles  Heywood. — Born  in  Maine,  1839.  Appointed  from  New 
York.  Commissoned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  April  5,  1858;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Washington;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  September  1,  1858;  on 
duty  at  Staten  Island  during  quarantine  riots,  September  2  to  11,  1858  ; 
frigate  "  Niagara,"  special  service,  employed  to  take  captured  Africans  back 
to  Africa,  September  12,  1858;  steamer  "St.  Louis,"  Home  Squadron, 
stationed  at  Greytown,  looking  after  the  filibuster  Walker,  December,  1858 ; 
invalided,  and  sent  to  Naval  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  from  Aspinwall, 
January,  1860  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  April,  1860  ;  steamer  "  Cumber 
land,"  flag-ship  of  Squadron  of  Observation,  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico,  September, 
1860;  March,  1861,  "  Cumberland "  returned  to  Hampton  Roads;  was 
present  at  the  destruction  of  Norfolk  Navy  Yard.  Promoted  to  First  Lieu 
tenant,  May,  1861  ;  landed  with  marines  at  Hatteras  Inlet,  and  was  present 
at  the  capture  of  Forts  Clark  and  Hatteras,  August,  1861.  Promoted  to 
Captain,  November,  1861  ;  was  on  a  number  of  boat  expeditions  in  the 
James  River  during  the  winter  of  1861-2  ;  was  on  board  the  "Cumberland  " 
during  the  fight  with  the  ram  "  Merrimac  "  and  consorts,  March  8, 1862,  and 
was  favorably  mentioned  by  Lieutenant  Morris,  commanding  officer,  at  the 
time,  as  follows : 

"  WASHINGTON,  April  12,  1862. 

"  SIR. — Owing  to  the  hurried  manner  in  which  my  official  report  to  Captain  Kadford 
was  made,  I  omitted  to  mention  to  you  the  gallant  conduct  of  Lieutenant  Charles  Hey 
wood,  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  whose  bravery  upon  the  occasion  of  the  fight  with  the 
'  Merrimac '  won  my  highest  applause.  May  I  respectfully  ask  that  this  be  appended  to 
my  former  report  ?  "  Very  respectfully, 

"  Your  obedient  servant, 
(Signed)  "  GEO.  E.  MORRIS, 

"HoN.  GIDEON  WELLS."  "Lieutenant-Commander." 

Marine  Barricks,  Brooklyn.  1862  ;  Recruiting  Rendezvous,  New  York, 
July,  1862;  frigate  "  Sabine,"  special  service,  after  the  "Alabama,"  Sep 
tember  5,  1862;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  April,  1863;  "  Ticonderoga," 
flag-ship,  West  India  Flying  Squadron,  special  service,  after  <;  Alabama," 
June,  1863  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  October,  1863 ;  applied  for  duty 
on  board  flag-ship  "  Hartford,"  and  was  ordered  to  command  the  guard  of 
that  vessel  as  Fleet  Marine-Officer,  West  Gulf  Squadron,  November,  1863; 
landed  with  marines  of  the  squadron  at  the  Pensacola  Navy  Yard  to  protect 
government  property  against  an  apprehended  attack  ;  was  on  board  the  flag 
ship  "  Hartford  "  at  the  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  and  the  capture  of  Forts 
Morgan,  Gaines,  and  Powell,  ram  "  Tennessee,"  steamers  "  Gaines "  and 
"  Selma ;  "  August,  1864,  had  command  of  two  9-inch  guns,  and  was  favorably 
mentioned  by  Captain  Drayton ;  was  ordered  to  take  charge  of  Fort  Powell 
after  its  capture,  and  remained  in  command,  guarding  Grant's  Pass,  thirty 
days;  "Hartford"  returned  home,  December,  1864;  ordered  to  Marine 
Barracks,  Brooklyn,  January,  1865 ;  Recruiting  Rendezvous,  Philadelphia, 
July,  1865;  received  brevets  of  Major  and  Lieutenant- Colonel  for  dis 
tinguished  gallantry  in  the  presence  of  the  enemy;  ordered  to  command 


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marines  at- Navy  Yard,  Washington,  November,  1865  ;  frigate  "  Franklin," 
Admiral  Farragut,  European  Station,  as  Fleet  Marine-Officer,  May,  1867 ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  January,  1869  ;  ordered  to  command  Marine 
Barracks,  Washington,  April,  1869  ;  ordered  to  command  Marine  Barracks, 
Norfolk,  May,  1871  ;  ordered  to  frigate  "Franklin,"  as  Fleet  Marine-Officer, 
North  Atlantic  Station,  December,  1873  ;  January,  1874,  was  transferred  to 
frigate  "  Wabasli ;  "  was  attached  to  the  "  Wabash  "  during  the  naval  drill  at 
Key  West,  and  had  command  of  the  Marine  Battalion  at  all  the  drills  on 
shore  of  the  men  attached  to  the  squadron  ;  detached  from  "  Wabash,"  May, 
1874  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  June,  1874  ;  ordered  to  New  Orleans  to 
report  to  Admiral  Mullany  as  Fleet  Marine-Officer,  North  Atlantic  Station, 
December,  1874  ;  was  attached  to  Admiral  Mullany's  staff  during  the  troubles 
in  New  Orleans,  and  in  June,  1875,  was  ordered  to  command  the  guard  of 
the  "  Worcester,"  in  addition  to  fleet  duties;  transferred  to  "  Hartford,"  Jan 
uary,  1876;  detached,  July,  1876;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  September, 
1876.  Promoted  Major,  November  1,  1876  ;  ordered  to  command  Marine 
Barracks,  Washington,  December,  1876  ;  July  and  August,  1877,  had  com 
mand  of  a  battalion  of  marines  at  Baltimore,  Philadelphia,  and  Reading, 
Pennsylvania,  during  the  labor  riots,  and  was  honorably  mentioned  by  Major- 
General  Hancock,  commanding  division  of  the  Atlantic.  The  following  are 
the  copies  of  orders  received  from  Major-General  Hancock  : 

"  HEADQUARTERS  MILITARY  DIVISION  OF  THE  ATLANTIC, 

"  NEW  YORK  CITY,  August  13,  1877. 
"  General  Orders  No.  46. 

"The  marines  now  at  Reading,  Pennsylvania,  under  command  of  Colonel  Heywood, 
when  relieved  by  the  detachment  of  United  States  artillery,  ordered  there  for  that  pur 
pose,  will  proceed  to  the  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  reporting 
to  the  proper  naval  authorities.  The  Major-General  Commanding  desires  to  express  his 
high  appreciation  of  the  excellent  conduct  and  soldierly  qualities  of  the  marines  during 
the  entire  period  of  the  recent  disorders.  Citizens  and  soldiers  are  united  in  admiration 
of  the  soldierly  bearing,  excellent  discipline  and  devotion  to  duty  displayed  by  them 
while  at  Baltimore,  Philadelphia,  and  Heading.  A  copy  of  this  order  will  be  forwarded 
to  the  Honorable  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  that  he  may  be  informed  of  the  valuable  services 
and  arduous  duties  rendered  by  the  marines  while  serving  in  the  Military  Division  of 
the  Atlantic. 

"By  command  of  Major-General  Hancock. 

(Signed)        "JOHN  S.  WHARTON, 
' '  Official.  ' '  Captain  19th  Infantry,  Act'g  Ass't  Adf  t  General. 

(Signed)        "  JOHN  S.  WHARTON, 

"  Captain  19th  Infantry,  Aide-de-Camp. 

"COLONEL  HEYWOOD,  U.  S.  Marines." 

11  HEADQUARTERS  MILITARY  DIVISION  OF  THE  ATLANTIC, 

NEW  YORK,  October  26,  1877. 
"  To  MAJOR  CHARLES  HEYWOOD, 

"  U.  S.  Marines,  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  D.  C. : 

"  SIR, — I  am  directed  by  Major-General  Hancock  to  furnish  you  with  the  following 
extract  from  a  special  report  made  by  him  on  the  24th  inst.,  to  the  Adjutant-General  of 
the  army : 

"'HEADQUARTERS  MILITARY  DIVISION  OF  THE  ATLANTIC, 

"  '  NEW  YORK  CITY,  October  24,  1877. 
"'To  the  Adjutant- General,  U.  S.  Army,  Washington,  D.  C.  : 

"'SIR,— 

*  -x-  •*  *.*•  *  *  •*  *  •*  * 

"  'While  all  the  officers  are  entitled  to  commendation  in  their  respective  spheres,  I 

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deem  it  incumbent  upon  me  to  mention  the  names  of  the  following,  who  held  com 
mands  at  important  points  during  the  disturbances,  and  certain  staff  officers  as  well, 
whose  services  were  especially  valuable. 

"  'MAJOR  CHARLES  HEYWOOD,  U.  S.  Marines, 
**#*••**••*•*•*•** 

"  '  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

(Signed)  "  '  WINFIELD  S.  HANCOCK, 

11  '  Major-General  Commanding  Division.' 

' '  I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

(Signed)  "  JAMES  B.  FRY, 

"  Assistant  Adjutant  General." 

The  following  is  an  extract  from  a  letter  from  the  Hon.  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  to  the  Colonel  Commandant,  U.  S.  M.  C.,  dated  August  17,  1877 : 
#*##*##*### 

"This  was  to  be  expected  from  the  well-established  character  of  the  marines,  but  is 
none  the  less  gratifying  to  the  Department,  and  it  desires  to  express  through  you,  to  both 
officers  and  men,  its  high  appreciation  of  them,  and  to  assure  them  of  its  readiness  to 
co-operate  in  the  adoption  of  any  measures  necessary  to  their  comfort  and  an  increase  of 
their  efficiency.  They  are  a  most  important  arm  of  the  national  defence,  and  the  readi 
ness  with  which  they  have  responded  to  the  recent  summons  of  the  Department  to  aid 
in  the  suppression  of  unlawful  combinations  of  men,  no  less  than  their  proficiency  in 
discipline,  proves  that  they  may  be  confidently  relied  upon  whenever  the  public  exigency 
shall  call  them  into  active  service.  "  Respectfully, 

(Signed)  "  B.  W.  THOMPSON, 

' '  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 
11  COLONEL  CHARLES  G.  MCCAWLEY, 

"  Commanding  Marine  Corps,  Headquarters,  D.  C." 

May,  1880,  ordered  to  command  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  Cal. ; 
detached,  February,  1883,  and  ordered  to  command  Marine  Barracks, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Colonel  Heywood,  in  obedience  to  the  following  telegram, 
organized  and  equipped  a  battalion  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  marines  for 
duty  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  to  open  the  transit  and  protect  American 
lives  and  property. 

"  NAVY  DEPARTMENT,  April  1,  1885. 
(Telegram.) 

' '  COMMANDANT,  NAVY  YARD,  NEW  YORK  : 

"  Every  available  officer  and  man  from  all  the  stations  are  ordered  to  report  without 
delay  at  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  for  service  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama. 

"  Detail  Major  Heywood,  four  officers,  and  every  available  man  from  the  '  Colorado,' 
'  Minnesota,'  and  Barracks,  to  join  the  Pacific  Mail  steamer  in  a  few  days,  fully  equipped. 

"  Retain  guard  of  'Omaha.'  Major  Heywood  will  command  the  whole  force.  Letter 
to-morrow.  (Signed)  "  C.  G.  McCAWLEY, 

"  Colonel-Commandant." 

Reported  with  battalion  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  men  at  the  expiration  of 
twenty-four  hours  from  the  date  of  the  order,  and  sailed  for  the  Isthmus. 
Arrived  at  Aspinwall  on  the  night  of  the  llth  of  April,  1885,  and  at  six 
o'clock  the  next  morning  disembarked.  At  six  o'clock  the  same  night, 
occupied,  with  the  entire  command,  the  railroad  company's  buildings  at  the 
Panama  end  of  the  line,  forty-seven  and  a  half  miles  distant,  situated  outside 
the  walls  of  the  city  of  Panama,  and  the  transit  was  opened.  The  transit 
was  kept  open  by  a  detachment  on  every  train.  Subsequently,  Colonel  Hey 
wood,  reinforced  by  the  second  battalion,  and  during  the  remainder  of  the 
occupation  by  our  forces,  had  under  his  command  nearly  eight  hundred 
marines,  besides  a  strong  detachment  of  sailors  and  artillery.  Colonel  Hey- 


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wood  and  his  command  were  the  first  to  arrive  and  the  last  to  leave  the 
Isthmus,  which  was  only  done  when  the  rebel  forces  had  surrendered  and  the 
Federal  authority  was  reinstated. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  a  letter  received  from  Rear- Admiral  James  E. 
Jouett,  commanding  naval  force,  North  Atlantic  Station : 

"  ASPINWALL,  U.  S.  C.,  May  22,  1885. 
"  COLONEL  CHARLES  HEYWOOD,  U.  S.  M.  C., 

"  Commanding  Marine  Battalion,  Isthmus  of  Panama. 
"SiR,— 
•x-*-*****-**** 

"  Your  departure  from  the  Isthmus  with  your  command  gives  m/t  occasion  to  express 
my  Ingl)  estimation  of  the  Marine  Battalion.  You  and  your  battalion  came  from  home 
at  the  first  sound  of  alarm,  and  you  have  done  hard  and  honest  work.  The  Marine 
Battalion  has  been  constantly  at  the  front,  where  danger  and  disease  were  sure  to  come, 
first  and  always.  When  a  conflict  has  seemed  imminent,  I  have  relied  with  most  implicit 
confidence  on  that  body  of  tried  soldiers.  No  conflict  has  come,  but  I  am  well  aware  how 
nobly  and  steadily  through  weary  and  anxious  nights,  exposed  to  a  deadly  climate,  the 
marines  have  guarded  our  country's  interest. 

"  Please  communicate  to  your  command  my  grateful  acknowledgment  of  their  faithful 
service  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  and  accept  my  sincere  thanks  for  your  earnest  and 
valuable  assistance.  (Signed)  "  J.  E.  JOUETT, 

' '  Rear- Admiral  Commanding. ' ' 

Commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  D.  C.,  March,  1888,  to  Jan 
uary,  1891.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Colonel,  March  9,  1888.  Appointed 
Colonel- Commandant  of  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  January  30,  1891. 

GENERAL  STAFF. 

Green  Clay  Goodloe. — Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  April  21, 
1869  ;  First  Lieutenant,  January  12,  1876  ;  Major  and  Paymaster,  March  17, 
1877.  Ordered  to  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  D.  C.,  April,  1869;  to 
Fort  Myer,  October,  1869,  for  instructions  in  Army  Code  of  Signals.  After 
finishing  course,  ordered  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  as  instructor;  March  7,  1871, 
attached  to  Post ;  detached  March  24,  1871,  and  ordered  to  Annapolis,  Md.  ; 
detached  May  15,  1871,  and  joined  U.  S.  S.  "  Wachusett,"  June  1,  1871; 
detached  after  full  cruise  of  three  years,  and  ordered  to  Barracks,  Headquar 
ters ;  ordered  Navy  Yard,  January  2,  1875;  March  15,  to  U.  S.  S.  "Michi 
gan  ; "  detached  December  18, 1876,  and  ordered  to  Barracks,  Headquarters. 
Stationed  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  to  present  date,  1898. 

George  C.  Reid. — Born  in  Ohio.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant, 
July  2,  1864;  Headquarters,  1864-6;  steam-sloop  "  Monongahela,"  W.I. 
Squadron,  1867.  Appointed  Aide-de  camp  to  Commandant,  1867 ;  Head 
quarters,  1867-76.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  1869 ;  flag-ship 
"Trenton,"  European  Station,  1877-8  ;  steamer  "Marion,"  1878-9;  Marine 
Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1881 ;  'k  Vandalia,"  1882-4  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Boston.  1884-5;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and  May,  1885  ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Boston,  1885-7.  Promoted  Captain,  April  2, 1884;  Marine  Barracks, 
Washington,  1888-9  ;  "  Chicago,"  Squadron  of  Evolution,  1889-92  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1892-94.  Promoted  to  Adjutant  and  In 
spector  with  the  rank  of  Major  May,  1894;  Headquarters  Marine  Barracks, 
Washington,  May,  1894,  to  date,  June,  1898. 

Frank  Lee  Denny. — Born  in  and  appointed  from  Indiana.  Commis 
sioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  June  16,  1880 ;  Marine  Barracks,  New  York 
and  Annapolis,  1880-1  ;  U.  S.  steamer,  "  Quinnebaug,"  European  Station, 
1881-4  ;  with  detachment  United  States  forces  on  shore  at  Alexandria,  Egypt, 


356        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.   S.   NAVY. 

July  14  to  24,  1882  ;  commanded  marines  of  detachment,  July  15  to  24; 
special  mention  for  services  with  detachment  in  communication  from  Govern 
ment  of  Norway  and  Sweden  to  U.  S.  State  and  Navy  Departments;  Marine 
Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1884-5.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  December  23, 
1884;  with  United  States  forces  on  Isthmus  of  Panama,  1885;  commanded 
Post  San  Pablo,  Isthmus,  five  days  ;  special  mention  in  report  of  commanding 
officer  of  Expedition  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1886-7  ; 
U.  S.  steamer  u  Boston,"  1887-9  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1890 ;  special 
duty,  Judge-Advocate  General's  Office,  1890-2.  Commissioned  Assistant 
Quartermaster,  with  rank  of  Captain,  February  26,  1892  ;  Office  Assistant 
Quartermaster,  Headquarters  Marine  Corps,  March  23,  1892-8.  Commis 
sioned  Major,  June,  1897. 

Thomas  C.  Prince. —  Cadet  Midshipman,  June,  1878,  to  August,  1882  ; 
Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882,  to  June,  1883  ;  Second  Lieutenant,  July,  1884 ; 
First  Lieutenant,  February,  1891  ;  Captain  and  Assistant  Quartermaster, 
June,  1897. 

Charles  L.  McCawley. — Captain  and  Assistant  Quartermaster,  June, 
1897.  Captain  McCawley  is  a  son  of  the  late  Colonel  Charles  McCawley, 
former  Commandant  of  the  Marine  Corps.  Captain  McCawley  had  served 
for  many  years  as  chief  clerk  in  the  Commandant's  office,  and  his  appoint 
ment  was  a  graceful  recognition  by  President  McKinley  of  his  distinguished 
father's  services  to  the  country.  Upon  the  declaration  of  war  against  Spain 
Captain  McCawley  requested  active  service,  and  is  at  this  date  serving  as 
Quartermaster  with  the  marines  under  Lieutenant-Colonel  Huntington,  at 
Camp  McCalla,  Cuba. 

COLONEL. 

James  Forney. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Commissioned  Second  Lieuten 
ant,  March  1,  1861;  flag-ship  '•  Roanoke,"  Atlantic  Squadron,  1861.  First 
Lieutenant,  September,  1861.  October,  1861,  commanding  Marine  Barracks, 
Washington,  D.  C.  ;  November,  1861,  commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Ports 
mouth,  N.  H. ;  steam-sloop  "Brooklyn,"  West  Gulf  Squadron,  1861-2,  and 
part  of  1863  ;  participated  in  the  capture  of  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip, 
and  the  city  of  New  Orleans ;  official  reports  of  that  time  state  that  Lieuten 
ant  James  Forney,  commanding  marines,  had  two  guns  assigned  him,  and, 
with  his  men,  fought  most  gallantly.  He  was  brevetted  a  Captain  for  gallant 
and  meritorious  service  at  the  attack  on  Forts  Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  April 
24,  1862 ;  while  attached  to  the  West  Gulf  Squadron  he  was  in  the  battles  of 
Chalmette,  Port  Hudson,  Grand  Gulf,  first  and  second  attacks  on  Vicksburg, 
Donaldsonville,  Bayou  Sara,  Galveston,  Texas,  February  24, 1863  ;  at  Brazos 
de  Santiago  cut  out  and  captured  four  vessels  laden  with  valuable  drugs 
from  under  the  rebel  batteries.  Commissioned  Captain,  April  23,  1864;  July, 
1864,  commanded  troops,  both  regular  and  volunteer,  at  Havre  de  Grace, 
Md.  In  this  connection,  General  French  reports  as  follows : 

..."  The  army  of  the  Confederates,  under  Jubal  Early,  was  at  the  gates  of  Washing 
ton  ;  communication  with  the  Northern  cities  was  cut  off;  Gilmore's  cavalry  had  captured 
a  passenger  train  (made  prisoner  of  General  Franklin),  and  then  destroyed  it,  and  burned 
the  bridge  over  Gunpowder  Eiver.  The  city  of  Philadelphia  was  full  of  the  gloomiest 
reports,  and  a  feeling  of  depression  which  culminated  when  a  rumor  prevailed  that 
Washington  had  fallen.  The  War  Department  shared  in  these  fears,  and,  by  telegraph, 
all  the  available  troops  at  the  West  were  ordered  to  assemble  at  Havre  de  Grace,  Md. 
At  the  same  time  a  dispatch  requested  me  to  assume  command  of  them.  In  less  than 
eight  hours'  time  three  thousand  men  had  reported  of  all  arms  of  the  service.  Captain 
F.  was  the  first  on  the  ground,  with  a  splendid  battalion  of  troops  of  the  Marine  Corps, 
and  eight  field-howitzers.  These  troops  were  at  once  advanced ;  a  part  covered  the  recon- 


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structions  of  the  bridges,  aiid  others  were  made  to  demonstrate  upon  the  rebel  rear  and 
flanks  preparatory  to  an  advance.  The  same  day  the  travel  through  to  Baltimore  was 
opened.  Early,  threatened  in  every  direction,  fell  back.  .  .  .  For  this  duty  received  the 
brevet  of  Lieutenant-Colonel,  for  meritorious  services  in  defeating  a  rebel  raid  at  Gunpow 
der  River  in  July,  18t>4;  flag-ship  'Hartford,'  Fleet  Marine  Officer,  Asiatic  Squadron, 
1865-8  ;  while  attached  to  the  '  Hartford/  commanded  marines  in  the  attack  on  the  Island 
of  Formosa;  this  tight  was  an  unusually  severe  and  exhausting  one,  owing  to  the  climate 
and  the  nature  of  the  ground.  For  this  engagement  he  was  brevetted  a  Major  for  gallant 
and  meritorious  services  in  the  action  with  the  savages  at  Formosa,  June  13, 1867 ;  Octo 
ber  11,  1870  commanded  the  marines  in  the  colored  riots  at  Philadelphia,  in  enforcing 
the  Fifteenth  Amendment,  being  the  first  vote  of  the  colored  people." 

In  1869,  commanded  the  troops  while  aiding  the  reven/ue  officers  in  break 
ing  up  the  whiskey  distilleries  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia ;  from  June  10, 
1872,  and  part  of  1878,  in  Europe  on  special  duty;  September,  1873,  U.  S. 
frigate  "Minnesota;"  from  December,  1874-6,  Fleet  Marine  Officer,  North 
Pacific  Squadron  ;  August,  1876,  commanding  marines,  League  Island  ;  Feb 
ruary  11,  1877-8,  commanding  marines,  Norfolk,  Va. ;  during  summer  of 
1877,  commanded  Second  Battalion  Marines  during  the  labor  riots;  on  his 
return  he  and  his  command  were  complimented  in  general  orders  by  the 
Honorable  Secretary  of  the  Navy  and  General  Hancock  ;  while  at  Norfolk, 
in  1887,  was  the  first  officer  commanding  regular  troops  to  participate  in  the 
Southern  Memorial  Day  and  decorate  the  graves  of  men  of  the  South  who 
fell  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  ;  in  1879,  graduated  at  Torpedo  School,  New 
port,  R.  I.;  in  1879-81,  commanded  Recruiting  Rendezvous  at  Philadelphia  ; 
September,  1882,  commanded  marines  while  in  camp  at  Mount  Vernon  Bar 
racks,  Alabama,  and  afterwards  at  Pensacola  Navy  Yard ;  in  1883,  com 
manded  marines  for  a  short  time  on  receiving-ship  "  Colorado."  February 
24,  1884,  commissioned  Major.  In  1885-87,  commanded  marines  at  Nor 
folk,  Va. ;  during  the  Panama  Expedition  of  this  period  conveyed  marines 
of  the  barracks  and  training-ships  in  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Despatch,"  from  Norfolk 
to  New  York  ;  part  of  1887-8  commanded  marines  at  League  Island,  Phila. ; 
commanded  marines  at  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard,  June,  1888,  to  November, 
1892  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Colonel,  January  30.  1891.  Commissioned 
Colonel,  July  11,  1892;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Novem 
ber,  1892-96  ;  commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  in  1896-7  ; 
commanding  Marine  Barracks.  League  Island,  Phila.,  1897,  to  present  date, 
June,  1898. 

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. 

Robert  W.  Huntington. — Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  1861  ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  1861  ;  attached  to  Marine  Battalion  at  bat 
tle  of  Bull  Run  ;  served  in  Marine  Battalion,  co-operating  with  South 
Atlantic  Squadron,  1861-2;  sloop  "Jamestown,"  East  India  Squadron, 
1862-5.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  June  21,  1864;  Marine  Barracks, 
Brooklyn,  1866;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1866-7;  Marine  Barracks, 
Gosport,  1867;  Headquarters,  1867-8;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1868-9  ; 
"Lancaster,"  flag-ship.  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1870-2  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Portsmouth,  1873-4  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  1875  ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Portsmouth,  1875-6  ;  commanding  marines  at  League  Island,  1876; 
Fleet  Marine-Officer,  North  Pacific  Station,  1876-9  ;  Marine  Barracks,  An 
napolis,  1879-83;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  Mass.,  1883;  commanding 
Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1884;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and 
May,  1885;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  Va,,  1885;  commanding  Marine 
Barracks,  Annapolis,  1885-7;  "Trenton,"  special  service,  1887-9.  Pro- 


358        RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY. 

moted  Major,  October  24,  1889 ;  commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn, 
1889-92.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant- Colonel,  February,  1897 ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  1892-7 ;  commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Navy 
Yard,  New  York,  February,  1898 ;  in  April,  1898,  designated  to  command 
the  battalion  of  marines  ordered  to  sail  in  the  "  Panther "  for  Key  West, 
for  duty  in  connection  with  the  N.  A,  Squadron.  At  this  date  (June,  1898) 
the  marines  under  Lieutenant-Colonel  Huntington,  are  at  Camp  McCalla, 
Cuba,  having  had  the  honor  of  making  the  first  landing  in  Cuba  some  days 
in  advance  of  the  army.  For  a  week  after  the  landing  this  little  force  of 
marines  were  almost  constantly  engaged  with  the  Spaniards,  the  men  show 
ing  the  coolness  and  nerve  of  veterans,  and  winning  for  Col.  Huntington 
and  their  distinguished  corps,  the  applause  of  the  whole  country. 

P.  C.  Pope. — Born  in  Massachusetts.  Appointed  from  New  Hamp 
shire,  Captain's  Clerk,  United  States  Navy  ;  attached  to  steam-sloop  "  Rich- 
mond,"  1861  ;  in  the  engagements  at  the  Passes  of  the  Mississippi  River, 
October  12  and  13,  1861.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  November 
23,  1861,  Marine  Corps.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  November  26, 
1861 ;  served  at  Headquarters  of  the  Marine  Corps,  1861-2  ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Charlestown,  Mass.,  1862;  Marine  Battalion,  South  Carolina,  1862; 
Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1862  ;  steam-frigate  "  Powhatan," 
1862-4 ;  South  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  and  West  India  Squadron, 
with  a  battalion  of  marines  on  Morris  Island,  July,  1863  ;  in  the  engage 
ments  with  and  capture  of  Forts  Moultrie  and  Bee,  August,  1863,  with 
Captain  Steedman,  U.  S.  N.,  on  the  monitor  fleet.  Brevetted  Captain  for 
gallant  and  meritorious  services  in  action,  September  8,  1863 ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Charlestown,  Mass.,  1864-7  ;  steam  sloop  "  Monongahela  "  West  India 
Squadron,  1867;  steam-frigate  "Susquehanna,"  flag-ship,  West  India, 
Squadron,  1867-8 ;  steam-sloop  "  Monongahela,"  West  India  Squadron, 
1868;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1868;  Marine  Barracks,  Charles- 
town,  Mass.,  1868-70.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  April  12,  1870 ;  Pacific 
Fleet,  1870-3 ;  while  attached  to  the  Pacific  Fleet,  volunteered  and  took 
charge  of  a  boat's  crew,  and  went  on  board  of  an  Italian  ship  (which  was 
on  fire)  loaded  with  a  cargo  of  petroleum,  and  the  crew  deserted,  fearing  an 
explosion ;  received  a  letter  of  thanks  from  the  Italian  government  for  ser 
vices  rendered  on  the  occasion,  and  the  following  letter  from  the  admiral 
commanding  the  squadron  :  "It  affords  me  much  gratification  to  transmit  to 
you  a  copy  of  a  letter  from  the  Italian  minister,  at  Washington,  to  the 
Department  of  State,  conveying  the  thanks  of  the  Italian  government  to 
yourself  and  other  officers,  for  gallant  and  skillful  services  rendered  on  the 
occasion  of  a  fire  on  board  of  the  Italian  bark  '  Delaide,'  in  the  port  of 
Callao,  on  June  25,  1873.  I  will  take  this  occasion  to  add,  that  no  more 
agreeable  duty  can  ever  fall  to  the  lot  of  a  true  naval  or  marine  officer 
than  that  of  relieving  those  who  may  be  in  imminent  danger  of  shipwreck 
and  destruction,  to  whatever  nation  they  may  belong  ;  under  such  circum 
stances,  the  genuine  man,  of  whatever  profession  he  may  be,  knows  no  nation 
ality  ;  to  him,  all  belong  to  the  same  family.  These  sentiments  seem  to  have 
actuated  you,  in  your  spirited  behavior  upon  the  occasion  of  the  fire  on  board 
of  the  Italian  bark  'Delaide.'"  Recruiting  Rendezvous,  Boston,  Mass., 
1874-5  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Plymouth,  N.  H.,  1875  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Charles- 
town,  Mass.,  1875-9 ;  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Trenton,"  European  Fleet,  1878-81  ; 
member  of  Board  of  Inspection,  1882  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
1883-6  ;  command  of  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C., 
1886-90.  While  in  command  of  the  marines  at  said  Navy  Yard  received 


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several  letters  of  commendation  from  the  commandant  of  the  station  for  the 
efficiency  of  the  Marine  Guard,  etc. ;  recruiting  service,  Boston,  1890-1. 
Commissioned  Major,  February  2,  1891  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  July,  1892-94;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  June 
1894-98;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  March,  1898,  to  present  date,  June, 
1898.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Colonel,  June,  1898. 

Robert  L.  Meade. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  June  14,  1862;  Marine 
Barracks,  Gosport,  1862 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1862-3  ;  had  com 
mand  of  a  Company  of  Marines  on  duty  in  the  city  of  New  York  during  the 
eight  days'  riot  in  that  city  in  July,  1863  ;  S.  A.  Blockadyng  Squadron,  1863 ; 
taken  prisoner,  September  7,  1863,  in  the  night  attack  on  Fort  Sumter ;  bre- 
vetted  First  Lieutenant  for  gallant  and  meritorious  services.  Commissioned 
as  First  Lieutenant,  April  2,  1864;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1864-5; 
steam-sloop  "  Shenandoah,"  Asiatic  Squadron,  1865-69  ;  Navy  Yard,  Phila 
delphia,  1869-72  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1873  ;  "  Michigan,"  on  the 
lakes,  1873-4;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1875-8.  Commissioned  as  Cap 
tain,  1876 ;  Fleet-Marine-Officer,  S.  A.  Station,  1877-9  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Brooklyn,  1879-82  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1883-5 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Brooklyn,  1885  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Pensacola,  1885  ;  Expedition  to  Panama, 
April  and  May,  1885 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1886-7  ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Boston,  Mass.,  1887-8;  "Richmond,"  S.  A.  Station,  1888-90  ;  Com 
manding  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1890-2.  Commissioned 
Major,  September  6,  1892 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  League  Island, 
Pa.,  1892  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1894,  to  1897  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy 
Yard,  Portsmouth,  December,  1897,  to  1898;  April,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "New 
York,"  to  date,  June,  1898. 

Charles  F.  Williams  — Born  in  Connecticut.  Commissioned  as  Second 
Lieutenant,  June  14,  1862 ;  steam-frigate  "  Minnesota,"  flag-ship,  North 
Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant, 
June  10,  1864;  steam-sloop  "  Ticonderoga,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading 
Squadron,  1864-5,  cruising  in  search  of  the  "Florida"  during  the  greater 
portion  of  1864,  and  then  joining  the  N.  A.  Squadron  until  after  the  capture 
of  Fort  Fisher,  then  to  the  South  Atlantic,  operating  against  Charleston,  S. 
C.,  capturing  Georgetown,  S.  C.,  and  garrisoning  Fort  White  on  Winyah 
Bay,  the  marines  of  the  "  Ticonderoga  "  forming  part  of  the  battalion  on 
shore  ;  detached  from  the  "  Ticonderoga,"  April,  1865  ;  battle  of  Fort  Fisher 
etc. ;  brevetted  Captain  for  gallant  and  meritorious  service  ;  Marine  Bar- 


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1876-7;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk.  1878 ;' Fleet  Marine-Officer,  Pacific  Station, 
1878-81;  Marine  H arracks,  Washington,  1881-3  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare 
Island,  California,  1883-8;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1888-90;  Phila 
delphia,  N.  A.  Station,  1890-2  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  New  York, 
1892-4  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  January,  1894-5  ; 
Marine 'Barracks,  Naval  Station,  Newport,  March,  1895-6;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Navy  Yard,  League  Island,  February,  1896-7.  Commissioned  Major, 
February,  1897  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Naval  Academy,  March,  1897-8  ;  April, 
1898,  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  California,  to  date,  May,  1898. 

Henry  Clay  Cochrane.— Born  in  Chester,  Pa.  Appointed  from  Penn 
sylvania  ;  examined  for  Marine  Corps,  August  29,  1861 ;  appointed  Second 
Lieutenant,  accepted,  and  sworn  in,  August  30 ;  but  lacking  the  required 


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age,  could  not  be  commissioned ;  volunteered  for  duty  in  the  navy  until  of 
age,  and  served  as  an  Acting  Master's  Mate  from  September  7,  1861 ;  joined 
receiving-ship  "  North  Carolina,"  New  York,  for  instruction  in  gunnery  ; 
transferred  to  steam-gunboat  "  Pembina,"  October,  1861,  and  was  in  Dupont. 
Expedition  and  battle  of  Port  Royal,  November  7,  1861  ;  at  capture  of 
Beaufort,  S.  C.,  November  10  ;  St.  Helena  Sound,  November  1  ;  Tybee 
Island,  December  10  ;  battle  of  Port  Royal  Ferry,  January  1,  1862  ;  in  ac 
tion  with  Thunderbolt  Battery,  Warsaw  Sound  ;  in  expedition  to  Cumber 
land  Sound,  Ga.,  and  St.  John's  River,  Fla.,  and  capture  of  Fernandina  and 
Jacksonville,  March,  1862;  in  operations  on  Stono  River,  S  C.,  June,  1862; 
and  on  blockade  of  Charleston  and  Savannah,  1861-2 ;  served  on  the 
"  Pembina"  in  West  Gulf  Squadron,  Admiral  Farragut,  winter,  1862-3  ;  in 
the  pursuit  of  the  rebel  steamer,  "  Oreto  "  ("  Florida  "),  January  15,  1863  ; 
commended  by  his  commanding  officer  for  "  coolness  and  courage  "  in  action 
with  rebel  shore  batteries  near  Fort  Morgan,  Mobile  Bay.  Appointed 
Second  Lieutenant,  confirmed,  March  10,  1863,  while  on  blockade  oft1  Mobile  ; 
ordered  to  Headquarters  of  Marine  Corps,  and  joined,  May,  1863  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Cairo  and  Mound  City,  111.,  1864  ;  sent  by  Admiral  Porter  on 
expedition  to  suppress  smuggling  of  contraband  goods  into  Kentucky  ; 
commended  by  commanding  officer  (Col.  Broome)  for  "  remarkable  service  " 
and  "great  courage  and  energy"  in  recapturing  escaped  desperadoes  under 
sentence  of  court-martial;  special  duty,  Chattanooga,  Term.,  Milwaukee, 
Wis.,  and  New  Orleans,  La  ;  command  of  marines,  Mississippi  Squadron, 
and  Judge- Advocate  duty,  flag-ships  "  Black  Hawk  "  and  "  Tempest,"  1865  ; 
total  loss  of  his  effects  by  destruction  of  "  Black  Hawk  "  by  fire,  April  22, 
1865;  commended  by  Admiral  Lee  "for  arduous  and  special  duty"  while 
under  his  command.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  August  20, 1865;  Head 
quarters,  Marine  Corps,  1865-6  ;  in  charge  of  rebel  Admiral  Raphael  Semmes, 
prisoner  of  war,  January  to  April  4,  1866 ;  recruiting  duty,  Chicago,  May, 
1866  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Philadelphia,  1866-7  ;  took  fifty  marines  six  miles 
at  midnight,  December  16,  1866,  to  the  burning  "New  Ironsides,"  and  led 
the  firemen  over  the  side  twice  in  efforts  to  save  the  ship  ;  receiving-ships 
"Potomac"  and  ''Constellation,"  Philadelphia,  1867-8,  during  which  time, 
for  fidelity  to  duty  during  a  terrible  epidemic  of  Asiatic  cholera  (October, 
1867),  was  commended  by  General  Zeilin  commandant  of  the  Marine  Corps: 
"  The  moral  courage  displayed  by  yourself  and  command  is  as  praiseworthy  as 
the  most  conspicuous  gallantry  on  the  field  of  battle :  "  steamer  "  Saranac," 
North  Pacific  Squadron,  1868-9  ;  recruiting  duty,  San  Francisco,  December- 
January;  sloop  "Jamestown,"  Pacific  Fleet,  cruising  in  Polynesia,  1869-71  ; 
counsel  for  Geo.  R.  Burt,  citizen  of  United  States,  in  a  suit  for  $50,000  (gold), 
indemnity  from  Thakombau,  king  of  the  Fijii  Islands,  Nov.,  1869  ;  by  order 
of  superior  authority,  took  an  armed  force  on  shore,  assailed  the  United  States 
Consulate  at  Honolulu,  and  half-masted  the  flag  on  the  occasion  of  Queen 
Kalama's  death,  September  21,  1870,  a  proceeding  much  deplored  ;  returned 
to  the  United  States  from  Valparaiso,  July,  1871;  Marine  Barracks,  Phila 
delphia,  1871-2  ;  recruiting  duty,  Patterson  and  Newark,  N.  J.,  Wilmington, 
Del.,  and  Philadelphia,  1872  ;  placed  at  head  of  grade  of  First  Lieutenants 
of  Marine  Corps  by  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  March  11,  1873 ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Brooklyn,  and  Recruiting  Rendezvous,  Richmond,  Va.  (first  after  the 
Rebellion),  and  Baltimore,  Md.,  1873  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis,  1874-5  ; 
Judge- Advocate  first  general  court-martial  of  naval  cadets  under  the  "haz 
ing  law,"  October,  1875 ;  steam-sloop  "  Plymouth,"  North  Atlantic,  West 
Indies,  and  Centennial  Exposition  1875-8 ;  memorable  cruise  of  "  Ply- 


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mouth,"  five  hundred  miles  up  the  Mississippi  River  to  Vicksburg,  spring  of 
1877  ;  command  of  United  States  Arsenal,  Washington,  D.  C.,  July,  1877, 
during  "  the  labor  riots ;  "  League  Island  Navy  Yard,  1878-9.  Commissioned 
as  Captain,  March  16,  1879  ;  historian  of  "  The  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  in 
the  Labor  Riots  of  1877  "  (see  United  Service  Quarterly,  1879) ;  Judge  Ad 
vocate  Court  of  Inquiry  to  investigate  grounding  of  "  Constitution  "  on 
English  Coast,  while  returning  from  the  Paris  Exposition  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Brooklyn,  1879  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  1880  ;  Companion  Military 
Order  Loyal  Legion,  United  States,  1867;  Fellow  American  Geographical 
Society,  1874  ;  commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  1880 ;  flag-ship 
"Lancaster"  and  Fleet  Marine-Officer,  European  Station^  1881-4;  at  bom 
bardment  of  Alexandria,  Egypt,  by  British  fleet,  July,  1882,  and  landed 
with  seventy  marines  to  assist  in  suppressing  arson  and  pillage  and  to  re 
establish  the  United  States  Consulate.  At  coronation  of  Alexander  III.,  at 
Moscow,  May,  1883 ;  commanded  company  in  expedition  from  New  York  to 
restore  order  on  Isthmus  of  Panama,  and  protect  transit,  1885;  rebuilt  and 
commanded  Marine  Barracks,  Pensacola,  1886-9  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston, 
and  command  detachment  sent  to  Universal  Exposition,  Paris,  with  United 
States  Commission,  1889  ;  accompanied  by  American  Minister  Reid,  Commis 
sioner-General  Franklin,  the  United  States  Consul-General,  the  French  Sen 
ator  Lafayette,  last  of  his  line,  and  a  large  delegation  of  French  and  American 
citizens,  decorated  with  flowers  and  saluted  with  rifles  the  grave  of  the  Marquis 
de  Lafayette,  July  4,  introducing  the  custom  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re 
public  into  France  ;  received  gold  medal  and  letter  of  thanks  from  American 
exhibitors,  diploma  of  Chevalier  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  from  the  President 
of  France,  and  complimented  in  general  order  upon  return  : 

"  HEADQUARTERS  U.  S.  MARINE  CORPS, 

"  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.,  January  10,  1890. 

"  It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  the  following  letters  of  General  W.  B.  Franklin,  Com 
missioner-General  of  the  United  States  to  the  Universal  Exposition  of  1889,  at  Paris, 
and  the  Hon.  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  referring  to  the  soldierly  bearing  and  excellent 
conduct  of  the  detachment  of  marines  lately  on  duty  at  that  Exposition,  are  published  to 
the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  U.  S.  Marine  Corps. 

"C.  G.  McCAWLEY,  Colonel  Commandant" 

"  NAVY  DEPARTMENT,  WASHINGTON, 

1  'January  9,  1890. 

"SiR, — The  Department  takes  pleasure  in  enclosing  a  copy  of  a  communication,  ad 
dressed  to  it  under  date  of  the  3d  instant,  by  the  Secretary  of  State,  accompanied  by 
copy  of  a  letter  from  General  W.  B.  Franklin,  Commissioner-General  to  the  Paris  Ex 
position,  commendatory  of  the  detachment  of  marines  at  the  Paris  Exposition. 

"Very  respectfully, 

"  (Signed)  B.  F.  TRACY, 

"  Secretary  of  Narry. 
"  Colonel  C.  G.  MCCAWLEY, 

"  Commandant  Marine  Corps,  Headquarters.1' 

"OFFICE  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, 
"  PARIS  EXPOSITION  OF  1889, 

"HARTFORD,  CONN.,  December  28,  1889. 

"  SIR, — I  have  been  officially  informed  that  the  detachment  of  United  States  Marines 
under  the  command  of  Captain  Henry  Clay  Coclirane,  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  assisted  by 
Lieutenant  P.  St.  C.  Murphy,  of  the  same  corps,  which  you  were  so  kind  as  to  detail  for 
service  at  the  Paris  Universal  Exposition  of  1889,  has  returned  to  the  United  States  ar 
riving  at  New  York  on  the  24th  instant.  I  make  the  following  statement  concerning 
them: 

"  Their  behavior  during  the  Exposition  and  after  its  close  was  in  all  respects  what  it 


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ought  to  have  been ;  they  were  admirable  in  discipline ;  their  conduct  was  irreproach 
able  ;  their  performance  of  duty  was  excellent. 

"  Their  soldierly  bearing  and  military  appearance  were  far  ahead  in  these  qualities 
of  any  troops  which  I  saw  at  the  Exposition  or  in  Paris.  When  they  appeared  as  a  body 
they  were  enthusiastically  received,  and  it  was  the  unanimous  opinion,  not  only  of  those 
connected  with  the  U.  S.  Commission,  but  of  the  citizens  of  the  United  States  who  visited 
the  Exposition,  that  their  presence  added  dignity  to  the  United  States  exhibit,  and  that 
they  did  honor  to  their  country  and  their  flag. 

"  Captain  Cochrane  and  Lieutenant  Murphy  not  only  performed  their  duties  admira 
bly  as  the  officers  of  the  detachment,  but  were  of  great  assistance  to  me  in  various  other 
duties  that  theywere  kind  enough  to  undertake. 

''The  French  autho'ities  of  the  War  Department  were  very  kind  in  their  reception  of 
them,  and  in  transporting  them  and  in  furnishing  their  quarters  in  the  barracks  of  the 
Ecole  Militaire  with  French  troops.  In  fact  all  French  troops  treated  them  as  com 
rades,  and  the  relations  between  these  soldiers  and  them  were  of  the  pleasantest  kind. 

"Dr.  J.  A.  Toner,  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  resident  in  Paris,  and  medical  at 
tach^  of  the  U.  S.  Commission  attended  the  detachment  professionally  without  compen 
sation.  It  gives  me  pleasure  to  acknowledge  his  efficient  and  patriotic  service. 

"I  thank  you  for  having  given  me  the  opportunity  of  close  acquaintance  with  such 
excellent  troops. 

"  Respectfully  yours, 
"  (Signed)  W.  B.  FRANKLIN, 

"  U.  S-  Commissioner-General. 

"HoN.  B.  F.  TRACY, 

"Secretary  of  the  Navy, 

'"  Washington,  D.  C. 

"  Through  Department  of  State. " 

Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  1890  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island, 
Cal.,  1890-1 ;  command  of  detachment  of  marines  on  steamer  "  Al-ki,"  at 
Onnalaska  and  Sitka  for  maintenance  of  morbus  vivendi  with  Great  Britain, 
and  suppression  of  pelagic  sealing  in  Behring  Sea,  1891  ;  returned  to  Mare 
Island,  flagship  "  Philadelphia,"  and  Fleet  Marine-Officer  Pacific  Station, 
1894-6  ;  orator  at  joint  celebration  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States 
and  proclamation  of  the  Republic  of  Hawaii,  at  Honolulu,  July  4,  1894 ; 
letter  of  thanks  from  President  Dole  the  following  year  for  services  to  the 
Hawaiian  people,  and  particularly  to  the  lepers  of  Molokai ;  commanding 
Marine  Barracks,  Newport,  R.  I.,  and  at  Naval  War  College,  1896-8. 
Promoted  Major,  February  1,  1898 ;  at  this  date  Major  Cochrane  is  serving 
with  the  Marine  Battalion  in  Cuba,  where  he  is  ably  seconding  his  gallant 
commander,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Huntington,  winning  new  renown  for  his 
corps. 

William  S.  Muse. — Appointed  Second  Lieutenant,  March  18,  1864; 
sloop  "St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1864-6;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington, 
1866-9  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  April  27,  1867  ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Annapolis,  1870  ;  "  Brooklyn,"  European  Fleet,  1870-2;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Washington,  1873  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis,  1876-8  ;  special  duty, 
Fort  Monroe,  Va.,  1878-80.  Promoted  to  Captain,  December  21,  1880  ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis,  1881 ;  Fleet  Marine-Officer,  N.  A.  Station, 
1881-4;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1884-5;  Marine  Barracks, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1885;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and  May,  1885;  Marine 
Barracks,  Norfolk,  1885-7  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1887-8 ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Mare  Island,  1888-9  ;  "San  Francisco,"  Special  Service  Squadron, 
1890-93  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  lcS93;  Naval  Station,  Newport,  March, 
1894;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  March,  1895;  Marine  Barracks, 
Norfolk,  June,  1896,  to  June,  1898.  Promoted  to  Major,  June,  1898. 


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CAPTAINS. 

James  M.  T.  Young. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  Maryland. 
Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  July  2,  1864;  Headquarters,  1864-5  ;  Ma 
rine  Barracks,  Pensacola,  Fla.,  1865-6 ;  Headquarters,  1866 ;  steam-sloop 
"  Pawnee,"  1867-9.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  August  8, 1868  ;  sig 
nal  duty  at  Fort  Whipple,  Va.,  1869  ;  instruction  of  signals,  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  Mass.,  and  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1870 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis, 
1870-3;  "  Powhatan,"  special  duty,  1873-5;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis, 
1875-8;  steamer  "  Wyoming,"  1878-81  ;  Marine  Barrack^  Annapolis,  1881  ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  1882-3,  in  temporary  command  four  months; 
Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  1883-4.  Commissioned  Captain,  Feb 
ruary  24, 1884  ;  "  Tennessee,"  Fleet  Marine-Officer,  N.  A.  Squadron,  1884-7, 
and  commanded  squadron  battalion  of  marines  during  trouble  on  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  1885  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis,  1887  to  1896  ;  in  command 
three  months  in  1888  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Sitka,  Alaska,  August,  1896,  to 
date,  June,  1898. 

Erastus  R.  Robinson. — Born  in  New  York.  Enlisted  as  a  private  in 
First  Michigan  Volunteer  Infantry,  1861 ;  Sergeant,  January,  1862;  Second 
Lieutenant,  April  28,  1862;  First  Lieutenant,  August  30,  1862;  Aide-de 
camp  to  Major-General  John  C.  Robinson,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  1862-4. 
Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  in  Marine  Corps,  July  2,  1864 ;  Head 
quarters,  1864  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  1865  ;  "  Saranac,"  Pacific 
Squadron,  1866-7  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1868  ;  steamer  "  Seminole," 
N.  A.  Station,  1869-70.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  September  28, 
1869 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1870-1  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis, 
1871-3  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Franklin,"  N.  A.  Station,  1873;  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn," 
N.  A.  and  S.  A.  Stations,  1874-5  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1875-8 ; 
steamer  "  Vandalia,"  N.  A.  Station,  1879-82 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn, 
1882-5.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  December  23,  1884  ;  U.  S  S.  "  Pensa 
cola,"  European  Station,  1885-8 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1888-92  ; 
Recruiting  Rendezvous,  New  York,  1892-4 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard, 
Washington,  June,  1894,  to  1898;  May,  1898,  U.  S.  S.  "San  Francisco,"  to 
date,  June,  1898. 

Francis  H.  Harrington. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Commis 
sioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  December  8,  1864  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washing 
ton,  1864-5  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  1865-7  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  Pacific 
Fleet,  1867-70.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  1869  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Washington,  1871 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1872  ;  "  Juniata,"  European 
Station,  1873-6;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  1876-80;  Marine  Barracks, 
Navy  Yard,  D.  C.,  1881  ;  training-ship  "Saratoga,"  1881-3  ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1883-5 ;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and  May, 
1885 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  1885-7.  Promoted  Captain,  May  4, 
1885;  "Pinta,"  1889-92;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1892  to 
1896 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  1).  C.,  1896,  to  June,  1898. 

Mancil  C.  Goodrell.— Born  in  Ohio.  Enlisted  in  "  B."  Co.,  15th  Iowa 
Volunteer  Infantry,  January  29,  1862 ;  served  in  Army  of  Tennessee  from 
March  1,  1862,  until  March  26,  1865  ;  participated  in  the  following  battles, 
sieges,  campaigns  and  expeditions:  battle  of  Shiloh,  April  6  and  7,  1862; 
siege  of  Corinth ;  battle  of  luka,  September  19,  1862 ;  battle  of  Corinth, 
October  3  and  4,  1862  ;  General  Grant's  campaign  through  central  Missis 
sippi,  November  and  December,  1862 ;  siege  of  Vicksburg ;  expedition  to 


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Monroe,  La.,  August  1863  ;  General  Sherman's  raid  to  Meridian,  Miss.,  Jan 
uary  and  February,  1864;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  volunteer,  January  30, 
1864;  Atlanta  campaign,  skirmishing  almost  daily  from  May  until  Septem 
ber  ;  assault  on  enemy's  works,  July  21 ;  battles  of  July  22  and  28,  in  front 
of  Atlanta;  engagements  at  Jonesborough  and  Lovejoy  Stations,  August, 
1864  ;  pursuit  of  Hood's  Army  through  Georgia  and  Northern  Alabama, 
September  and  October,  1864 ;  from  thence  on  the  march  to  the  sea,  from 
Savannah,  Georgia,  to  Port  Royal  and  Pocataligo,  S  C  ,  the  15th  Iowa  cap 
turing  the  latter  place  in  skirmish  line,  losing  a  number  of  officers  and  men  ; 
thence  through  the  Carolinas  to  Goldsboro,  engaging  in  a  number  of  unim 
portant  skirmishes,  and  the  battle  of  Bentonville.  Appointed  Second  Lieu 
tenant  in  Marine  Corps,  to  date  from  March  9,  1865 ;  accepted  April  23 ; 
Marine  Barracks,  D.  C.,  1865-7  ;  steamers  "  Franklin  "  and  "  Ticonderoga," 
European  Station,  1867-69  ;  Marine  Barracks,  D.  C.,  1869 ;  Darien  Expe 
dition  under  Commander  Selfridge,  1870;  Navv  Yard,  D.  C.,  1870-73; 
steamer  "Frolic"  and  monitor  "Roanoke,"  1873-5;  Navy  Yard,  D.  C., 
1875-8;  training-ship  "  Saratoga,"  1878-81  ;  Navy  Yard,  D.  C.,  1881-83  ; 
steamer  "Swatara,"  1883-5;  Navy  Yards,  Annapolis,  Md.,  Portsmouth,  N. 
H.,  New  York  and  Norfolk,  Va.,  1886-9 ;  ship  "  Pensacola,"  Eclipse  Expe 
dition,  coast  of  Africa ;  S.  A.  S.  and  Pacific  Station,  1889-92 ;  recruiting, 
New  York,  1894-5  ;  Inspector  of  Rifle  Practice,  Headquarters,  Marine  Corps, 
1895-8;  Major  Goodrell  is  at  this  date  performing  gallant  service  as  Fleet- 
Marine  Officer  of  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron. 

Carlile  P.  Porter. — Born  in  District  of  Columbia.  Commissioned  as 
Second  Lieutenant,  December  20, 1866  ;  Naval  Barracks,  Washington,  1867- 
71;  "Plymouth,"  European  Station,  1871-2;  Naval  Barracks,  Washing 
ton,  1872-5.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  1873 ;  steam-sloop  "  Swatara," 
N.  A.  Station,  1875-8  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  D.  C.,  1875-81  ; 
training-ship  "  Portsmouth,"  1881-4  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  1884-6  ; 
steamer  "  Lancaster,"  1887-9.  Promoted  Captain,  August  16,  1889  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  D.  C.,  1889-90;  member  Board  of  Inspection  and 
Survey,  1890-93  ;  waiting  orders,  December,  1893  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Nor 
folk,  March,  1894;  waiting  orders,  November,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Newark," 
May,  1895 ;  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster,"  July,  1895 ;  leave  of  absence,  December, 
1897  ;  Marine  Barracks,  New  York,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

Allen  C.  Kelton. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  March  31,1869;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Boston,  1869-70 ;  European  Fleet,  1870-3  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Phila 
delphia,  1873-5.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  187 4  ;  "  Powhatan," 
N.  A.  Station,  1875-7  ;  Naval  Academy,  1877-8  ;  Marine  Barracks,  League 
Island,  1879-81  ;  steamer  "  Alaska,"  1881-3  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn, 
1884-5;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and  May,  1885;  steamer  "Alliance," 
1886-9  ;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  1889-90  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy 
Yard,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1890-3.  Commissioned  Captain,  June  18,  1890 ; 
"San  Francisco,"  S.  A.  Station,  1893-6;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard, 
Boston,  December,  1896,  to  April,  1898 ;  at  this  date  serving  with  Marine 
Battalion  in  Cuba. 

Richard  Wallach. — Born  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  Appointed  from 
Pennsylvania.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  April  24, 1869  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Norfolk,  1869-70  ;  "  Narragansett,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1870-1  ;  "  Sara- 
nac,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1871-3  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1874-8.  Commis 
sioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  1876  ;  training-ship  "  Constitution,"  1878  ;  steamer 
"  Trenton,"  1879-81 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1882-4  ;  training-ship 


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"Portsmouth,"  1884-6;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and  May,  1885;  Marine 
Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1887-90;  "Lancaster,"  Asiatic  Station,  November, 
1890-92.  Commissioned  Captain,  January  30, 1891 ;  Marine  Barracks,  New 
York,  1 893-4 ;  Naval  War  College,  May,  1894 ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Indiana,"  Novem 
ber,  1895  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  New  York,"  1895-8  ;  Naval  Hospital,  New  York,  Feb 
ruary,  1898,  to  date. 

Benjamin  R.  Russell. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Penn 
sylvania.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  October  16,  1869 ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Washington,  1869-70 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1870-1  ; 
frigate  "  Wabash,"  European  Station,  1871-2;  "Shenandoah,"  European 
Fleet,  1871-3;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1874-6.  .Commissioned  as 
First  Lieutenant,  1876;  receiving-ship  "Worcester,"  187^-7;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Washington,  1877-8;  Adjutant  of  Marine  Battalion  during  the  labor 
riots  of  1877  ;  special  duty  at  Paris  Exposition,  1877-8  ;  commanding  marine 
guard,  1878  ;  steamer  "  Minnesota,"  1879  ;  steamer  "  Galena,"  North  Atlantic 
Station,  1880-3  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  1883  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1883-5  ;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  1885-6 ; 
"  Galena,"  1886  ;  "  Richmond,"  1886  ;  "  Galena,"  1886-9  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
League  Island,  1889-93.  Commissioned  Captain,  February  2,  1891;  ''New 
York,"  S.  A.  Station,  1893-96;  Marine  Barracks  League  Island,  Septem 
ber,  1896,  to  April,  1898,  at  this  date  serving  with  Marine  Battalion  in  Cuba. 

George  F.  Elliott. — Born  in  Alabama.  Appointed  from  New  York. 
Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  October  12, 1870;  Marine  Barracks,  Wash 
ington,  1870;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1871;  steamer  "Frolic," 
1872 ;  steamer  "  Monongahela,"  South  Atlantic  Station,  1873-5  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Norfolk,  1876-9.  Promoted  First  Lieutenant,  March  30,  1878 ; 
"Alliance,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1879-82;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston, 
1882-4;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  1885;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and 
May,  1885 ;  "  Vandalia,"  North  Atlantic  Station,  1885-8 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn,  1889-92.  Commissioned  Captain,  June  15,  1892  ; 
"  Baltimore,"  Asiatic  Station,  1892-5  ;  under  orders  to  U.  S.,  April,  1895  ; 
Marine  Barracks,  New  York,  September,  1895,  to  April,  1898 ;  at  this  date 
serving  with  Marine  Battalion  in  Cuba. 

Otway  C.  Berryman. — Born  in  Virginia.  Appointed  from  District  of 
Columbia.  Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  January  24,  1870 ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Norfolk,  1870;  Marine  Barracks,  Pensacola,  1871-2;  Marine 
Barracks,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  1873-5  ;  "  Lackawanna,"  North  Pacific  Station, 
1876 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  1877-8.  Promoted  First  Lieu 
tenant,  November  16, 1877  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  District  of  Colum 
bia,  1879-81 ;  "  Essex,"  Pacific  Station,  1881-4  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn, 
1885-6  ;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and  May,  1885 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brook 
lyn,  1885-6;  "Enterprise,"  1887-8;  "Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1890-1; 
"  Mohican,"  Pacific  Station,  1891-2.  Commissioned  Captain,  July  11, 1892  ; 
Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  1892  to  1896;  under  orders  to  the  "Oregon," 
June,  1896;  U.  S.  S.  "  O/egon,"  July,  1896  ;  U.  S.  S.  "Philadelphia,"  1897  ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Baltimore,"  1897  to  date  (May,  1898). 

William  F.  Spicer. — Born  in  St.  Thomas,  West  Indies.  Appointed 
from  Massachusetts.  Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  March  13,  1872 ; 
Headquarters  of  the  Corps,  till  July  22,  1872 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston, 
July  to  October  23,  1872;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1872-3;  Marine 
Barracks,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  1873  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  Asiatic  Station,  1874-6 ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1877-9.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  January 
4,  1880  ;  "  Swatara,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880-2  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard, 


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Washington,  January  to  October,  1883 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  October, 

1883,  to  May,  1886 ;  Panama  Expedition,  April  and  May,  1885 ;  ''Atlanta," 
North  Atlantic  Station,  July,  1886,  to  December,  1888 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Boston,  1889  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1889-93.     Commissioned  Cap 
tain,  September  6, 1892 ;  "  Chicago,"  European  Station,  1893  to  May,  1895  ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  May  10,  1895,  to  April,  1898  ;  at  this 
date  serving  with  Marine  Battalion  in  Cuba. 

Paul  St.  C..Murphy. — Born  in  New  York.  Appointed  from  New  York. 
Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  January  27, 1873  ;  Headquarters  Marine 
Corps,  Washington,  1873  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1873  ; 
frigate  "  Colorado,"  Noith  Atlantic  Station,  1873-5  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy 
Yard,  Boston,  1875  ;  receiving-ship  "Ohio,"  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1875;  re 
ceiving-ship  "Wabash,"  Navy  Yard,  Boston,  1875—8;  Marine  Barracks, 
Headquarters,  Washington,  1878;  training-ship  "Minnesota,"  1878-9  ;  U.S. 
corvette  "  Wachusett,"  special  cruise  Mississippi  River,  South  Atlantic  and 
Pacific  Stations,  1879-82.  Promoted  First  Lieutenant,  April  18,  1880 ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1882-3;  flag-ship  "Hartford," 
Pacific  Station,  1«83  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1883-5 ; 
U.  S.  S.  "Omaha,"  Asiatic  Station,  1885-8;  U.  S.  S.  " Pensacola,"  North 
Atlantic  Station,  1888  ;  Marine  ^Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1888-9'; 
special  duty,  Universal  Exhibition,  Paris,  France,  1889 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Navy  Yard,  Philadelphia,  1889-90 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Ports 
mouth,  N.  H.,  1890  ;  receiving  ship  "  Vermont,"  1890-1 ;  "Atlanta,"  Squad 
ron  of  Evolution,  1891-3  ;  commanding  Marine  Detachment,  Camp  Herbert, 
Naval  Exhibit,  World's  Columbian  Exposition,  August  4  to  November  30, 
1893;  commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Washington.  Commissioned  Captain, 
March  16,  1893 ;  leave  of  absence,  December,  1893 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Washington,  March,  1894;  U.  S.  S.  "  Brooklyn,"  December,  1896,  to  date. 

Leroy  C.  Webster. — Born  in  Delaware.  Appointed  from  Delaware. 
Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  July  1, 1874  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washing 
ton,  1874;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1874-5;  "Ossipee,"  N.  A.  Station, 
1876 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  1877 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk, 
1878-80 ;  receiving-ship  "  Franklin,"  1880.  Promoted  First  Lieutenant, 
December  21,  1880;  Marine  Barracks,  Pensacola,  1881;  "Hartford,"  Pa 
cific  Station,  1882-3;  "  Wachusett,"  Pacific  Station,  1883-5;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  1885-6;  "  Marion,"  1887-90 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
League  Island,  Pa.,  1890-92;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1892-93.  Com 
missioned  Captain,  April  18,  1893;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
1893-4;  Marine  Barracks,  Sitka,  Alaska,  June,  1894,  to  1896 ;  under  orders 
to  Headquarters,  June,  1896 ;  Marine  Barracks,  New  York,  September, 
1896 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  February,  1898,  to  date. 

William  Biddle. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  U.  S.  M.  C.,  June,  1875.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  February, 

1884.  Promoted  to  Captain,  February,  1894;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard, 
League  Island,  February,   1891-5;    U.   S.  S.  "Baltimore,"  April,   1895; 
"Olympia,"  June,  1895,  to  date,  June,  1898. 

Randolph  Dickins.—  Appointed  from  Virginia.  Commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  U.  S.  M.  C.,  May,  1876.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  March, 
1884.  Promoted  to  Captain,  May,  1894  ;  training-ship  "  Richmond,"  Jan 
uary,  1890-4 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  April,  1894-5 ; 
"Philadelphia,"  Dec.,  1895-97;  "Oregon,"  July,  1897,  to  date,  June,  1898. 

Thomas  L.  Wood. — Appointed  from  District  of  Columbia.  Commis 
sioned  Second  Lieutenant,  U.  S.  M.  C.3  July,  1876.  Promoted  to  First  Lieu- 


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tenant,  April,  1884.  Promoted  to  Captain,  January,  1896 ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  August,  1892,  to  1895 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Washington,  September,  1895,  to  1896;  "Massachusetts,"  June,  1896,  to 
date,  June,  1898. 

Littleton  W.  T.  Waller. — Appointed  from  Virginia.  Commissioned 
Second  Lieutenant,  U.  S.  M.  C.,  June,  1880.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant, 
September,  1885.  Promoted  to  Captain,  June,  1896  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  March,  1891-5;  "Lancaster,"  September,  1895; 
"  Newark,"  July,  1896  ;  "  Indiana/'  January,  1897,  to  date,  June,  1898. 

Harry  K.  White. — Appointed  from  Dakota.  Commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant,  U.  S.  M.  C.,  July,  1883.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  March, 
1889.  Promoted  to  Captain,  February,  1897.  Marine  Barracks,  Wash 
ington,  April,  1892-4;  "Minneapolis,"  December,  1894-7;  "San  Fran 
cisco,"  January,  1897-8 ;  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  January,  1898,  to  April, 
1898  ;  May,  1898,  Marine  battalion,  Key  West,  to  date,  June,  1898. 

Lincoln  Karmany. — Appointed  from  Pennsylvania.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
September,  1877.  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882.  Second  Lieutenant,  July, 
1883.  First  Lieutenant,  August,  1889.  Promoted  to  Captain,  February, 
1898.  At  present  serving  on  the  U.  S.  S.  "Iowa,"  North  Atlantic  Squadron. 
•  Charles  Doyen. — Appointed  from  New  Hampshire.  Cadet  Midshipman, 
June,  1876.  Naval  Cadet,  August,  1882.  Second  Lieutenant,  July,  1883. 
First  Lieutenant,  October,  1889.  Promoted  to  Captain,  June,  1889.  At 
present  serving  on  the  "  St.  Paul,"  N.  A.  Squadron. 


MARINE    CORPS-RETIRED    LIST. 


Retired  on  attaining  the  age  of  sixty-four  years,  in  conformity  with  the  act 
of  Congress,  June  30,  1882. 

COLONEL. 

Thomas  Y.  Field. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  March  3,  1847  ;  with  the  army 
in  Mexico  during  the  war ;  bre vetted  First  Lieutenant  for  gallant  and  meri 
torious  conduct ;  frigate  "  Raritan,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1850-3;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Philadelphia,  1854-5.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  October  15, 
1854;  sloop  ''Constellation,"  Mediterranean  Squadron,  1854-5;  Marine 
Barracks,  Charlestown,  Mass.,  1856-7  ;  sloop  "  St.  Mary's,"  Pacific  Squadron, 
1858-9  ;  steam  sloop  "  Saranac,"  Pacific  Squadron,  1861.  Commissioned  as 
Captain,  May  30,  1861 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Philadelphia,  1862-3 ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Gosport,  Va.,  1864.  Commissioned  as  Major,  June  10,  1864; 
Marine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1865;  Marine  Barracks, 
Philadelphia,  1866-7  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Gosport,  Va.,  1868-9 ;  Recruiting 
Rendezvous,  Philadelphia,  1870-4;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
1875-8.  Commissioned  Lieutenant-  Colonel,  November!,  1876  ;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  1878-9  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1879.  Com 
missioned  Colonel,  April  18,  1880 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
1880-1 ;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  1881-6  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1886-8  ;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  1889.  Retired, 
August  17,  1889. 


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MAJOR. 

Augustus  S.  Nicholson. — Born  November  5,  1830.  Commissioned 
Second  Lieutenant,  II.  S.  M.  C.,  March  16,  1847  ;  reported  at  headquarters, 
March  20,  1847 ;  detached  from  Washington,  D,  C ,  and  ordered  to  the 
Marine  Battalion,  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Watson,  for 
duty  with  the  army  in  Mexico,  May  21, 1847  ;  landed  at  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico, 
July  3, 1847,  (ind  joined  the  army  under  General  Scott,  at  Pueblo,  in  August, 
1847.  Commissioned  a  First  Lieutenant  (by  brevet),  for  gallant  and  meri 
torious  services  in  the  storming  of  Chapultepec,  and  capture  of  the  City  of 
Mexico,  September  13,  1847;  aide-de-camp  to  General  Quitman,  September 
13,  1847 ;  on  duty  with  provost-guard  under  Colonel  Charles  F.  Smith,  in 
the  City  of  Mexico  ;  on  duty  on  board  the  razee  "  Independence,"  from  July 
12,  1849,  to  February  23,.  1850 ;  on  duty  on  board  of  the  frigate  "  Cumber 
land,"  from  October  1, 1850,  to  July  4,  1851  ;  on  duty  on  board  of  the  U.  S. 
S.  "  Germantown,"  from  November  12,  1853,  to  January  1,  1856.  Commis 
sioned  First  Lieutenant,  March  14,  1856 ;  on  duty  on  board  of  the  receiving- 
ship  "  Pennsylvania,"  from  March  23,  1857,  to  June  5,1858;  on  duty  on 
board  of  the  U.  S.  S.  "  Saranac,"  from  July  2,  1858,  to  November  27,  1859  ; 
on  special  service  (per  telegraphic  orders  from  the  Navy  Department)  at 
Fort  Washington,  Md.,  from  January  9  to  20,  1861 ;  in  April,  1861,  placed 
in  command  of  one  hundred  marines  for  escort  duty,  with  Admiral  Paulding 
commanding  expedition,  which  destroyed  the  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va. 
Appointed  Adjutant  and  Inspector,  with  the  rank  of  Major,  May  6,  1861  ; 
on  duty  with  the  Marine  Battalion  operating  with  the  army  under  General 
McDowell,  in  July,  1861  ;  Headquarters  Marine  Corps,  1862  to  1894.  Re 
tired,  May,  1894. 

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. 

McLane  Tilton.— Born  in  Maryland.  Appointed  from  Maryland. 
Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  March  2,  1861 ;  steam-frigate  '  Colo 
rado,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieu 
tenant,  September  1,  1861 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Pensacola,  Fla.,  1862-3;  Ma 
rine  Barracks,  Washington,  D.C.,  1864-5  Commissioned  as  Captain,  June 
10,  1864;  commanding  marine  guard  at  Naval  Academy,  1866-9;  frigate 
"  Colorado,"  Asiatic  Station,  1869-72  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis,  1873-7; 
Fleet-Marine  Officer,  European  Fleet,  1877-8  ;  "  Constellation,"  1879  ;  Ma 
rine  Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  1880-2;  Marine  Barracks,  An 
napolis,  Md.,  1883-5;  receiving-ship  "Vermont,"  1886-8.  Commissioned 
Major,  March  9,  1888  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  1888-92.  Commissioned 
Lieutenant- Colonel,  February  2,  1891;  Marine  Barracks,  Naval  Academy, 
1892-7.  Retired,  February,  1897. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  sickness  originating  in  service. 

John  Henley  Higbee. — Born  in  New  York  City.  Appointed  from 
New  York.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  March  9,  1861 ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Headquarters.  Washington,  D.  C.,  1861  ;  sloop  "  Vincennes,"  West 
Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenantj 
September  1,  1861;  Blackwater  River  Expedition,  1861;  flag-ship  "  Hart 
ford,"  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  battles  of  Vicksburg,  War- 
renton,  Port  Hudson,  and  Grand  Gulf,  March  14,  19,  21,  23,  25  and  28, 


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1863  ;  bombardment  of  Port  Hudson,  May  27, 1863.  Breveted  Captain  for 
gallantry  in  battle,  May  25,  1863  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1864. 
Commissioned  as  Captain,  June  10,  1864;  receivingrship  "North  Carolina," 
1864;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1865 ;  flag-ship  "  New  Hampshire," 
1865-6  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1866  ;  Marine  Recruiting  Ren 
dezvous,  New  York,  1866-8  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1869  ; 
Fleet  Marine-Officer,  Pacific  Station,  1870-3 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island, 
Cal.,  1871  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1873-8  ;  Fleet  Marine- 
Officer,  Asiatic  Station,  1878-81  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1881-2  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1883-6  ;  commanded  Second  Bat 
talion  of  Marines  on  Isthmus  of  Panama,  April,  1885^  Marine  Barracks, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1886;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1888-90.  Com 
missioned  as  Major,  August  18,  1889.  Commissioned  Lieutenant- Colonel, 
July  11, 1891  ;  commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1889-95  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  October,  1895-8.  Retired,  June  1,  1898. 

Horatio  B.  Lowry. — Born  in  Vermont.  Appointed  from  South  Caro 
lina.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,,  September  17,  1861.  Commis 
sioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  November  26, 1861  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C.,  1861  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1861-2  ;  attached  to 
Marine  Battalion,  Port  Royal,  S.  C,  1862 ;  steam-frigate  "  Wabash,"  flag 
ship,  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1862-3  ;  commanded  one  hundred  marines 
serving  ashore,  on  Morris  Island,  S.  C.,  with  the  same  number  of  sailors, 
engaged  in  placing  heavy  guns  in  battery  to  be  used  against  Fort  Sumter, 
1862  ;  commanded  the  marines  of  the  U.  S.  ships  "  James  Adger,"  "  Keystone 
State,"  "  Alabama,"  and  "  Albatross,"  organized  as  a  battalion,  upon  special 
duty  off  Georgetown,  S.  C.,  and  neighboring  waters  ;  engaged  the  enemy  near 
Blake's  plantation,  1862;  served  with  the  Marine  Battalion  on  Morris  and 
Folly  Islands,  S.  C.,  1863.  Brevetted  Captain  for  gallant  and  meritorious 
services,  in  the  night  attack  upon  Fort  Sumter,  made  by  the  marines  and 
sailors,  September  8,  1863  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  Mass.,  1864-5  ;  U.  S. 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  off  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1865  ;  commanded 
guard  aboard  U.  S.  flag-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  and  the  marines  ashore  at 
Bay  Point,  S.  C.,  1865;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  Mass.,  1866 ;  U.  S.  receiv 
ing-ship  "  Vermont,"  off  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  1867  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Philadelphia,  Pa,  1867-9  ;  attached  to  U.S.  frigate  "Sabine,"  special  cruise, 
1869-70.  Commissioned  as  Captain,  October  16,  1869 ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1870-2.  Appointed  Assistant  Quartermaster,  with  the 
rank  of  Captain,  June  21, 1872  ;  Headquarters  Marine  Corps,  1872  ;  Brook 
lyn,  N.  Y.,  1873  ;  Assistant  Quartermaster's  Office,  New  York,  1877  ;  Assist 
ant  Quartermaster's  Office,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1877  ;  attached  to  the  Marine 
Battalion  as  Acting  Quartermaster  during  labor  strike,  Philadelphia  and 
Reading,  Pa.,  1877 ;  Headquarters  Marine  Corps,  as  Acting  Quartermaster, 
1881  Appointed  Quartermaster,  with  the  rank  of  Major,  May,  1885  ;  on 
duty  at  Headquarters  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  until  date  of  voluntary  retire 
ment,  June  19,  1897. 

Richard  S.  Collum. — Born  in  Indiana  Appointed  from  Indiana, 
Acting  Midshipman,  U.  S.  Navy,  September  20,  1854.  Resigned,  May  7, 
1857.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  September  7,  1861 ;  frigate  "St. 
Lawrence,"  September  30, 1861,  to  May  30, 1863  ;  during  that  period  served 
in  the  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  at  St.  Simons,  Ga.;  Port  Royal,  South  Caro 
lina  ;  engagement  with  Sewell's  Point  Battery  and  Confederate  ram  "  Merri- 
mac,"  Potomac  River  ;  bombardment  of  Sewell's  Point  and  capture  of  Nor 
folk,  Va. ;  East  Gulf  Squadron  and  three  boat  expeditions  on  the  Florida 
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coast  and  Indian  River.  Commissioned  First  Lieutenant,  December  30, 
1862 ;  while  on  leave  of  absence  in  July,  1863,  volunteered  his  services  to 
Governor  Morton,  of  Indiana,  during  the  raid  of  the  Confederate  General 
Morgan ;  tender  of  services  accepted,  and  was  placed  in  command  of  a  bat 
talion  of  provisional  troops,  Cairo  and  Mound  City,  111.;  Mississippi  Squadron, 
August,  1863,  to  August,  1864 ;  during  that  period,  engaged  in  several  expe 
ditions  into  Kentucky,  in  pursuit  of  guerrillas ;  member  of  a  commission 
appointed  by  Admiral  Porter  to  investigate  charges  against  certain  active 
rebel  sympathizers,  at  Louisville,  Ky. ;  frigate  "  New  Ironsides,"  August, 
1864,  to  April,  1865  ;  two  attacks  on  Fort  Fisher ;  Navy  Yard,  Washington, 
April,  1865,  to  November,  1867;  in  temporary  command  at  the  Barracks, 
Navy  Yard,  during  the  confinement  at  the  yard  of  Paine  and  his  associate 
conspirators;  in  command  of  Marine  Barracks,  Mound  City,  111.,  November, 
1867,  to  December,  1868;  U.  S.  S.  "Richmond,"  Mediterranean  Squadron, 
January,  1869,  to  November,  1871 ;  Naval  Academy,  January,  1872.  Com 
missioned  Captain,  March  13,  1872  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  April,  1872, 
to  January,  1875 ;  commanded  detachment  of  marines  at  the  great  fire  in 
Boston,  November,  1872 ;  in  command  of  two  companies  which  successfully 
guarded  the  removal  of  the  treasure  from  the  Sub-treasury  to  the  Custom 
House,  on  that  occasion ;  Headquarters,  February,  1875,  to  June,  1875 ; 
Fleet  Marine  Officer  of  the  Asiatic  Station,  and  by  special  appointment  of 
the  Navy  Department,  Judge  Advocate  of  the  fleet ;  flag-ship  "  Tennessee," 
June,  1875,  to  July,  1878  ;  member  of  the  Board  of  Inspection,  August,  1878, 
to  November,  1881 ;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  December,  1881, 
to  April,  1885 ;  expedition  to  Panama,  April  and  May,  1885 ;  on  the  night 
of  the  withdrawal  of  our  forces  from  the  city  of  Panama,  and  the  occupation 
of  our  original  lines,  representations  were  made  to  the  commanding  officers, 
"that  the  insurgents  were  much  excited,  that  drunkenness  prevailed  to  an 
alarming  extent,  and  that  a  violation  of  the  armistice  was  in  contemplation." 
At  10  P.M.,  Captain  Collum  was  ordered  to  enter  the  city  alone,  and  endeavor 
to  ascertain  the  truth  of  the  report ;  this  duty  was  successfully  peformed. 
Commissioned  Captain  and  Assistant  Quartermaster,  May  4,  1885 ;  in  charge 
of  the  Depot  of  Supplies,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May,  1885,  to  February,  1890; 
Headquarters  of  Marine  Corps,  February,  1890,  to  October,  1891 ;  Assistant 
Quartermaster's  Office,  Philadelphia,  October,  1891,  to  1897.  Retired  with 
the  rank  of  Major,  June,  1897. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  sickness  originating  in  the  line  of  duty. 

Henry  Anthony  Bartlett. — Born  in  Pawtuxet,  Rhode  Island,  August 
19,  1838.  Appointed  from  Rhode  Island;  served  in  the  First  Regiment 
Rhode  Island  Volunteers  ;  September  8,  1861,  appointed  as  Second  Lieuten 
ant,  Marine  Corps;  October  16,  1861,  Port  Royal  Marine  Battalion;  on 
board  the  transport  "  Governor,"  which  foundered  at  sea,  November  3,  1861 ; 
crew  rescued  by  frigate  "  Sabine ; "  Fernandina  and  Fort  Clinch  Expedi 
tion,  February,  1862  ;  St.  Augustine  Expedition,  March,  1862.  Commis 
sioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  November  26,  1861 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston, 
April,  1862,  to  July,  1862;  iron-clad  frigate  "New  Ironsides,"  July,  1862, 
to  August,  1864 ;  Forts  Moultrie  and  Sumter,  April  7,  1863 ;  twenty-six 
engagements  with  Forts  Wagner,  Gregg,  Sumter,  Moultrie,  Bee  and  others, 
having  charge  of  two  eleven-inch  guns  manned  by  the  Marine  Guards  ;  July, 
1863,  Morris  Island,  in  command  of  a  battalion  of  three  hundred  and  twenty 
marines;  February,  1864,  St.  John's  River  and  Jacksonville,  in  command 
of  a  battalion  of  marines;  Brooklyn  Barracks,  August,  1864,  to  March, 


RECORDS  OF   LIVING  OFFICERS  OF  THE  U.    S.    NAVY.        371 

1865;  receiving-ship  "  North  Carolina,"  March,  1865,  to  September,  1865; 
Boston  Barracks,  September,  1865,  to  March,  1866 ;  steam-frigate  "  Chatta 
nooga,"  special  cruise,  March,  1866,  to  September,  1866  ;  steam-sloop  "  Sacra 
mento,"  special  cruise,  September,  1866,  to  June  19,  1867,  on  board  at  the  time 
she  was  wrecked  on  the  Coromandel  Coast,  Bay  of  Bengal,  India.  Commis 
sioned  as  Captain,  November  29,  1867  ;  Boston  Barracks,  December,  1867,  to 
September,  1868  ;  flag-ship  "  Contoocook,"  September,  1868,  to  October,  1869  ; 
Boston  Barracks,  December  6,  1869,  to  February  4,  1870 ;  receiving-ship 
"  Vermont,"  February  10,  1870,  to  September  23,  1870 ;  special  duty, 
Tehuautepec  Surveying  Expedition,  September,  1870,  t(/  September,  1871  ; 
receiving-ship  "  Vermont,"  October,  1871,  to  June,  1872  ;  recruiting  service, 
June,  1872,  to  October,  1872;  "Hartford,"  flag-ship,  Asiatic  Station,  Octo 
ber,  1872,  to  November,  1875 ;  Judge- Advocate  Navy  and  Marine  Corps, 
from  November,  1875,  to  August  16,  1879 ;  Headquarters,  August  16,  1879, 
to  February  26,  1880  ;  "  Minnesota,"  March  1,  1880,  to  August  8,  1881  ; 
commanding  Headquarters,  from  August  12,  1881,  to  November  21,  1881  ; 
special  duty,  Navy  Department,  November  21,  1881,  to  March  1,  18b2 ; 
receiving-ship  "Colorado,"  March  2,  1882,  to  September  1,  1883  ;  "Tren 
ton,"  flag-ship,  Asiatic  Station,  September  1,  1883,  to  September  20,  1886; 
commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  January  1,  1887,  to  April  16, 1887  ; 
commanding  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis,  Md.,  April  20,  1887,  to  April  1, 
1891.  Commissioned  Major,  January  30,  1891  ;  commanding  Marine  Bar 
racks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  April  and  May,  1891 ;  commanding  Marine 
Barracks,  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island,  CaL,  July  30,  1891,  to  December  16, 
1893  ;  on  waiting  orders  from  March  15,  1894,  to  March  1, 1895  ;  command 
ing  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  from  March  1, 1895,  to  December 
1, 1895  ;  on  waiting  orders  until  March  8,  1897  ;  commanding  Marine  Bar 
racks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  until  December  16,  1897 ;  granted  leave  from 
that  date  to  February  1,  1898  ;  placed  on  the  retired  list  by  permission  of 
the  President,  having  served  thirty-six  years  and  ten  months. 

CAPTAINS. 

Retired  on  his  own  application,  after  thirty  years'  consecutive  service. 

E.  P.  Meeker. — Entered  service,  August  5,  1859,  as,  Captain's  Clerk-, 
U.  S.  frigate  "  Congress,"  Brazil  Squadron,  1859-61 ;  Flag  Officer's  Clerk, 
U.  S.  flag-ship  "  Minnesota,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1861-2  ; 
commanded  section  of  howitzers,  McCook's  batteries,  battles  of  Roanoke 
Island,  Fort  Thompson  and  Newbern,  N.  C. ;  specially  commended  on  the 
field  by  General  Burnside  for  gallant  conduct  at  Fort  Thompson.  Ap 
pointed  Second  Lieutenant,  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  June  14,  1862 ;  Battalion 
Marines,  Morris  and  Folly  Islands,  S.  C.,  1863,  attack  and  capture  of  Fort 
Wagner.  Promoted  First  Lieutenant,  November  17,  1864  ;  U.  S.  flag-ship 
"Colorado,"  North  Atlantic  Blockading  Squadron,  1864-5.  Brevetted 
Captain,  January  14,  1865,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct  at  capture 
of  Fort  Fisher ;  flag-ship  "Colorado,"  European  Squadron,  1865-7;  Fleet 
Marine  Officer,  flag-ship  "  Richmond,"  Pacific  Station,  1872-6.  Promoted 
Captain,  November,  17,  1877  ;  Fleet  Marine  Officer,  flag-ship  "  Shenandoah," 
South  Atlantic  Squadron,  1879-82;  Panama  Expedition,  1884;  receiving- 
ship  "  Vermont,"  1888-90  ;  Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1890-91 ;  Recruit 
ing  rendezvous,  New  York,  1891-2 ;  flag-ship  "  Chicago,"  N,  A.  Station, 
1892,  until  date  of  retirement,  March  15, 1893.  Received  the  order  of  Busto 
del  Libertador  from  Venezuelan  Government  for  services  rendered  while  com- 


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manding  troops  for  protection  of  U.  S.  Consulate  in  1892.  Retired  March 
15,  1893,  on  his  own  application,  after  thirty  years'  consecutive  service,  in 
conformity  with  section  4,  act  of  Congress,  approved  July  15,  1870. 

Retired  from  incapacity  resulting  from  sickness  originating  in  the  line  of  duty. 

Charles  A.  Stillman. — Appointed  from  Connecticut.  Served  with  the 
Marine  Battalion  under  command  of  Major  Reynolds  at  the  capture  of  Port 
Royal,  S.  C.,  in  1861,  by  Admiral  Dupont;  July  1,  1862,  Marine  Barracks, 
Portsmouth,  N?  H.,  December,  1862,  ordered  to  U.S.  S.  "  Colorado,"  on 
Blockading  Squadron  ;  July,  1863,  at  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  and  served 
in  the  Marine  Battalion  during  the  draft  riots  in  New  York  City ;  October, 
1863,  was  with  Admiral  Porter  on  the  Mississippi  River;  July,  1864,  ordered 
to  U.  S.  S.  "Juniata,"  on  Blockading  Squadron;  1865-6,  in  command  of 
Marine  Guard,  U.  S.  S.  "  Cyane,"  Pacific  Squadron  ;  July,  1866,  ordered  to 
command  Guard,  U.  S.  S.  '•  Lancaster,"  and  served  on  her  until  put  out  of 
commission  in  March,  1867 ;  1867-9,  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y ; 

1870,  in  command  of  Marines,  U.  S.  S.  "  Vermont,"  Navy  Yard,  New  York  ; 

1871,  ordered  as  Fleet  Marine  Officer  of  North  Pacific  Squadron,  U.  S.  S. 
"  Ossipee,"  flag-ship  of  Rear- Admiral  Taylor.     Retired  by  reason  of  sickness, 
incurred  in  line  of  duty,  March  12,  1872.     Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant, 
November  25,  1861  ;  First  Lieutenant,  November  26, 1861 ;  Captain,  Decem 
ber  5,  1867. 

F.  H.  Corrie. — Appointed  Second  Lieutenant,  November  26, 1861  ;  served 
in  Marine  Battalion  at  Port  Royal  in  1861-2,  and  took  part  in  the  Naval 
assault  on  Fernandina,  Florida,  1862 ;  November,  1862,  was  ordered  to  and 
proceeded  with  battalion  of  marines,  under  command  of  Major  Addison 
Garland,  to  Navy  Yard  at  Mare  Island,  California,  taking  passage  on  board 
the  Pacific  mail  steamer  "  Ariel."  This  steamer  was  overhauled  on  the  high 
seas  by  the  Confederate  cruiser  "  Alabama,"  and  the  officers  and  men  com 
prising  the  battalion  of  marines  were  made  prisoners  of  war,  and  paroled  by 
the  commanding  officer  of  the  "  Alabama  "  for  three  months  each.  Arrived 
at  Mare  Island  and  went  on  duty  at  the  Navy  Yard -as  soon  as  exchanged, 
being  of  the  first  prisoners  exchanged  during  the  war;  remained  on  duty  on 
Mare  Island  until  July  22,  1864,  and  then  ordered  to  proceed  to  Marine 
Barracks,  Brooklyn,  for  duty  at  that  port,  serving  there  until  October  11, 
1864  ;  ordered  from  Brooklyn  in  command  of  marine  guard  on  board  of  the 
steamer  "  Juniata,"  North  Atlantic  Station;  November  29,1864,  detached 
from  "  Juniata  "  and  ordered  to  command  the  marine  guard  on  board  of  the 
"  Powhatan,"  flag-ship,  Third  Division,  in  preparation  for  the  attack  on  Fort 
Fisher;  December,  1864,  and  January,  1865,  at  Fort  Fisher;  commanded 
the  marine  guard  of  the  "  Powhatan,"  and  marines,  in  both  engagements, 
manning  a  battery  of  9-inch  guns  ;  landed  on  the  beach  below  Fort  Fisher, 
January  16,  1865,  and  commanded  a  company  of  marines  in  the  assault  of 
that  date  ;  was  favorably  mentioned  by  Commodore  Schenck,  division  com 
mander,  in  his  report  of  that  engagement.  Promoted  Brevet- Captain,  Janu 
ary  14, 1865  ;  March,  1865,  while  the  "  Powhatan  "  was  ft  repairing  damages  " 
sustained  at  Fort  Fisher,  obtained  a  short  leave  of  absence ;  went  to  the 
front  at  Petersburg  and  Richmond,  and  volunteered  as  aide-de-camp  to 
General  Miles,  commanding  First  Division,  Second  Army  Corps  ;  for  his 
services  in  the  severe  battle  of  March  25,  he  was  publicly  thanked  on  the 
field  by  General  Miles,  who  next  day  wrote  as  follows : 

"SiR, — Permit  me  to  acknowledge  the  service  rendered  by  you  in  the  battle  of  the 
25th.     Acting  entirely  in  a  volunteer  capacity  upon  my  staff,  your  coolness  and  gallant 


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bearing  under  the  severest  fire  were  calculated  to  give  encouragement  to  the  troops,  while 
your  prompt  transruittal  of  orders  proved  you  to  be  a  most  efficient  aide-de-camp.  Please 
accept  my  thanks  for  the  valuable  assistance  you  afforded  me  yesterday  in  an  engage 
ment  which,  being  in  an  entirely  different  arm  of  the  service  from  your  own,  was 
marked  by  unusual  spirit  and  severity. ' ' 

Reported  for  duty  on  the  steamer  "  Powhatan,"  flag-ship,  South  Atlantic 
Squadron,  and  proceeded  to  Key  West,  thence  to  Cuba,  where  the  "  Pow 
hatan  "  performed  the  duty  of  watching  the  rebel  ram  "  Stonewall  Jackson," 
then  lying  in  the  port  of  Cuba  ;  May  10,  1865,  detached  from  the  "  Pow- 
hatau  "  and  ordered  to  the  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  Virginia  ;  in  Decem 
ber,  1866,  detached  from  the  barracks  and  ordered  to  the  command  of  the 
marine  guard  on  board  of  the  receiving-ship  "  New  Hampshire,"  at  Norfolk, 
Virginia ;  October  28,  1867,  detached  from  the  "  New  Hampshire  "  and 
ordered  to  command  the  marine  guard  on  board  the  receiving-ship  "  Ver 
mont,"  at  New  York  ;  June  14,  1868,  detached  from  the  receiving-ship 
"  Vermont,"  and  ordered  to  command  the  marine  guard  on  board  of  the 
"  Juniata,"  preparing  for  service  in  the  European  Squadron.  Promoted 
Captain  Marine  Corps,  February  12, 1870  ;  served  on  board  of  the  "  Juniata," 
attached  to  the  Mediterranean  Squadron,  until  April  10,  1872,  and  then 
detached  and  ordered  to  command  the  marine  guard  on  board  the  "  Ply 
mouth,"  in  the  same  squadron  ;  returned  to  the  United  States  on  board  the 
"  Plymouth  "  ma  South  African  coast,  and  detached  from  her  June  30, 1873, 
and  ordered  to  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island;  June  17,  1874,  detached 
from  Mare  Island,  and  ordered  on  board  of  the  "  Pensacola,"  flag-ship  of  the 
North  Pacific  Squadron,  as  Fleet  Marine-Officer ;  relieved  December  30, 
1874,  and  ordered  to  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  for  duty  at  that  post ; 
detached  from  Mare  Island,  September  15,  1876,  and  ordered  to  Marine 
Barracks,  Brooklyn  ;  detached  from  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  and  ordered 
to  flag-ship  "  Pensacola,"  Pacific  Station,  as  Fleet  Marine  Officer,  July,  1880  ; 
detached  from  "Pensacola"  and  ordered  to  proceed  to  China  for  duty  on 
board  the  flag-ship  "  Richmond,"  as  Fleet  Marine-Officer  of  that  station, 
1884  ;  detached  from  u  Richmond  "  and  ordered  to  Marine  Barracks,  Brook 
lyn,  N.  Y. ;  in  July,  1885,  commanded  the  Battalion  of  Marines  in  the  escort 
to  the  funeral  of  General  U.  S.  Grant.  Retired,  September,  1885,  in  conse 
quence  of  disabilities  received  in  the  service.  During  the  labor  riots  of  July 
and  August,  1877,  was  ordered  on  the  24th  of  July  to  command  the  marine 
guard  of  the  "Colorado,"  of  fifty  men,  and  proceed  to  Watervliet  Arsenal, 
Troy,  New  York,  for  the  purpose  of  guarding  and  protecting  government 
property  at  that  place  ;  served  there  until  August  20, 1877,  being  relieved  by 
general  order  No.  30,  issued  by  Brevet  Brigadier-General  P.  V.  Hagner, 
commanding,  in  which  order  "  the  detachment  of  marines  under  command  of 
Captain  F.  A.  Corrie,  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,"  receives  his  hearty  thanks,  and 
"  both  officers  and  men  are  commended  for  their  cheerful  assistance  and 
soldier-like  conduct  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  assigned  to  them."  Marine 
Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1878-80  ;  "  Richmond,"  Asiatic  Station,  1880-2 ;  R.  S. 
"Vermont,"  1882-5.  Retired,  1885. 

George  B.  Haycock. — Born  in  Maine.  Commissioned  us  Second  Lieu 
tenant,  March  10,  1863  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Philadelphia,  1863-5 ;  "  Canan- 
daigua,"  European  Squadron,  1865-8.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant, 
June  20,  1866;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1868-9  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Ports 
mouth,  1869-70;  brevetted  Captain,  June  7,  1870;  Navy  Yard,  Washing 
ton,  1871 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1872 ;  "  Congress,"  European 
Station,  1872-3  ;  Quartermaster's  Office,  Washington,  1874-5  ;  ordnance 


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duty,  Washington,  1875-6;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1876-7; 
"  Swatara,"  1878 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Annapolis,  1878-81.  Commissioned 
Captain,  April  18,  1880.  Retired,  March  19,  1883. 

Frank  D.  Webster. — Born  in  New  Hampshire.  Appointed  from  New 
Hampshire.  Served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  U.  S.  Army,  as  first 
Lieutenant,  Seventeenth  Regiment,  N.  H.  Volunteers,  1862  ;  recruited  a  com 
pany  for  the  same;  honorably  mustered  out,  1863.  Commissioned  as  Second 
Lieutenant,  U.  13.  Marine  Corps,  March  18,  1864  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Charles- 
town,  Massachusetts,  1864 ;  steam-sloop  "  Lancaster,"  flag-ship,  Pacific 
Squadron,  1864-7  ;  was  present  at  the  capture  of  the  Salvador  pirates  in 
Panama  Bay,  1864;  during  the  insurrection  on  the  Isthmus,  1865,  com 
manded  the  troops  ordered  on  shore  at  Panama,  to  protect  the  American 
Consulate ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston,  1867.  Commissioned  as  First  Lieu 
tenant,  December  5,  1867  ;  receiving-ship  "  Ohio,"  1868 ;  Naval  Station, 
Pensacola,  1869-70;  recruiting  service,  New  Orleans,  1870;  Marine  Bar 
racks,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  1870;  commanded  marines,  frigate  "Tennessee," 
special  service,  to  take  the  U.  S.  Commissioners  and  their  suite  out  to  the 
Island  of  San  Domingo,  1870-1  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Portsmouth,  1871  ; 
"Congress,"  European  Station,  1871-2;  Marine  Barracks,  Philadelphia, 
1873-6;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1877;  receiving-ship  "Franklin," 
Norfolk,  1877  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1878-9  ;  frigate  "Constitution," 
1879-81  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1881-3.  Commissioned  Captain, 
October  8,  1883.  Retired,  April  1,  1884. 

A.  S.  Taylor. — Born  in  New  Jersey.  Appointed  from  New  Jersey. 
Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  July  2,  1864 ;  Headquarters,  1864 ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  1864-8.  Commissioned  as  first  Lieu 
tenant,  July  30,  1868 ;  steam-sloop  "  Tuscarora,"  Pacific  Fleet,  1868-71  ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Washington,  1871-2 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Mare  Island, 
1872-4  ;  training-ship  "  Minnesota,"  1875-8 ;  steamer  "  Quinnebaug," 
European  Station,  1878-81 ;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  Pa.,  1881  ; 
Marine  Barracks,  Pensacola,  1882-4  ;  steamer  "  Lancaster,"  1884-7.  Pro 
moted  Captain,  December  12,  1883;  Marine  Barracks,  League  Island,  Pa, 
1887-90.  Retired,  June  17,  1890. 

Robert  Dewar  Wainwright. — Born  in  Maine.  Appointed  from  Mas 
sachusetts.  Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  December 
4,  1869 ;  Headquarters  of  the  Corps,  1869-70 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Boston, 
Mass ,  1870-2  ;  was  in  command  of  this  poet  for  two  weeks,  in  the  absence  of 
its  commanding  officer;  U-  S.  flag-ship  "Lancaster,"  1872-4;  during  the 
cruise,  personally  assisted  three  officers  and  fifty  men  in  rescuing  officers, 
crew,  and  passengers  of  the  "  Cotopaxi,"  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co.,  also 
helped  save  that  steamer,  she  being  on  a  reef  off  the  coast  of  Brazil ;  August 
13,  1872,  appointed  by  the  Hon.  Sec.  of  the  Navy,  Judge- Advocate  of  all 
General  Courts-Martial  and  Courts  of  Inquiry,  and  in  all  matters  appertain 
ing  to  that  office  which  shall  concern  the  naval  forces,  South  Atlantic  Sta 
tion  ;  in  1874,  participated  in  all  the  naval  drills  at  Key  West  and  Florida 
Bay,  and  commanded  the  Eighth  Company  of  the  Marine  Battalion,  under 
Colonel  Heywood,  U.  S.  M.  C.,  in  drills  ashore ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  1874  ;  U.  S.  S.  "  Plymouth,"  1874-5  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  Va., 
1875-7.  Commissioned  first  Lieutenant,  U.  S.  M.  C.,  March  17, 1877  ;  July, 
1877,  on  duty  with  a  battalion  of  marines  at  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore, 
called  to  those  cities  to  suppress  railroad  strikes ;  acted  as  Acting  Assistant 
Quartermaster  to  the  battalion,  and  afterwards  as  Captain  of  one  of  its  com- 
paniesj  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1877-9;  U.  S.  S.  "Marion," 


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1879-82  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Naval  Academy,  1883 ;  Marine  Barracks,  Nor 
folk,  Va.,  1883-5  ;  commanded  that  post  during  the  absence  of  the  officers  of 
command,  who  were  on  duty  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama;  U.  S.  S.  •'  Essex," 
] 886-9  ;  while  on  this  cruise,  in  company  of  two  officers  and  twenty-five  men, 
made  a  quick  march  from  Chemulpo  to  Seoul,  Corea,  twenty-eight  miles, 
being  called  by  the  American  Minister  to  protect  the  Legation,  etc.  The 
admiral,  in  orders,  commended  the  detachment  for  its  very  quick  night  march 
on  a  hard  road  and  in  a  strange  country,  its  good  conduct  and  military  pro 
ficiency  ;  during  the  latter  part  of  the  cruise,  being  the  senior  marine  officer, 
he  commanded  the  marine  battalion  while  on  shore  duty ;  Marine  Barracks, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1889,  to  date  of  retirement,  April  17,  1893. 

Retired  under  the  provision  of  "  An  Act  to  provide  for  the  examination  of 
certain  officers  of  the  Marine  Corps  and  to  regulate  promotions  therein" 

Henry  C.  Fisher. — Born  in  Pennsylvania.  Appointed  from  Pennsyl 
vania.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  September  7,  1871  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Washington,  1871-2  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  1873  ;  Marine 
Barracks,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1873;  "  Ticonderoga,"  N.  A.  Station,  1874; 
Marine  Barracks,  Philadelphia,  1874-5;  "Adams,"  N.  A.  Station,  1875-7; 
Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  1878.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  September 
27,  1879  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Brooklyn,  1879-80  ;  receiving-ship,  "  W  abash," 
1880-2 ;  steamer  "  Iroquois,"  Pacific  Station,  1882-5  ;  Marine  Barracks, 
League  Island,  1885-7  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Norfolk,  Va.,  1889-91 ;  "Balti 
more,"  Pacific  Station,  1891,  to  date  of  retirement,  March  16,  1893.  Pro 
moted  Captain,  March  16,  1893. 

George  T.  Bates. — Appointed  from  District  of  Columbia.  Commis- 
missioned  Second  Lieutenant  U.  S.  M.  C.,  February,  1873.  Promoted  to 
First  Lieutenant,  May,  1880  ;  Marine  Barracks,  Naval  Academy,  July,  1892. 
Retired  as  a  Captain,  May,  1894. 


ADDENDA. 

Richmond  Pearson  Hobson. — To  those  not  of  the  service  who,  in 
scanning  the  pages  of  this  volume,  look  in  vain  for  the  record  of  the  gallant 
Hobson,  the  editor  deems  it  fitting  to  explain  that  this  book  of  Records  stops 
at  the  rank  of  Lieutenant,  and  as,  at  this  date,  Mr.  Hobson  holds  the  relative 
rank  of  Junior  Lieutenant,  no  sketch  of  his  services  appears.  It  is  a  loss  to 
the  volume,  as  no  true  account  of  his  magnificent  achievement  could  be 
written  that  would  fail  to  stir  the  blood  and  excite  the  admiration  of  every 
sailor,  no  matter  what  his  nationality. 


INDEX. 


PAGE 

A  BBOT,  Charles  W.,  Pay  Director  288 

-**    Able,  A.  H.,  Chief  Engineer  303 

Ackerman,  Albert  Ammerman.,  Lieutenant 209 

Ackley,  Seth  Mitchell  Commander 106 

Adamson,  Alfred,  Chief  Engineer 303 

Adams,  Charles  Albert,  Lieutenant-Commander  137 
Adams,  James  Dexter,  Lieutenant-Commander...  136 

Allen,  Louis  J.,  Chief  Engineer 300 

Allen,  William  H.,  Lieutenant 187 

Allibone,  Charles  Olden,  Lieut.-Commander 129 

Almy,  Augustus  Craven,  Lieutenant 203 

Ames,  H.  E.,  Surgeon 244 

Ammen,  Daniel,  Rear-Admiral 7 

Amory,  Edward  L.,  Lieutenant-Commander 154 

Anderson,  Edwin  A.,  Lieutenant 216 

Anderson,  Frank,  Surgeon 244 

Arnold,  Conway  Hillyer,  Lieut.-Commander 128 

Andrade,  Cipriano,  Chief  Engineer 304 

Atwater,  Charles  Nelson,  Lieutenant 201 

Ayers,  Joseph  G.,  Medical  Inspector. 236 

Ayres,  S.  L.  P.,  Chief  Engineer 337 


BABIN,  Hosea  J.,  Medical  Inspector 235 
Bacon,  Albert  W.,  Pay  Inspector 278 

Badger,  Charles  Johnston,  Lieutenant 176 

Bainbridge-Hoff,  William,  Captain 80 

Bailey,  Frank  H.,  Chief  Engineer 323 

Baird,  George  W.,  Chief  Engineer 314 

Baker,  J.  W.,  Surgeon 269 

Baker,  A.  C.,  Lieutenant 173 

Baker,  Henry  R.,  Lieutenant 218 

Balch,  George  B,,  Rear- Admiral 8 

Baldwin,  L.  B.,  Surgeon 244 

Ball,  R.T.  Mason,  Paymaster 286 

Barber,  Francis  M.,  Commander 125 

Barclay,  Charles  James,  Captain 69 

Barker,  Albert  S.,  Captain 57 

Barnette,  William  J.,  Lieutenant-Commander....  135 

Barnes,  Nathan  Hale,  Lieutenant 221 

Barroll,  Henry  Harris,  Lieutenant 170 

Barry,  William  W.,  Paymaster 282 

Bartlett,  John  R.,  Captain 79 

Barry,  Edward  Buttevant,  Lieutenant-Comman 
der 146 

Bartlett,  Henry  Anthony,  Lieut.-Colonel  Marine 

Corps 370 

Bartlett,  Charles  Ward.  Lieutenant 168 

Barton,  John  K.,  Chief  Engineer 319 

Barton,  Jonathan  Q.,  Paymaster 298 

Bates,  George  T.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 375 

Bates,  Alexander  B.,  Chief  Engineer 314 

Bayley,  Warner  B.,  Chief  Engineer 318 

Beaman,  George  William  Pay  Inspector 274 

Beards'ee,  Lester  A.,  Rear-Admiral 24 

Beardsley,  Grove  S.,  Medical  Director 228 

Bea'ty,  Frank  E.,  Lieutenant 185 

Beehler,  W.  H.,  Lieutenant-Commander 142 

Belden,  Samuel,  Commander 121 

Belknap,  Charles,  Commander 108 

Belknap,  George  E.,  Rear-Admiral 24 

Bell,  John  Arthur,  Lieutenant 206 

Bellows,  Edward,  Pay  Inspector 274 

Benham,  A.  E.  K.,  Rear-Admiral 25 

Benson,  William  Shepherd,  Lieutenant 197 

Bertolette,  Daniel  N.,  Surgeon 242 

Bernadou,  John  Baptiste,  Lieutenant 209 


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Berry,  Robert  M.,  Commander 102 

Berry,  Albert  Gleaves,  Lieutenant-Commander...  148 

Berryman,  Otway  C.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 365 

Beyer,  Henry  G.,  Surgeon 245 

Bicknell,  Ge  >rge  Augustus,  Commander 105 

Biddle,  Clement,  Surgeon 248 

Bidddle,  William,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 366 

Billings,  Luther  G.,  Pay  Director 291 

Bishop,  Joshua,  Commander 124 

Bitler,  Reuben  Oscar,  Lieutenant 208 

Blandin,  John  J.,  Lieutenant 216 

Bleecker,  John  Van  Benthuyseu,  Commander....  113 

Blish,  John  Bell,  Lieutenant 204 

Blocklinger,  Gottfried,  Lieutenant-Commander..  139 

Bloodgood,  Delavan,  Medical  Director 257 

Blow,  George  P.,  Lieutenant 213 

Bogert,  Edward  S.,  Medical  Director 260 

Boggs,  Lawrence  C.,  Paymaster 282 

Book,  George  Milton,  Commander 95 

Borthwick,   John   Livingston    Dinwiddie,  Chief 

Engineer 344 

Bostwick,  Frank  Matteson,  Lieutenant 198 

Bostwick,  Edward  D.,  Lieutenant 188 

Boush,  Clifford  J.,  Lieutenant 188 

Bowyer,  John  Marshall,  Lieutenant 181 

Bowman,  Charles  G.,  Lieutenant-Commander....  142 

Boyd,  J  oh  n  C.,  Surgeon 241 

Bradford,  Royal  Bird,  Commander 91 

Bradbury,  Charles  Augustus,  Lieutenant 222 

Bradley,  Michael,  Medical  Director 261 

Bradley,  George  P.,  Medical  Inspector 238 

Braiuard,  Frederic  Rowland,  Lieutenant 212 

Braunersreuther,  William,  Lieutenant 192 

Breese,  S.  Livingston,  Captain 76 

Brice,  John  J.,  Commander 126 

Briggs,  John  Bradford,  Lieutenant-Commander.  143 

Bright,  George  A.,  Medical  Director 235 

Brooks,  William  B.,  Chief  Engineer 339 

Bronaugh,  William  Venable,  Lieutenant 197 

Brown,  Allan  D  ,  Commander 123 

Brown,  George,  Rear-Admiral 31 

Brown,  Jefferson,  Chief  Engineer 350 

Brown,  Guy  W.,  Lieutenant 215 

Brown,  R.  M.  G.,  Lieutenant-Commander 157 

Brovvnson,  Willard  Herbert,  Commander 93 

Brumby,  Thomas  Mason,  Lieutenant 194 

Buckingham,  B.  H.,  Lieutenant-Commander 141 

Bunce,  Francis  M.,  Rear-Admiral 4 

Bull,  James  Henry,  Lieutenant 166 

Buchanan,  Wilson  Wildman,  Lieutenant 211 

Buehler,  William  G.,  Chief  Engineer 300 

Burdick,  William  Leslie,  Lieutenant 201 

Bnrgdorfl,  Theodore  F.,  Chief  Engineer 324 

Burnap,  George  J.,  Chief  Engineer 304 

Burnett,  J.  C.,  Lieutenant 224 

Burtis,  Arthur,  Pay  Inspector 275 

Burwell,  William  furnbull,  Commander 101 

Byrnes,  J.  C.,  Surgeon  247 


pABELL,  A.  G.,  Surgeon 248 

^     Calkins,  Carlos  G.,  Lieutenant 170 

Canaga,  AlfredB.,  Chief  Engineer 320 

Cann,  James  E.,  Paymaster 283 

Caperton,  William  B.,  Lieutenant 187 

Capehart,  Edward  Everett,  Lieutenant 213 

Carlin,  James  W.,  Lieutenant-Commander 138 


376 


INDEX. 


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PAGE 

Carmody,  John  Randolph.  Paymaster 29G 

Carpenter,  Charles  C.,  Rear-Admiral 31 

Carpenter,  John  S.,  Paymaster 286 

Carter,  Fidelio  S.,  Lieutenant 184 

Casey,  Silas,  Captain 50 

Caswell,  Thomas  T.,  Pay  Director 273 

Chadwick,  French  Ensor,  Captain 74 

Chapin,  Frederic  L.,  Lieutenant 217 

Chambers,  Washington  Irving,  Lieutenant 190 

Chenery,  Leonard,  Lieutenant-Commander 154 

Chester,  C.  M.,  Captain 68 

Cilley,  Green  leaf,  Commander 127 

Clark,  Charles  Edgar,  Captain 69 

Clark,  George  Ramsey,  Lieutenant 202 

Clark,  Lewis  Jacob,  Lieutenant 212 

Clark,  John  H.,  Medical  Director 229 

Clarke,  Charles  A nsyl,  Lieutenant 222 

Clary,  A'bert  G..  Commod  re 43 

Cleaver,  Henry  T.,  Chief  Engineer 322 

Cleborne,  C.  J.,  Medical  Director 227 

Cline.  Hugh  H,  Chief  Engineer 348 

Clover,  Richardson,  Commander 112 

Coffin,  Ge>  rge  W.,  Captain 79 

Cochran,  George,  Pay  Director 272 

Cochrane,  Henry  Clay,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Ma 
rine  Corps 359 

Coffin,  Frederick  W.,  Lieutenant 186 

Coffman,  De  Witt,  Lieutenant 191 

Coghlan,  Joieph  Bullock,  Captain 69 

Cogswell,  James  Kelsey,  Lieutenant-Commander  139 

Colby,  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  Commander 115 

Colby,  Henry  G.,  Paymaster 280 

Colhoun,  Samuel  R.,  Paymaster 282 

Collins,  John  Bartholomew,  Lieutenant 164 

Collum,  Richard  S.,  Lieut.-Col.,  Marin-  Corps...  369 
Colvocoresses,  George  P.,  Lieutenant-Commander  146 

Colwell,  John  C.,  Lieutenant 181 

Cook,  Francis  A.,  Captain 67 

Cook,  Simon,  Lieutenant 198 

Cooke,  Geo-ge  Henry,  Medical  Director 231 

Colahan,  C.  E.,  Lieutenant-Commander 148 

Cooper,  Philip  Henry,  Captain 63 

Comly,  Samuel  P.,  Lieutenant 161 

Converse,  George  A.,  Commander 91 

Corbin,  Thomas  G  ,  Captain 80 

Cordeiro,F  ederick  J.  B.,  Surgeon 249 

Cornwall,  Charles  Carpenter,   Lieutenant-Com 
mander 131 

Corrie,  F.  H.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 372 

Cosby,  Frank  Carvi II,  Pay  Director 271 

Cottman,  Vincendon  L.,  Lieutenant 175 

Cotton,  Charles  Stanhope,  Captain 58 

Cones,  Samuel  F.,  Medical  Director 254 

Couitis,  Frank,  Commander 100 

Cowie,  George,  Jr.,  Chief  Engineer 317 

Covvie,  Thomas  J.,  Paymaster 286 

Cowles.     William     Sheffield,     Lieutenant-Com 
mander 129 

Cowles,  W.  C.,  Lieutenant ....".....  176 

Cromwell,  Barlett  J.,  Captain 51 

Couden,  Albert  Reynolds,  Commander 109 

Craig,  Joseph  Edgar,  Commander 92 

Craig,  Thomas  C.,  Surgeon 269 

Craven  John  Eccleston,  Lieutenant 203 

Crawford,  Millard  Henry,  Surgeon 246 

Cresap,  .fumes  Cephas.  Lieutenant 172 

Crosby,  Pierce,  Rear-Admiral 9 

Crowuinshield,  Arent  Schuyler,  Captain 64 

Culver,  Abraham  E.,  Lieutenant 18g 

Curti",  Clinton  Kidd,  Lieutenant-Commander 150 

Curtis,  Lloyd,  Surgeon 249 

Cutler,  William  G.,  Lieutenant 183 


DABNEY,  Albert  Jouett,  Lieutenant 223 
Dade,  Francis  C.,  Chief  Engineer 339 

Davenport,  Francis  O.,  Lieut-Commander 152 

Davenport,    Richard   Graham,  Lieutenant-Com 
mander  145 

Davis,  Charles  Henry,  Commander 85 

Davis,  George  T.,  Commander 124 

Day,  Benjamin  F.,  Captain 56 

Day.  William  P.,  Lieutenant-Commander 144 

Payton,  James  H.,  Commander 99 


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Dean,  Richard  C.,  Medical  Director 257 

Delano,  Francis  Henry,  Lieutenant-Commander  135 

Delehanty,  Daniel,  Lieutenant-Commander 130 

Denfeld,  George  William,  Lieutenant 196 

Denig,  Robert  G.,  Chief  Engineer 320 

Dennison,  Henry  Martyn,  Pay  Director 270 

Denny,  Frank  Lee,  Major  Marine  Corps  (Gene 
ral  Staff) 355 

Derr,  Ezra  Z.,  Surgeon 242 

Dewey,  George,  Rear-Admiral 6 

Dewey,  Theodore  Gibbs,  Lieutenant 213 

Di  kins,  Francis  WTilliam,  Commander 83 

Dickins,  Randolph,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 366 

Dickinson,  Dwight,  Medical  Inspector 238 

Dickson,  S.  H.,  Surgeon 243 

Diehl,  S.  W.  B.,  Lieutenant 177 

Diehl,  Oliver,  Surgeon 249 

Dixon,  William  S.,  Surgeon 239 

Dixon,  A.  F.,  Chief  Engineer 318 

Dillingham,  Albert  Caldwell,  Lieutenant 164 

Dodd.  Arthur  Wright,  Lieutenant 196 

Dombaugh,  Harry  Mason,  Lieutenant 198 

Dorn,  Edward  J.,  Lieutenant 182 

Doty,  Webster,  Lieutenant 221 

Dougherty,  John  Allen,  Lieutenant 206 

Dowues,  John,  Lieutenant 223 

Doyen,  Charles,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 367 

Doyle,  Robert  M.,  Lieutenant 186 

Doyle,  James  G.,  Lieutenant 215 

Drake,  Franklin  J.,  Lieutenant-Commander 134 

Drake,  N.  H.,  Surgeon 245 

Dresel,  Herman  Georgp,  Lieutenant 208 

Drennan,  M.  C.,  Mc-dical  Inspector 237 

Origgs,  William  Hale,  Lieutenant-Commander...  149 

Drury,  Hiram  E.,  Paymaster 284 

Du  Bose,  W.  R.,  Surgeon 245 

Dungan,  William  W.,  Chief  Engineer 331 

Duncan,  Jacob  S.,  Medical  Director 254 

Dunlap,  Andrew,  Commander 114 

Dunn,  Herbert  Omar,  Lieutenant 195 

Dunning,  William  B.,  Chief  Engineer 325 

Durand,  George  R.,  Commander 125 

Dyer,  George  Leland,  Lieutenant 162 

Dyer,  N.  Mayo,  Captain 72 


Tj^ATON,  Charles  P.,  Lieutenant 216 

-"     Eaton,  Joseph  G.,  Commander 107 

Eaton,  William  C.,  Chief  Engineer 320 

Eckstein,  Henry  C.,  Surgeon 266 

Edgar,  John  M.,  Surgeon 249 

Edwards,  John  R.,  Chief  Engineer 321 

Eldredge,  Charles  II.,  Pay  Director 209 

Eldridge,  Frank  H.,  Chief  Engineer 324 

Ellicott,  John  M..  Lieutenant 216 

Elliott,  William  Power,  Lieutenant 170 

Elliott,  George  F.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 365 

Emmons,  George  F.,  Lieutenant 182 

Engard,  Albert  C.,  Chief  Engineer 312 

Erben,  Henry,  Rear-Admiral 29 

Emory,  William  Hemsley,  Commander 104 

Everett,  William  Henry,  Lieut-Commander 137 

Evans,  Robley  D.,  Captain 62 


PARENHOLT,  Oscar  Walter.  Commander, 

Farmer,  Edward,  Chief  Engineer 


96 
338 

Farquhar,  Norman  H.,  Commodore 40 

Farwell,  William  G.,  Medical  Inspector ...  238 

Febiger,  John  C.,  Rear-Admiral 9 

Fechteler,  Augustus  Francis,  Lieutenant 194 

Ferebee,  Nelson  McP.,  Surgeon 240 

Fichbohm,  H.  F..  Lieutenant 163 

Field,  Wells  Laflin,  Commander 115 

Field,  Wiley  R.  M.,  Lieutenant 216 

Field,  Th'omae  Y.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 367 

Fiske,  Bradley  A  ,  Lieutenant 180 

Fisher,  Henry  C.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 375 

Fitch,  Henry  W.,  Chief  Engineer 343 

Fithia",  Edwin,  Chief  Engineer 334 

Fitts,  Henry  B.,  Surgeon 249 

Fitzsimons,  Paul,  Medical  Inspector 239 

Fletcher,  Frank  Friday.  Lieutenant 185 

Fletcher,  Montgomery,  Chief  Engineer 327 


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INDEX. 


Fletcher,  William  B,,  Lieutenant 215 

Fletcher,  Arthur  Henry,  Lieutenant 217 

Flint,  Junes  M.,  Medical  Director 234 

Flynne,  Lucian,  Lieutenant 226 

Folger,  William  Mayhew,  Captain 75 

Forney,  James,  Colonel,  Marine  Corps 356 

Forse,  Charles  Thomas,  Lieutenant-Commander.  135 

Forsyth,  James  M.,  Commander 91 

Ford,  John  D.,  Chief  Engineer 310 

Foster,  C.  A.,  Lieutenant 225 

Foster,  Joseph,  Paymaster 278 

Fox,  Charles  Eben,  Lieutenant 174 

Frailey,  Leonard  A.,  Pay  Inspector 276 

Franklin,  Samuel  R.,  Kear-Admiral 19 

Franklin,  James,  Lieutenant 222 

Frazer,  Reah,  Paymaster 284 

Freeman,  Edward  R.,  Chief  Engineer 324 

Freemont,  J.  C.,  Jr.,  Lieutenant 175 

Fullam,  William  Freeland,  Lieutenant 193 

Furey,  John,  Paymaster 296 


fl  AINES,  James  H.,  Surgeon .... 267 

^J     Galloway,  C.  D.,  Lieutenant * 224 

Gait,  Robert  W.,  Chief  Engineer 319 

Gait,  R  H.,  Lieutenant 175 

Gait,  William  H.,  Paymaster 285 

Gardner,  J.  E.,  Surgeon 246 

Garrett,  Leroy  Mason,  Lieutenant 204 

Garst,  Perry,  Lieutenant-Commander 139 

Gatewood,  James  D..  Surgeon 248 

Gearing,  Henry  C.,  Lieutenant 187 

George,  Harry,  Lieutenant 216 

Gheen,  Edward  Hickman,  Commander 115 

Gherardi,  Bancroft,  Rear-Admiral 23 

Gibbons,  John  Henry,  Lieutenant 207 

Gibson,  John,  Lieutenant 206 

Gibson,  William  «'.,  Commander 98 

Gihon,  Albert  Leary,  Medical  Director 250 

Gill,  William  Andrew,  Lieutenant 205 

Gillis,  James  H.,  Commodore 48 

Gil i more,  James  Clarkson,  Lieutenant 190 

Gilmore,  Fernando  P.,  Commander 108 

Glass,  Henry,  Captain 62 

Gleaves,  Albert,  Lieutenant 195 

Glennon,  James  Henry.  Lieutenant 199 

Goldsborough,  Worthington,  Pay  Inspector 292 

Goodloe,  Green  Clay,  Major  and  Paymaster  Ma 
rine  Corps,  (General  Staff) ; 355 

Goodrich,  Caspar  Frederick,  Captain 73 

Goodrell,  Mancil  C.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 363 

Goodwin,  Walton,  Commander Ill 

Gorgas,  Miles  Carpenter,  Lieutenant 211 

Gove,  Charles  Augustus,  Lieutenant 190 

Gowing,  B.  C.,  Chief  Engineer 348 

Graham,  James  Duncan,  Commander 122 

Graham,  Samuel  Lindsay,  Lieutenant 222 

Grant,  A'bert  Weston,  Lieutenant 196 

Gravatt,  Charles  U.,  Medical  Inspector 239 

Green,  E.  H.,  Surgeon 243 

Green,  James  G.,  Commander 89 

Green,  Francis  M.,  Commander ' 117 

Greenleaf,  Frederick  William,  Lieutenant 220 

Greene,  Francis  E.,  Lieutenant 170 

Greer,  James  Augustin,  Rear-Admiral 27 

Gridley,  Charles  Vernon,  Captain 70 

Grier,  William,  Medical  Director 249 

Griffin,  Geo.  H.,  Pay  Inspector 277 

Griffin,  Thomas  Dillard,  Lieutenant 192 

Griffith,  S.  H.,  Surgeon 247 

Grimes,  James  M.,  Lieutenant 220 

Guiteras,  D.  M.,  Surgeon 268 

Gunnell,  Francis  M.,  Medical  Director 250 


TTABIGHURST,  Conrad  J.,  Chief  Engineer 313 

1    Haeseler,  Francis  Joy,  Lieutenant 210 

Hagenman,  John  William,  Lieutenant 219 

Haggerty,  Fiancis  S.,  Captain 78 

Hall,  M.  E.,  Lieutenant 162 

Halsey,  W.  K\,  Lieutenant 178 

Halpine,  Nich.  J.  Lane  Trowbridge,  Lieutenant.  226 

Hanford,  Franklin,  Commander 102 

Hannum,  John  L.,  Chief  Engineer ,  311 


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Hannum,  William  Gangmere,  Lieutenant 191 

Hanus,  G.  C.,  Lieutenant 169 

Harbor,  Giles  B.,  Lieutenant-Commander 142 

Harrington,  Purnell  Frederick,  Captain 66 

Hanington,  Francis  H.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps..  363 

Harris,  Henry,  T.  B.,  Paymaster 281 

Harrison,  Horace  Wellford,  Lieutenant 197 

Harris,  Uriah  Rose,  Lieutenant-Commander 145 

Harris,  William  H.,  Chief  Engineer 307 

Harlow,  Charles  Henry,  Lieutenant 205 

Harmon,  George  E.  H.,  Surgeon 241 

Haswell,  Gouverueur  K.,   Lieut.-Coinmander....  152 

Hawke,  James  Albert,  Medical  Inspector 237 

Hawley,  John  M.,  Lieutenant-Commander 138 

Hawley,  C.  E.,  Lieutenant-Commander 154 

Haxtun,  Milton,  Captain 75 

Haycock,  George  B.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 373 

Hazlett,  Isaac,  Lieutenant-Commander 155 

Heilner,  Lewis  Cass,  Lieutenant 162 

Helm  James  M.,  Lieutenant 183 

Hemphill,  Joseph  Newton,  Commander 104 

Hendee,  George  E.,  Pay  Inspector 276 

Henderson,  Alexander,  Chief  Engineer 328 

Henderson,  Richard,  Lieutenant 191 

Heneberger,  L.  G.,  Surgeon 243 

Herndon,  C.  G.,  Surgeon 243 

Herwig,  Henry,  Chief  Engineer 351 

Heywood,  Charles,  Col. -Com.  (Marine  Curps) 352 

Hibbett,  Charles  T.,  Surgeon 245 

Higbee,  John  Henley,  Lieut.-Col.  (Marine  Corps)  308 

Higginson,  Francis  J.,  Captain 54 

Hiland,  Thomas,  Surgeon 265 

Hitherington,  James  Henry,  Lieutenant 203 

Hobbs,  I.  Goodwin,  Paymaster 280 

tiobson,  Richmond  Pearson,  Lieutenant  (junior 

grade) 375 

Hodges,  Benjamin  Ward,  Lieutenant 195 

Hodges,  Harry  M.,  Lieutenant 186 

Hodgson,  Albon  Chase,  Lieutenant 183 

Hoehling,  A.  A..  Medical  Director 262 

Hogg,  William  Stetson,  Lieutenant 193 

Holcombe,  John  Hite  Lee,  Lieutenant 2<)l 

Holman,  George  Frederick  Warren,  Lieutenant.  165 

Holmes,  Frank  H.,  Lieutenant 180 

Hood,  John,  Lieutenant 203 

Hoogewerff,  John  Adrian,  Lieutenant 213 

Hooker,  Edward,  Commander 117 

Hord,  William  T.,  Medical  Director 256 

Horwitz,  Phineas  J.,  Medical  Director 253 

Hosley,  Harry  H.,  Lieutenant 185 

Houston,  Nelson  T.,  Lieutenant 161 

Hourigan,  Patrick  William,  Lieutenant 209 

Houston,  Edwin  Samuel,  Commander 94 

Howard,  T.  B.,  Lieutenant 176 

Howard,  William  L.,  Lieutenant , 216 

Howell,  C.  P.,  Chief  Engineer 317 

Howell,  John  Adams,  Commodore 36 

Howison,  Henry  L.,  Commodore 37 

Hoy,  James,  Pay  Inspector 293 

Hubbard,  John,  Lieutenant 162 

Hubbard,  Ho 'rates,  Lieutenant-Commander 154 

Hughes,  Richard  Morris,  Lieutenant  201 

Hughes,  Aaron  K.,  Rear-Admiral 12 

Hughes,  Edward  M.,  Lieutenant 163 

Hughes,  Walter  Scott,  Lieutenant. 184 

Hunker,  John  J.,  Commander 101 

Hunker,  J.  J.,  Lieutenant 167 

Hunt,  Livingston,  Paymaster 286 

Hunt,  Ridgely,  Lieutenant 226 

Huntingdon,  Robt.W.,  Lieut.-Col.,  Marine  Corps  357 

Huse,  Harry  Pickney,  Lieutenant 201 

Hutchins,  Charles  T.,  Commander 105 

Hutchins,  Hamilton,  Lieutenant 181 


TDE,  George  E.,  Commander 95 

L    Impey,  Robert  E.,  Commander 97 

Inch,  Philip,  Chief  Engineer 300 

Inch,  Richard,  Chief  Engineer 314 

Ingersoll,  Royal  Rodney,  Lieutenant-Commander  131 

Irwin,  John,  Rear-Admiral 26 

Irwin,  Wm.,  Lieutenant 169 

Isherwood,  Benjamin  F.,  Chief  Engineer 325 

Iverson,  A.  J.,  Commander 120 


INDEX. 


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JACOB,  Edwin  Samuel,  Lieutenant 219 

'      Jackson,  Samuel,  Medical  Director 2.f,0 

Jacoby,  Harry  Mnhlenburg,  Lieutenant 222 

Jasper,  llobert  T.,  Lieutenant-Commander 133 

Jayne,  Joseph  L..  Lieutenant 215 

Jewell,  Theodore  Frelinghuysen,  Captain 74 

Johnson,  George  R.,  Chief  Engineer 334 

Johnson,  Mortimer  L.,  Captain 61 

Johnston,  Marbury,  Lieutenant 215 

Jones,  David  Phillips,  Chief  Engineer 349 

Jones,  William  H.,  Medical  Inspector 205 

Jordan,  John  Newell,  Lieutenant 194 

Jouett,  James  E.,  Rear-Admiral 21 

Judd,  Charles  H.,  Lieutenant 218 

Jungen,  Charles  William,  Lieutenant 204 


"IT"  ANE,  Theodore  F.,  Captain 79 

^v     Karmany.  Lincoln,  Captain,  Marine  Corps  367 

Kautz,  Albert,  Commodore 38 

Kearny,  George  H.,  Chief  Engineer 317 

Keene,  Henry  C.,  Lieutenant 227 

Kelley,    James    Douglas    Jerrold,    Lieutenant- 
Commander  132 

Kellogg,  Augustus  G.,  Commander 128 

Kellogg,  Wainwright,  Lieutenant-Commander...  148 

Kellogg,  Frank  Woodruff,  Lieutenant 208 

Kelton,  Allen  C  ,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 364 

Kempff,  Louis,  Captain 53 

Kennedy,  Duncan,  Lieutenant-Commander 132 

Kenny,  Alberts..  Pay  Director 273 

Kerr,  Leeds  C.,  Paymaster 285 

Key.  Albert  L.,  Lieutenant 216 

Kidder,  Benjamin  H.,  Medical  Director 260 

Kiersted  Andrew  J.,  Chief  Engineer 335 

Kilburn.  William,  Lieutenant 167 

Kimball,  William  Wirt   Lieutenant-Commander  144 

Kimmell,  Harry,  Lieutenant 202 

Kimberly,  Lewis  A.,  Rear-Admiral 23 

Knapp.  John  Joseph,  Lieutenant 203 

Kindleberger,  David,  Medical  Director 258 

Kin?,  James  W  ,  Chief  Engineer 331 

Kirby,  Absalom,  Chief  Engineer 341 

Kirkland,  William  A.,  Rear-Admiral 1 

Knapp,  Harry  Shepurd,  Lieutenant 199 

Knight,  A.  M.,  Lieutenant 176 

Knox,  Harry,  Coimnan  er 106 

Kutz,  George  F.,  Chief  Engineer 340 


T  AIRD,  Charles,  Lieutenant 1«4 

•"    Lamberton,  Benjamin  Peffer,  Captain 75 

Lamson,  Roswell  H.,  Lieutenant 266 

Lansdale,  Philip  Van  Home,  Lieutenant 196 

Lasher,  0.  E.,  Lieutenant 226 

Latch,  Edward  Biddle,  Chief  Engineer 347 

Law,  Homer  L.,  Surgeon 208 

Lawrence,  Jas.  Peyton  Stuart,  Chief  Engineer...  322 

Laws,  Elijah,  Chief  Engineer 337 

Leach,  Philip.  Surgeon 249 

Leary,  Richard  Phi  lips,  Captain 71 

Lefavor,  Frederick  Herbert,  Lieutenant 171 

Leiper,  Edward  Faysson,  Lieutenant 210 

Leitch,  Robert  R.,  Chief  Engineer ......  351 

Lemly,  S.  C.,  Lieutenant 177 

Leutze,  Eugene  H.  C.,  Commander 108 

Lewis,  D.  O.,  Surgeon 244 

Lillie,  Abraham  Bruyn  Hasbrouck,  Commander.  104 

Lisle,  Robert  P.,  Pay  Inspector 275 

Lisle,  Richard  Mason,  Lieutenant 219 

Little,  William  McC.,  Lieutenant 218 

Little,  William,  Lieutenant 220 

Little,  William  N.,  Chief  Engineer '".  323 

Littlefield,  Charles  W.,  Paymaster 284 

Lloyd,  Edward,  jr.,  Lieutenant 200 

Longnecker,  Edwin.  Commander 94 

Logan,  Leavitt  Cuitis.  Commander 116 

Looker,  Thomas  H.,  Pay  Director 287 

Loomis.  J.  Porter,  Paymaster 281 

Lope/,  Robert  Filf  s,  Lieutenant 200 

Loring,  Charles  Harding,  Chief  Engineer 334 

Lovering,  P.  A..  Surgeon 245 

Low,  William  Franklin,  Lieutenant !  160 

Lowe,  John,  Chief  Engineer 306 


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Lowry,   Horatio  B.,    Lieutenant-Colonel,    Ma 
rine  Corps 369 

Lowry,  Francis,  Captain 78 

Luby,  John  Fra/,er,  Lieutenant 212 

Luce,  Stephen  Bleecker,  Rear-Admiral 20 

Ludlow,  Nicoli,  Captain 67 

Lumsden,  George  Peebles,  Surgeon 246 

Lyon,  GeorgH  A.,  Pay  Inspector 674 

Lyon,  Henry  Ware,  Commander 99 

Lyons,  Timothy  Augustine,  Commander 125 


A/TcCALLA,  Bowman  H.,  Commander 86 

1VJ-     McCann,  William  P.,  Commodore 46 

McCarteuey.  Charles  Macklin,  Lieutenant 226 

McCartney,  Daniel  P.,  Chie£|Kngineer 342 

McCawley,   Charles   L.,   Quart erm aster,  Marine 

Corps  (General  Staff) 356 

McClure,  George  McCully,  Lieutenant 227 

McClurg,  W.  A.,  Surgeon 243 

McCormick,  Alexander  H.,  Captain 56 

McCrackin,  Alexander,  Lieutenant 162 

McCrea,  Henry,  Lieutenant 172 

McDonald,  Mitchell  C.,  Paymaster 285 

McEluiell,  Jackson,  Chief  Engineer 330 

McGowan,  John,  Commander 88 

Mclntosh,  H.  P.,  Lieutenant 217 

McKay,  Charles  E.,  Lieutenant  Commander 151 

McKean,  Frederick  G.,  Chief  Engineer 343 

McLean,  Thomas  Chalmers,  Lieut. -Commander...  134 

McLean,  Walter,  Lieutenant 190 

McMechan,  Andrew  Charles,  Lieutenant 222 

McMurtrie,  Daniel,  Medical  Director 232 

McNair,  Antoine  H.,  Lieutenant-Commander 151 

McNair,  Frederick  Vallette,  Commodore 35 

McNary,  Isaac  R.,  Chief  Engineer 343 

Maccarty,  GilnertM.  L.,  Chief  Engineer 344 

Mackenzie,  M.  R.  S.,  Commander 100 

Machette,  Henry  C.,  Paymaster 297 

Macomb,  David 'B.,  Chief  Engineer 328 

Magee,  Edward  A.,  Chief  Engineer 350 

Magee,  George  W..  Chief  Engineer 348 

Magruder,  A.  F.,  Surgeon 267 

Mahan,  Alfred  T.,  Captain 77 

Mahan,  Dennis  Hart,  Lieutenant 160 

Main,  Herschell,  Chief  Engineer 351 

Manney,  Henry  Newman,  Commander 103 

Mansfield,  Henry  B.,  Commander 110 

Marix,  Adolph,  Lieuteuant-Commander 131 

Marmion,  Robert  Augustine,  Medical  Inspector.  237 

Marsh,  Charles  Carlton,  Lieutenant 204 

Marstellar,  E.  H.,  Surgeon 247 

Marshall,  W.  A.,  Lieutenant 169 

Martin,  John  R.,  Paymaster 285 

Martin,  William,  Surgeon 268 

Mason,  Henry,  Chief  Engineer 347 

Mason,  Theodorus  Bailey  Myers,  Lieut.-Com 158 

Mason,  Newton  Eliphalet,  Lieut. -Commander 143 

Matthews,  E.  0.,  Rear-Admiral 3 

May,  Edward,  Pay  Director 270 

Mayer,  Augustus  Newkirk,   Lieutenant 211 

Maynard,  Washburn,  Commander 99 

Mayo,  Henry  T.,  Lieutenant 188 

Mayo,  William  Kennon,  Commodore 44 

Maxwell,  William  John,  Lieutenant 212 

Mead,  William  Whitman,  Commander 94 

Monde,  Robert  L.,  Lieut.-Colonel,  Marine  Corps..  359 

Means,  Victor  C.  B.,  Surgeon 249 

Meeker,  E.  P.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 371 

Melville,  George  W.,  Chief  Engineer 3ol 

Menefee,  Danit-1  Preston,  Lieutenant 207 

Mentz,  George  W.,  Lieutenant 167 

Mertz.  Alhert,  Lieutenant 175 

Merrell,  John  Porter,  Commander 107 

Merriam,  Greenlief  Augustus,  Lieutenant 166 

Merry,  John  F.,  Commander 98 

Mich'ler,  A.  K.,  Paymaster 284 

Mickley,  Joseph  P.,  Chief  Engineer 318 

Miller,  Frederick  Augustus,  Lieut.  Commander..  155 

Miller,  James  M.,  Commander 112 

Miller,  Joseph  N,  Rear-Admiral 1 

Miller,  Merrill,  Captain 60 

Milligan,  Robert  W.,  Chief  Engineer 314 

Milton,  J.  B.,  Lieutenant 167 


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Minett,  Henry,  Lieutenant 192 

Moore,  Charles  B.  T.,  Lieutenant 179 

Moore,  And'ew  Moses,  Surgeon 266 

Moore,  Edwin  King,  Lieutenant-Commander 136 

Moore,  John  H.,  Lieutenant-Commander 151 

Moore,  John  W.,  Chief  Engineer 329 

Moore,  William  I.,  Commander 107 

Moore,  William  S.,  Chief  Engineer 317 

Morgan,  Stokeley,  Lieutenant 210 

Morley,  Albert  W.,  Chief  Engineer 341 

Morong,  John  C.,  Commander 121 

Morrell,  Henry,  Lieutenant 178 

Morrison,  George  F.,  Lieutenant-Commander 153 

Morse,  Jerome  E.,  Lieutenant 217 

Moser,  J.  F.,  Lieutenant-Commander 133 

Mudd,  John  A.,  Paymaster 287 

Muir,  William  Carpenter  Pendleton,  Lieutenant.  210 

Mullan,  Dennis  Walbach,  Commander.. 113 

Mulligan,  Richard  Thomas,  Lieutenant 192 

Murdock,  Joseph  Ballard,  Lieutenant 163 

Murphy,  Paul  St.  C.,  Captain,  Marine  Corps 366 

Murray,  James  D.,  Pay  Director 288 

Muse,  William  S.,  Lieut.-Oolonel,  Marine  Corps..  362 


"M"AILE,  Frederick  Irvin,  Commander 1-2 

111     Nauman,  William  H.,  Chief  Engineer 319 

Nazro,  Arthur  P.,  Lieutenant-Commander 144 

Neilson,  John  L.,  Medical  Inspector 238 

Nelson,  Thomas,  Commander 117 

Nelson,  Valentine  Sevier,  Lieutenant 197 

Newman,  William  B.,  Commander 120 

Newton,  John  Thomas,  Lieutenant 189 

Niblack,  Albert  Parker,  Lieutenant 209 

Nichols,  Henry  Ezra,  Commander 93 

Nichols,  Smith  Woodward,  Commander 123 

Nicholson,  Augustus  S.,  Major  Marine  Corps 368 

Nicholson,  Reginald*F.,  Lieutenant 177 

Nicholson,  Somerville,  Commodore 43 

Nickels,   John    Augustine    Heard,    Lieutenant- 
Commander 150 

Niles,  Kossuth,  Lieutenant 160 

Niles,  Nathan  Eric,  Lieutenant-Commander 140 

Noel,  York,  Lieutenant 182 

Nones,  Henry  Beauchamp,  Chief  Engineer 340 

Norfleet,  Ernest,  Surgeon 268 

Norris,  John  A.,  Lieutenant-Commander 148 

Norton,  Charles  S.,  Rear-Admiral 4 


OBERLY,  A.  S.,  Medical  Inspector 264 
Ogden,  Julien  S.,  Chief  Engineer 317 

Oliver,  James  Harrison,  Lieutenant 198 

O'Neil,  Charles,  Captain 73 

Orchard,  John  Madison,  Lieutenant 194 

Osborn,     Arthur    Patterson,     Lieutenant-Com 
mander 143 

Osterhaus,  Hugo,  Lieutenant 163 


T3AINE,  Sumner  Cummings,  Lieutenant-Com 
mander 142 

Parker,  James  Philips,  Lieutenant 195 

Parker,  John  F..  Lieutenant 181 

Parker,  Joseph  B.,  Medical  Director 236 

Parks,  Rufus,  Pay  Director 271 

Parks,  Wythe  M.,  Chief  Engineer 323 

Patch,   Nathaniel  Jordan   Knight,   Lieutenant- 
Commander 149 

Payne,  E.  D.,  Surgeon 265 

Peacock,  David,  Lieutenant 225 

Peck,  George,  Medical  Director 254 

Peck,  RobertG.,  Lieutenant 161 

P  ndleton,  p:dwin  C.,  Commander 110 

Penrose,  Th»mas  N.,  Medical  Director 260 

Percy,  H.  T.,  Surgeon 248 

Perkins,  Chas.  Plumner,  Lieutenant-Commander  141 

Perkins,  George  Hamilton 49 

Perry,  J.  H.,  Chief  Engineer 318 

Perry,  Thomas,  C  mmander 95 

Persons,  Remus  C..  Surgeon 243 

Peters,  George  Henry,  Lieutenant 180 

Peterson,  Arthur,  Paymaster 284 

Phelps,  Harry,  Lieutenant 208 


FAGK 

Phelps,  Thomas  Stowell,  Lieutenant-Commander.  149 

Phelps,  Thomas  S.,  Rear- Admiral 14 

Philip,  John  W.,  Captain 52 

Phythian,  Robert  L.,  Commodore 49 

Picking,  Henry  F.,  Captain 52 

Pigmau,  G  orge  W.,  Commander 88 

Pillsbury.  John  Elliott,  Lieutenant-Commander..  130 
Pope,  P.  C.,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Marine  Corps....  358 

Porter,  Theodoric,  Lieutenant-Commander 150 

Porter,  Carlile  P.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 364 

Potter,  Edward  E.,  Commodore 48 

Potter.  William  P.,  Lieutenant-Commander 142 

Potts,  Robert,  Chief  Engineer 338 

Potts,  Stacy,  Chief  Engineer 321 

Potts,  Templin  M.,  Lieutenant 187 

Pond,  Chai  les  Fremont,  Lieutenant 189 

Poundstone,  Homer  Clarke,  Lieutenant 216 

Poyer,  John  M.,  Lieutenant 209 

Price,  Abel  F.,  Medical  Inspector 237 

Prime,  Ebenezer  Scudder,Lieutenant-Commander  140 
Prince,  Thomas  C.,  Captain  and  Assistant  Quar 
termaster  Marine  Corps  ((ieneral  Staff) 356 

Pritchard,  Arthur  J.,  Pay-Director 290 

Purcell,  John  Lewis,  Lieutenant 208 

Putnam,  Edwin,  Pay-Inspector 275 


(UINBY,  John  Gardner,  Lieutenant. 


"DAE,  Charles  Whiteside,  Chief  Engineer 316 

-"     Ramsay,  Francis  M.,  Rear-Admiral 32 

Randall,  William  P.,  Lieutenant  Commander 156 

Rand,  Stephen,  Jr.,  Paymaster 281 

Ransom,  George  B.,  Chief  Engineer 320 

Ray,  Charles  M.,  Paymaster 285 

Read,  George  H.,  Paymaster 299 

Read,  John  J.,  Capta  n 61 

Rearick,  P.  A.,  Chief  Engineer 303 

Reamey,  Lazarus  Lowry,  Lieutenant 165 

Redfield  J.  Bayard,  Paymaster 280 

Reed,  Allen  V.,  Captain 76 

Reeder,  William   Herron,  Lieutenant-Comman 
der. 130 

Rees,  Corwin  Pottenger,  Lieutenant 164 

Rees  Rush,  William,  Lieutenant 199 

Reeves,  Isaac  S.  K.,  Chief  Engineer 322 

Reid,  George   C.,  Adjutant  and   Inspector,  Ma 
rine  Corps  (General  Staff.) 355 

Reid,  Robert  I.,  Chief  Engineer 325 

Reisinger,  William  Wagner,  Commander 101 

Reiter,  George  Cook,  Commander 93 

Remey,  George  C.,  Commodore 39 

Reynolds,  Alfred,  Lieutenent 179 

Rhoades,  Archibald  C.,  Medical  Inspector 264 

Richman,  Clayton  Scott,  Lieutenant 161 

Ring,  James  A.,  Paymaster' 283 

Ripley,  Charles  Stedman,  Lieutenant 227 

Rittenhouse,  H.  0.,  Lieutenant 161 

Rixey,  M.  D.,  Presley  Marion,  Surgeon 242 

Roben,  Douglas,  Lieutenant 218 

Robeson,  Henry  B.,  Commodore 41 

Robie,  Edward  Dunham,  Chief  Engineer 328 

Robinson,  John  Marshall,  Lieutenant 179 

Robinson,  Lewis  Wood,  Chief  Engineer 306 

Robinson,  Erastus  R.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 363 

Roche,  George  W.,  Chief  Engineer 342 

Rockwell,  Charles  H.,  Comrnand«r 89 

Rodgers,  Frederick,  Captain 53 

Rodgers,  Raymond  P.,  Lieutenant  Commander..  133 

Rodgers,  John  R.,  Lieutenant  Commander 138 

Rodgers,  Thomas  Slidell,  Lieutenant 198 

Rodgers,  William  Ledyard,  Lieutenant 200 

Rodman,  Hugh,  Lieutenant 213 

Rodney,  Robert  Burton,  Paymaster 298 

Roe,  F.  A..  Rear-Admiral 16 

Roelker.  Charles  R.,  Chief  Engineer 310 

Rohrer,  Karl.  Lieutenant-Commander 149 

Rohrbacher,  Joseph  Hamilton,  Lieutenant 211 

Roller,  J.  E..  Lieutenant 169 

Rooney,  William  R.  A  ,  Lieutenant 182 

Ross,  John  W.,  Surgeon 266 

Ross,  H.  Schuyler,  Chief  Engineer 310 

Ross,  Albert,  Commander Ill 


INDEX. 


381 


PAGE 

Koper,  J.   M.,  Lieutenant 174 

Rose,  Waldemar  d'Arcy,  Lieutenant 189 

Rogers,  Eustace  B.,  Paymaster 285 

Rogers,  Allen  Grey,  Lieutenant 202 

Rogers,  Charles  Custis,  Lieutenant 189 

Rogers,  Franklin,  Surgeon 240 

Russell,  Benjamin  K.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 365 

Rutherford,  William  H.,  Chief  Engineer 346 

Rush,  Richard,  Commander 114 

Russell,  Alexander  W.,  Pay  Director 288 

Russell,  Averley  Claude  Holmes,  Surgeon 247 

Rush,  William  H.,  Surgeon 247 

Ryau,  Thomas  William,  Lieutenant 205 


212 
223 


C  AFFORD,  William  Edwin,  Lieutenant 

O    Salter,  T.  G.  C  ,  Lieutenant 

Sampson,  William  T.,  Captain 51 

Sands,  James  H.,  Captain 65 

Sargent,  Nathan,  Lieutenant 165 

Sartori,  Louis  C.,  Commodore 42 

Sawyer,  F.  E.,  Lieutenant 175 

Sawyer,  George  A.,  Paymaster 295 

Schenck,  Caspar,  Pay  Director 290 

Schetky,  Charles  A.,  Commander 118 

Schley,  Winfleld  S.,  Commodore 42 

Schofleld,  Walter  K.,  Medical  Director 228 

Schouler,  John,  Commander 83 

Schroeder,  Seaton.  Lieutenant- Commander 134 

Schuetz,  W.  H..  Lieutenant 176 

Schwenk,  Milton  Klinger,  Lieutenant 226 

Scot,  John  A.,  Chief  Engineer 344 

Scott,  Bernard  0.,  Lieutenant 182 

Seabury,  Samuel,  Lieutenant 224 

Sears,  James  H.,  Lieutenant 188 

Sears,  Walter  J.,  Lieutenant 205 

Sebree.  Uriel,  Commander 109 

Seely,  Henry  B.,  Captain 77 

Sensner,  George  W.,  Chief  Engineer 347 

Selfridge,  James  Russell,  Lieutenant-Commander  137 

Selfridge,  Thomas  0  ,  Rear- Admiral 6 

Selfridge,  Thomas  O.,  Jr.,  Rear-Admiral 34 

Sewell,  W.  E.,  Lieutenant 172 

Shearman,  John  A.,  Lieutenant 186 

Sharp,  Alexander,  Jr.,  Lieutenant 185 

Shaw,  Charles  P.,  Lieutenant 219 

Shepard,  Edwin  M.,  Captain 61 

Sheppard,  Francis  H.,  Lieutenant-Commander...  154 

Sherman.  Francis  Rowland,  Lieutenant 192 

Shipley,  John  H.,  Lieutenant 203 

Shippen,  Edward,  Medical  Director 253 

Shock,  William  II.,  Chief-Engineer 325 

Sicard,  Montgomery,  Rear-Admiral 2 

Siegfried,  Charles  A.,  Surgeon '...  239 

Sigsbee,  Charles  D.,  Captain 70 

Singer,  Frederick,  Lieutenant-Commander 139 

Simons,  Manly  H.,  Surgeon 241 

Simpson,  Edward.  Lieutenant 210 

Simpson,  George  W.,  Paymaster 287 

Sims,  William  Lowden,  Lieutenant 211 

Skelding,  Henry  T  ,  Paymaster 295 

Slamm,  Charles  W.,  Pay  Inspector 278 

Smith,  D.  A.,  Pay  Inspector 277 

Smith,  David,  Chief  Engineer 338 

Smith,  Frederick  Robinson,  Commander 127 

Smith,  Howard,  Surgeon 268 

Smith,  James  T.,  Lieutenant 187 

Smith,  John  A.  B.,  Chief  Engineer 312 

Smith,  Joseph  Adams,  Pay  Director 272 

Smith,  Roy  Campbell,  Lieutenant 200 

Snow,  Albert  Sydney,  Commander 92 

Snowden,  Thomas,  Lieutenant 207 

Soley,  John  C.,  Lieutenant 217 

Southerland,  W.  H.  H.,  Lieutenant 173 

Spear,  John  C.,  Medical  Inspector 263 

Speel,  John  N.,  Paymaster 283 

Sperry,  Charles  Stillman,  Commander 100 

Speyers,  Arthur  Bayard,  Lieut.- Commander 140 

Spicer,  William  F.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 365 

Stafford,  George  Henry,  Lieutenant 2()2 

Stancliff,  Henry  Trumbull,  Paymaster 297 

Stanton,  J.  R.,  Paymaster 283 

Stanton,  Oscar  F.."Rear-Admiral 29 

Staunton,  S.  A.,  Lieutenant 167 


Stedman,  E.  M.,  Lieutenant-Commander 153 

Steele,  John  M..  Surgeon 246 

Stembel,  R.  N.,  Rear-Admiral 7 

Stephenson,  Frauklin  Bache,  Surgeon 242 

Stevens,  Thomas  II.,  Lieutenant-Commander 141 

Stevenson,  John  H..  Pay  Inspector 293 

Stevenson.  H.  N.,  Chief  Engineer...  315 

Stewart,  Edwin,  Pay  Director 271 

Stewart,  Henry,  Surgeon 267 

Stewart,  John  W.,  Lieutenant 180 

Stillman.  Charles  A.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 372 

Stirling,  Yates,  Captain 66 

Stockton,  Charles  Herbert,  Commander 96 

Stoney,  George  M.,  Lieutenant 186 

Streets,  Thomas  H.,  Surg^n 241 

Strong,  Edward  T.,  Commander 97 

Strong,  William  Couenhover,  Lieutenant 222 

Stuart,  Daniel  Delehanty  Vincent,  Lieut. -Com...  150 

Sturdy,  Edward  William,  Lieut-Commander 132 

Sullivan,  John  Thomas,  Lieutenant 219 

Suruner,  George  Watson,  Captain 55 

Swan,  Francis  H.,  Pay  Inspector 293 

Swanu,  Thomas  L.,  Commander 123 

Swift,  Franklin,  Lieutenant 212 

j    Swift,  William,  Commander 110 

I    Swinburne,  William  Thomas,  Commander 104 

;    Symonds,  Frederick  Martin,  Commander Ill 


BANNER,  Zera  L.,  Commander  ... 
Tappau,  Benjamin,  Lieutenant 


120 

190 

Tarbell,  John  F.,  Paymaster 297 

Taussig,  Edward  David,  Lieutenant-Commander.  129 

Taylor,  A.  S.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 374 

Taylor,  Henry  Clay,  Captain 63 

Taylor,  John  Y.,  Medical  Director 256 

Taylor,  William  E.,  Medical  Inspector 263 

Terry,  Silas  Wright,  Captain.. 59 

Thomas,  Chauncey,  Lieutenant 168 

Thomas,  Charles  Mitchell,  Commander 92 

Thompson,  Charles  P.,  Paymaster 295 

Thompson,  Theodore  S.,  Paymaster 279 

Thomson,  James  W.,  Chief  Engineer 340 

Thomson,  William  J.,  Paymaster 280 

Tilley,  Benjamin  Franklin,  Commander 106 

Tillman,  Edwin  Hord,  Lieutenant 207 

Tilton,  McLane,  Lieutenant-Col.  Marine  Corps...  368 

Todd,  Chapman  Coleman,  Commander 103 

Tolfree,  James  E.,  Pay  Director 273 

Tower,  George  E.,  Chief  Engineer 345 

Tracy,  Charles  Wurtz,  Lieutenant-Commander...  153 

Train,  Charles  J.,  Commander 86 

Tremain,  Hobart  L.,  Lieutenant 220 

Trilley,  Joseph,  Chief  Engineer 302 

Truxtun,  William,  Lieutenant 209 

Tryon,  J.  Rufus,  Medical  Director 234 

Turnbull,  Frank,  Lieutenant 218 

Turner,  Thomas  J.,  Medical  Director 256 

Turner,  William  Henry,  Lieutenant-Commander  147 
Tyler,  H.  R.,  Lieutenant 217 


UNDERWOOD,  E.  B.,  Lieutenant 177 
Upshur,  John  H.,  Rear-Admiral 16 

Usher,  Nathaniel  R.,  Lieutenant 184 


TTAIL,  Holman,  Lieutenant-Commander 155 

'       Van  Duzer,  Louis  Sayre,  Lieutenant 211 

Van  Reypen,  William  K.,  Medical  Inspector 229 

Veeder,  Ten  Eyck  DeWitt,  Lieutenant 179 

Very,  Samuel  Williams,  Commander 103 

Vreeland,  Charles  Edward,  Lieutenant 164 


"\17ADIIAMS,  Albion  Varette,  Lieut.-Comman- 
W      der 136 

Wadleigh,  George  Henry,  Captain 64 

Waggener,  James  R.,  Surgeon 240 

Wainwright,  Richard,  Lieutenant-Commander...  136 
Wainwright,    Robert    Dewar,    Captain    Marine 

Corps  374 

Wales,  Philip  S.,  Medical  Director 259 

Walker,  Asa,  Commander 100 


382 


INDEX. 


PAGE  I                                                                                                                              PAGE 

Walker,  John  G.,  Rear-Admiral 32    |    Wilner,  Frank  A.,  Lieutenant 178 

Wallace,  Rush  R.,  Commodore 49        Wilson,  D.  L.,  Lieutenant 225 

Wallach,  Richard,  Captain  Marine  Corps 364    j    Wilson  Fletcher  A.,  Chief  Engineer 339 

Waller,  Littleton  W.  T.,  Captain  Marine  Corps...  367    j    Wilson,  Henry  B.,  Lieutenant V513 

Walling,  Burns  Tr»cy,  Lieutenant 187        Wilson,  John  Clark,  Lieutenant- Commander 144 

Walton,  Thomas  Cameron,  Medical  Director 2''9        Winder,  William,  Lieutenant 178 

Warburton,  Edgar  T.,  Chief  Engineer 324    j    Windsor,  William  A.,  Chief  Engineer 310 

Ward,  Aaron,  Lieutenant 168    I    Winn,  John  K.,  Commander 119 

Watmongh,  James  H.,  Pay  Director 287    :    Winslow,  Cameron  McR.,  Lieutenant 183 

Watson,  Eugene  W.,  Commander 98    :    Winslow,  Francis,  Lieutenant 223 

Watson,  J.  Critt-nden,  Commodore 41    ;    Winslow,  George  F.,  Medical  Director 235 

Watts,  William,  Lieutenant 218        Winslovv,  Herbert,  Lieutenant-Commander 147 

Weaver,  Aaron  Ward,  Rea,r- Admiral 28        Wiuterhalter,  Albert  Gustav.  Lieutenant 193 

Webb,  William  H.,  Lieutenant-Commander 156        Wise,  Frederick  May,  Commander 112. 

Webster,  Frank  D.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 374        Wise,  John  C.,  Medical  Inspector 238 

Webster,  Harrie,  Chief  Engineer 315        Wise,  William  Clinton,  Captain 66 

Webster,  Leroy  C.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 366        Witzel,  Horace  Mark,  Lieutenant 193 

Wells,  Henry  M.,  Medical  Director 259        Wood,  Albert  Norton,  Lieutenant 200 

Wells,  Howard,  Surgeon 241    !    Wood,  Benjamin  F.,  Chief  Engineer 342 

Werlich,  Percival  Julius,  Lieutenant 199    j    Wood,  Edward  Parker,  Commander Ill 

West,  Clifford  Hardy,  Commander 106    |    Wood,  Moses  Lindley,  Lieutenant 185 

Wharton,  Benjamin  B.   H.,  Chief  Engineer 336        Wood,  Spencer  Shepard,  Lieutenant 214 

White,  Charles  II.,  Medical  Director :...-..  230    i    Wood,  Thomas  L.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 366 

White,  Edwin,  Commander 86    i    Woodhull,  William  W.,  Pay  Inspector 276 

White,  Harry  K.,  Captain  Marine  Corps 367        Woodrow,  David  C.,  Lieutenant-Commander 153 

White.  William  Potter,  Lieutenant 202    j    Woods,  George  Worth,  Medical  Director 230 

Whitehouse,  Edward  N.,  Paymaster 299    •    Woolverton,  Theoron,  Medical  Inspector 264 

Whittelsey,  William  B.,  Lieutenant 215  I    Worthington,  Walter  Fitzhugh,  Chief  Engineer..  323 

Whiting,  Robert,  Surgeon 269    i    Wright,  Edward  Everett,  Lieutenant 194 

Whiting,  William  Henry,  Captain 71        Wright,  Henry  T.,  Pay  Inspector 277 

Wieber,  Francis  W.  F.,  Surgeon 249        Wyckoff,  Ambrose  Berkley,  Lieutenant 220 

Wilcox,  Willis  B.,  Paymaster 287 

Wilde,  George  F.  F.,  Commander 85 

Williams, 'rhas.  F^eVt'. -Colonel  MarVne  Corps'.  359  V°UNG»  JameS  M'  Tl)  CaPtain  Marlne  Corps...  361 

Williams,  C.  S.,  Paymaster 286                 ^°ung,  Lucien,  Lieutenant 173 

Williams,  William  W.,  Pay  Director   270 

Williamson,  Thomas,  Chief  Engineer 330 

Willits,  Albert  B.,  Chief  Engineer 322        yANE,  Abraham  V.,  Chief  Engineer 321 

Willits  George  S.,  Chief  Engineer 323        ^    Zeller,  Theodore,  Chief  Eugineer 326 


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This  powder  is  especially  adapted  to  use  in  the  navy. 

It  will  keep  in  any  climate. 

R.  E.  Peary,  U.  S.  N.,  took  it  with  him  on  his  Arctic 
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DOSE : — One  to  two  teaspoonfuls  a  day ;    in  violent  attacks 
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Lung  and  Throat  Affections.    It  may  be  depended 


on  to  promote  cures  by  facilitating  expectoration,  and  allaying  inflammation. 

Jayne's  Tonic  Vermifuge.  There  is  no  better  ToNIC  for-  Adults  or 

-    Children,  and  it  is  especially  useful  in  all 

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Sour  Stomach,  it  is  a  certain  curative,  and  for  Worms  and  Intermittent 
Fevers  of  Children  it  is  an  old-time  remedy. 

Jayne's  Carminative  Balsam,  for  Bowel  and  summer  complaints, 

—  -  -  -  --  Colics,  Cramps,  Cholera,  etc.  It  is  a 
certain  cure  for  Diarrhoea,  Cholera  Morbus,  and  Inflammation  of  the 
Bowels. 


Jayne's  Specific  for  Tape-Worm  is  a  sure  destroyer  of  this 

—  -  -  -  --  some    parasite,   and    usually    drives 
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Alterative  *s  tne  surest  medicine  for  Purifying  the  Blood,  and 
of  established  efficacy  for  curing  Scrofula,   Goitre, 


Dropsy,  Epilepsy,  Salt  Rheum,  and  all  Diseases  of  the  Skin  and  Bones. 

Liniment    or  Counter  Irritant,  for  Sprains,  Bruises,  Soreness  in 
the    Bones    or    Muscles,   helpful    in    Rheumatism    or 


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